Services

Two research-based solutions to strengthen mission delivery

How do I know which solution is best for me?

If you want to understand how your organization defines fulfilling its mission: Mission Statement Diagnostic.

If you want to understand how your impact is experienced: Rapid Applied Research Engagement.

Mission Statement Diagnostic

Is your mission statement just website filler? It shouldn’t be!

Your mission statement is your organization's core document. It is not just a tagline; it's the framework for your impact. All organizational activities stem from it.

The Mission Statement Diagnostic clarifies your mission's core and identifies the conditions that activate change in your community.

  • Two primary benefits:

    • Aligning your board’s vision with your team’s on-the-ground capacity

    • Discovering what it takes to execute your mission every day and hypothesizing a theory of change.

    Clarifying your impact starts with understanding the conditions for success in your work. If your team is burning out to make your mission possible, your impact is not sustainable. As a result, you are missing what real empowerment looks like.

  • A 3-step diagnostic that assesses the conditions required for your mission to succeed.

    • Intake: 30-min discovery call

    • Review: Examine mission, vision, and/or values statements

    • Deliver: Mission Fulfillment Scorecard: An assessment of mission fulfillment based on existing functions and the core needs your organization aims to address

    1-hour workshops are available to help you workshop your mission statement with your team.

  • This process is not about critiquing or rewriting your mission statement. It is a focused evaluation of your organization's mission success. This diagnostic reveals assumptions about your impact and operational capacity. Consider this before your next strategic meeting, retreat, or mission statement refresh.

  • $1000 for the scorecard only

    $2500 for a 1-hour team based workshop

Rapid Applied Research Engagement for Capacity-Building

Don’t invest thousands in another marketing or capital campaign without first checking for narrative chaos!

During this 8-12 week immersive engagement, I use a systematic, applied research methodology to analyze your board-approved mission statement and your capacity to drive and sustain change in your community.

Immersion & Discovery

From the inside, I understand how your organization describes its impact by attending meetings, reviewing documents, participating in conversations, and listening to those involved, including your board. From the outside, I conduct life-history interviews with your clients and participants to understand their experiences.

Analysis

I identify the phenomena causing narrative chaos in your organization and analyze the patterns and characteristics that drive mission misalignment.

Deliverable

You receive a personalized assessment of your organization's unique impact, built on what your staff, board, and community say and experience. This shared account of your impact becomes the foundation for sustaining your mission.

Certified Nonprofit Lifecycles Consultant

As a certified Nonprofit Lifecycles capacity builder, I assess your organization's current stage of development and identify what it needs to sustain your mission at scale.

Who This Is For

Applied Research → Capacity Building → Real Change

Mission-driven organizations that care about their impact. Renew your passion for your work by understanding what makes it possible, retain talent, and build stakeholder trust.

Also serves:

  • Foundations that want to invest more in their grantees and communities.

  • Collaborative networks where partner organizations can't align because they've never named their actual work.

Investment

Alignment

Focused leadership teams and emerging organizations.

  • 6-10 interviews

Integration

For organizations with multiple departments needing cross-functional alignment.

  • 11-16 interviews

Transformation

Advanced stakeholder networks and federated structures.

  • 17-25 interviews

Pricing available upon inquiry.

Why Hire an Applied Researcher?

To understand your work's potential, consider hiring outside help. I’m not just an applied researcher; I'm also a former nonprofit marketing professional with 13 years of experience translating missions into marketing strategies that educate, communicate value, and build trust. To build trust, I listen and ask the right questions.

Think of me as your in-house researcher, dedicated to helping you understand what makes your work unique and how it creates positive community change.

Next Steps

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