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Consulting Services

The Strategy Lab
Idea-to-action plan: scan industry and community needs, align programs to values, and define what to stop/start/scale. Get a strategy brief, 90-day roadmap, and engagement playbook with scripts and tools.
Economic Development
Economic development engine setup: create funding pipelines, proposal templates, and narrative bank, plus simple evaluation/reporting. Deliver a tracker and pursuit calendar, core narratives, and a metrics framework/logic model.
Program Design Studio
Launch-ready program built for youth/workforce/mentoring: develop the full blueprint (theory of change, curriculum map, staffing, budget) plus a pilot and measurement plan—so you can implement immediately with confidence.

Urban Leadership Institute (ULI)
Cohort-based or intensive trainings that builds values-based leadership, persuasive communication, execution systems, and partnership influence. Participants leave with a leadership plan, brand statement, and 90-day execution board.
“Facilitation for Impact” Training
Training for facilitators of meetings and presentations—how to design agendas, guide dialogue, handle conflict, and capture decisions. Participants leave with a facilitation plan, feedback tools, and run-of-show templates.
Career Navigation
Workshops developed for youth and adults interested in career navigation: career-fit mapping, resume/interview support, professional presence, and workplace readiness. Participants leave with a career map, updated resume, and mock interview scorecard.

Partnership Incubator
An opportunity to build your partnership system: define strategy, create a target list with outreach scripts and agendas, and design co-branded initiatives.
Community Collaboratives (Issue-Based Coalitions)
Build an issue-based coalition with monthly meetings and quarterly activations across shared priorities (youth, fatherhood, workforce, literacy, culturally relevant education).