My Approach
You won’t find me adopting a formulaic approach to our consultancy together. Every organization is unique in its strengths, challenges and opportunities and my work reflects your organization’s next level need to better actualize its mission.
What can you expect? Our success together generally follows this pathway:
Let’s find out what I can bring to your organization.
Discover – During our initial time together, I’ll listen deeply. I’ll become acquainted with your vision, high level goals, strategies, current plans, and data. This sets the stage for our time together.
Plan – I’ll make recommendations based upon my listening and learning. We’ll identify and prioritize the work, determine when and how to measure progress and develop strategies and tactics accordingly. We define success so we know it when we reach it.
Implement – I’ll make recommendations, help you formalize processes and systems. I offer tools - working alongside you and/or your team to coach as needed.
Measure – We evaluate your success at predetermined benchmarks, modify and decide on next actions.
Wrap Up – I ensure you and your team are confident to move forward once our engagement ends. I provide formal reports/presentations, if helpful.
Follow Up – I’ll check in with you after an agreed upon time to ensure you have what you need and see how your organization is progressing. You can tell me about your success!
“I have known Elizabeth for more than 25 years as both a colleague and friend. She is a nonprofit professional who understands best practices with a steadfast commitment to its mission. Elizabeth has many standout qualities and skills, including strategic, interpersonal, writing, and leadership. Her guidance with peers and clients is always at the forefront of her work. It was a true pleasure to work with Elizabeth.”
— Jennifer Ahrens, Toxic-Free Future, Development Director