SERVICES
PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT ADVISING
Creating a values-aligned giving strategy and connecting you to real impact
Defining a path and tackling your most challenging issues together
Pairing people with purpose and building for success
Coaching for Emerging
to Executive Leaders
FACILITATE, & EXECUTE.
SUPPORT SUCCESS.
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITY & ALIGN.
EXPLORE &
UNDERSTAND.
FOCUS & ACTION PLAN.
PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT ADVISING
FOR INDIVIDUALS &
ORGANIZATIONS OF IMPACT
It takes time, energy, and intimate knowledge of the work to understand what constitutes quality and where there's the greatest potential for important and lasting impact.
You trust your investments to experienced professionals who understand the markets, and who are skilled in assessing and predicting performance. Why should impact investing be any different? Trust an experienced non-profit leader to assess program quality, organizational health, and potential. Give to causes that align with your values and where you are confident your contribution can do the greatest good.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Two decades of experience serving youth, family, and community-supporting organizations, from line staff member to executive leader.
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Training and experience in program design, evaluation, and quality standards.
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Experience in working with organizations of a wide variety of sizes and structures both local and national, including those with great longevity as well as innovative new start-ups.
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Experience serving as a trusted partner to a private family foundation.
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Extensive network.
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SERVICES INCLUDE
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Creation of a values-aligned giving strategy.
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Researching and cultivating relationships with impact organizations and leaders poised to affect change that is aligned with the giving strategy.
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Providing recommendations for giving based on assessed need and potential impact.
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Working with grantees to compile annual impact reports to understand the real benefit of contributions.
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Partnership development with similarly motivated funders to maximize the giving potential and impact of contributions.
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Capacity-building support for funded organizations and initiatives to help utilize resources given in the most effective ways.
STRATEGIC PLANNING & CAPACITY BUILDING
FOR INDIVIDUALS &
ORGANIZATIONS OF IMPACT
Sometimes it takes an outside perspective for the breakthrough you need. And sometimes you just need two of yourself to get all of the things done.
Bring in the external perspective of an experienced leader who can help you see the things that are easy to miss when you are in the absolute thick of it. The ability to see the big picture and creatively connect the dots, paired with strong facilitation, and program/project design skills make Future Found the right choice when you have hit the wall and need support.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Extensive meeting design and facilitation experience, getting the highest level of engagement, and making the most of everyone’s time.
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Experience in developing and leading the strategic planning process in a variety of settings with diverse groups of stakeholders.
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Education and experience in design thinking, program design, program evaluation, and project management.
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Vast experience in effective strategic partnership development and management.
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Extensive stakeholder engagement experience for the purposes of program design, placemaking projects, and long-term planning.
SERVICES INCLUDE
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Facilitating foundational strategic planning. Setting and/or resetting your cornerstones of mission, vision, and values and defining your value proposition.
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Facilitating sessions to help define the root cause of your stickiest problems and set you on a course-of-action to address it.
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Facilitating ideation and goal-setting sessions.
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Program and impact evaluation.
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Program design/innovation and project management.
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Stakeholder engagement, including but not limited to the facilitation of dialog sessions.
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Partnership development (program and funder).
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Support for a variety of other project areas focused on human-centered design.
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LEADERSHIP RECRUITING & TEAM DEVELOPMENT
FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF IMPACT
People are the difference. Get clear on who you need, and find the team members and volunteers that will take your organization and impact to the next level.
Finding people who are the right fit and building a diverse team that collaborates, uplifts, and challenges each other in the right ways at the right times is INCREDIBLY difficult to do well, and it takes a significant amount of time and bandwidth. Two things you do not have in excess. AND we know it's not just about getting the talent in the room. Cultivating an inclusive environment and an engaged team takes serious intention and a thoughtful and responsive strategy.
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Future Found can help you find the right people to deliver on your mission and can support you in being the organization and cause they want to stick with to see it through.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Extensive experience recruiting and hiring diverse team members and volunteers for dynamic line and leadership roles, for youth, family, and community-serving nonprofits of all shapes and sizes.
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Experience in innovating on the interview process to get to the capabilities and character of the candidate.
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Formal education at the Master's level in the social sciences paired with 18 years of direct experience as a non-profit team member and leader, including serving at the executive level.
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Experience in building inclusive and productive organizational culture from the ground up, and in reinvigorating and reimagining stale or toxic culture.
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​SERVICES INCLUDE
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Creation of your organizational profile based on mission, vision, values, strengths, needs, intended impact, and organizational culture.
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Creation of a team profile based on goals, objectives, team composition, and team culture.
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Creation of candidate profiles based on role requirements and performance indicators as well as fit for the organization and team.
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Recruiting qualified candidates for leadership and board roles.
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Screening top candidates for leadership roles.
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Defining an effective and meaningful onboarding experience.
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Culture and contribution audits and recommendations for positive, inclusive, and productive team processes.
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Teambuilding support.
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LEADERSHIP
COACHING
FOR INDIVIDUALS OF IMPACT
Be your best self and lift up those around you.
There are 3 things we can control
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Our Beliefs: Our values and guiding principles.
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Our Perceptions: The things we attend to and fixate on. The stories we tell about ourselves and others.
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Our Behavior: Our habits and processes.
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And there are 2 finite things that we must recognize and take ownership of
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Our Time.
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Our Energy.
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Together we'll make sure you're in command of the things that are within your grasp and you are at your best so others around you can be at theirs.
QUALIFICATIONS
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A coach who’s actually done the work. Understanding what it takes to be an effective leader takes someone who’s been there.
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A background in Psychology (BA) and Clinical Social Work (MSW) shape a foundation of understanding of motivations and behaviors, as well as the internal and external influences that shape them.
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Experience in effectively coaching diverse teams and leaders of influence in all career stages and phases.
​SERVICES INCLUDE
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Facilitating guided reflection. Getting clear on your values, motivations, and ideals.
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Identifying areas of alignment and incongruence. When are you living and exemplifying your values and ideals? When are you not? What's getting in the way?
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Providing support for goal setting and action planning.
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Serving as an action accountability partner and sounding board.
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Progress and maintenance planning.
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Coaching is offered on a 3 to 6-month renewable basis.