Our Services
Delivering thoughtful solutions for your organization’s greatest challenges
Whether you're building a long-term strategy, evaluating an existing program, or trying to land a major grant, we bring research-grounded thinking and warm, collaborative partnership to the work.
Through research-backed insights and strategic solutions, we support organizational leaders through transformative change for their teams and systems to strengthen impact in K-16 education and beyond.
How can we help?
Strategic Planning
We help leadership teams align on a clear vision, identify high-leverage priorities, and build a credible roadmap to get there. Our strategic planning approach is grounded in equity-centered design thinking principles.
Effective Grantmaking
We support your foundation to develop, implement and evaluate effective grantmaking strategies using the principles of trust-based philanthropy.
Fundraising
Every nonprofit could use a hand with their fundraising strategy and execution. Whether you’re looking to better understand the funder landscape or write stronger grant proposals, we’re here to help.
Research & Evaluation
Landscape analyses, program evaluations, stakeholder engagement research, and creating polished, public-facing research deliverables that demonstrate your impact and turn evidence into action.
Facilitation
We facilitate funder collaboratives, grantee communities of practice, community engagement, nonprofit board meetings, and more, bringing expertise in meeting design, equitable engagement techniques and relationship-building.
Communications
Messaging frameworks, narrative strategy, and the copy to bring them to life. Meg has a bachelor’s in English and Creative Writing, and over a decade of professional experience writing for education and social impact organizations.
Trusted by our heroes in education and social impact
We love our clients and admire the important work they do. We believe strong, trusting relationships are the secret sauce to driving and sustaining lasting change.
Recent Clients
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Optim Communications
DiscoverCore Education
California Competes
Impact Fellows Action Fund
Work with us
Reach out to let us know you’re interested in working together. We can’t wait to hear from you!