Recent clients and involvement
2010
Ballet Nouveau Colorado
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan
- Visit Website
Dress for Success
- Coaching and support to assist in orientation and training for new executive director
- Coaching of board president
- Visit Website
Aurora Housing Corporation
- Board of Directors Assessment
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
CEW Foundation/Cancer & Careers
- Strategic Planning services, including
— Board of Directors Ideation Session facilitation
— Development of a strategic plan
— Coaching with staff on implementation of strategic plan
— Coaching with staff on development of operational plan - Visit Website
OpenWorld Learning
- CEO Transition Management, including management of search process, review and assessment of applicants, development of interview questions and process, support in hiring process, post-hire services
- Visit Website
Metropolitan State College of Denver/
Alumni Association
- Interim Executive Director services
- Visit Website
Social Venture Partners Boulder County
- Education Session Presentation: Evaluation, Impact, Outcomes: How Donors Can Understand and Utilize Nonprofit Evaluation
- Visit Website
2009
The Colorado Health Foundation
- Review and assessment of grant applicants as a Consulting Program Officer
- Visit Website
Civic Center Conservancy
- Facilitation of a board retreat to determine critical issues for moving the organization forward in its mission as the citizen group that supports the revitalization of Civic Center Park in Denver
- Visit Website
DU ART!
- Facilitation of a board retreat to develop mission, vision and values for this all-volunteer group that supports the School of Art and Art History at The University of Denver
- Visit Website
Delta Dental Plans Association
- Presentation/training to Delta Dental Community Benefit Forum participants from the Delta Dental Plans Association, on Strategic Grantmaking
National Civic League
- Facilitation of several community meetings as part of the Community Conversations process undertaken by Mile High United Way
- Facilitation of community meetings as part of the public engagement process of selecting new Denver Public Library sites
- Visit Website
The Arc in Jefferson County
- Executive Director Transition Management, including management of search process, review and assessment of applicants, development of interview questions and process, support in hiring process, post-hire services
- Visit Website
Anchor Center for Blind Children
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Facilitation of a board and staff strategic planning retreat
- Visit Website
Community Health Charities of Colorado
- President/CEO Transition Management, including management of search process, review and assessment of applicants, development of interview questions and process, support in hiring process
- Visit Website
Dress for Success
- Executive Director Transition Management, including management of search process, review and assessment of applicants, development of interview questions and process, support in hiring process, coaching and support of new executive director
- Coaching with executive director
- Coaching with board president
- Visit Website
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
- Assessment of Board of Directors
- Assessment of Organization
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan
- Visit Website
Sense of Security
- Executive Director Transition Management (including overall management of search process, review and assessment of applicants, development of interview questions and process, support in hiring process)
- Visit Website
Northwest All Hazards Emergency Management Region
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan
Herzl/RMHA at the Denver Campus for Jewish Education
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan
- Visit Website
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
- Facilitation of a Leadership Team retreat for team-building and to develop goals & objectives for the 2009 work plan
- Visit Website
Parkinson Association of the Rockies
- Advising and assisting board on various aspects of the Executive Director Transition process, including recruitment, screening, interviewing, reference checks, etc.
- Visit Website
The Gathering Place
- Meeting facilitation services
- Visit Website
2008
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Alumni Association (2008/2009)
- Coaching with executive director
- Consultation, advising and training with executive director and board of directors on various organizational development issues
- Facilitation of the annual board and staff retreat
- Visit Website
Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities (2008/2009)
- Organizational assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Consultation, advising and training with executive director and board of directors on various organizational development issues
- Visit Website
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Organizational assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Board assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Visit Website
Family Star
- Advising board and executive director on various aspects of executive director transition
- Visit Website
Jewish Family Services
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
Development of a strategic plan
Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan - Visit Website
Denver Teen Pregnancy Prevention Partnership
- Facilitation of a 2-day planning meeting
Making Connections-Denver/Mile High United Way
- Facilitation of a team-building retreat
- Visit Website
Smart-Girl
- Development of a fundraising support group (guild)
- Coaching with executive director
- Board assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Consultation, advising and training with executive director and board of directors on various organizational development issues
- Visit Website
Mile High Down Syndrome Association
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with board and staff on implementation of strategic plan
- Review of and recommendations for improvement in fundraising, finances, programs and organizational structure
- Visit Website
Dress for Success
- Development of process and procedures for board recruitment, orientation and training
- Review of fundraising strategies and development of fundraising plan
- Coaching with executive director
- Coaching with board president
- Visit Website
Platte Forum
- Board assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Board retreat facilitation
- Visit Website
Habitat for Humanity
- Transition coaching with executive director
- Board development
- Visit Website
2007
Colfax Community Network
- Executive director transition management, including search process
- Organizational and board assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of strategic plan
- Transition coaching with the executive director and board of directors
- Visit Website
Mercer House (Casper, Wyoming)
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Stakeholder's meeting facilitation
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with executive director
- Visit Website
CASA of Hancock County (Findlay, Ohio)
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Stakeholder's meeting facilitation
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching with executive director
- Visit Website
YESS Institute
- Evaluation of grant proposals and the process used to identify and solicit foundation grants, to help improve proposal outcomes
- Visit Website
Health S.E.T.
- Board and staff retreat facilitation
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Coaching the executive director
- Visit Website
Banyan Tree
- Board meeting facilitation
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Visit Website
Aspen Center for Integral Health
- Advising board of directors on the search process for a new executive director
The Denver Foundation
Strengthening Neighborhoods Program
- Research project and report on the development of neighborhood leadership
- Visit Website
Turnabout, Inc.
- Organizational and board assessment and recommendations for improving performance
- Strategic planning retreat facilitation
- Development of a strategic plan
- Visit Website
Bright Mountain Foundation
- Development of strategies and focus for grantmaking program
- Visit Website
Foothills United Way Foundation
In affiliation with JFFixler & Associates
- Facilitation of "strategic thinking" board retreat
- Visit Website
2006
Colorado Health Foundation
- Grantmaking services as a contract program officer
- Visit Website
Adams 14 Education Foundation
- Board retreat facilitation
- Visit Website
Denver's Road Home, Denver Dept. of Human Services
- Assisted Denver's Road Home to develop a strategy for engaging national foundations
- Visit Website
Denver Scores
- Development of a fundraising plan
- Visit Website
Comcap Asset Management
- Feasibility study on developing and sustaining family support services for low-income housing
