What we’ve found in our many years of working with mission-driven organizations and educational institutions is that a small group of people who truly embrace the same goals can achieve tremendous things. But internal politics will turn smart, well-meaning people into a toxic stew of not getting anything done. 

We want to help. 

Usually it takes a leadership change or major project — like a capital campaign or rebrand — to instigate organization-wide introspection. And those things don’t come along that often.

So, we thought, what if we offer the kick-off without the project. It’s the first day of the rest of your life as an organization. 

Bring us your thorniest territory battles, your delicate major donor relationships, your perplexing strategic crossroads, your fears of change, your years of doing the same thing over and over and hoping for different results. 

Of course we can’t solve, or even address, everything in one short session, but you’ll come out of it either in a much better place, or knowing how bad things really are. And that is also a better place. 

What it is

A 3-hour facilitated worksession to help you overcome roadblocks and build collaboration.

Who it’s for

Any non-profit, philanthropic, or mission-driven organization. (If you need something similar for your business, we can work something out).

How it works

• We’ll have one planning call to understand your goals and your roadblocks. 

• We’ll work together to find a time and schedule the session.

• We’ll distribute a questionnaire to all the participants. 

• We facilitate the session and send you a 1-page summary of your agreements and action-items afterwards. 

Outcomes

• Enhanced mutual understanding

• Clarity about the scope and scale of work to be done

This is a very short chunk of time. 

And if it goes south, you can be mad at us and be aligned around a common enemy.

You benefit from our 25 years of experience. We’ll help you figure out what your real problems are and build consensus towards your next steps.