Services and Specialties
I provide consulting and research for foundations, donors, and impact investors interested in exploring new fields, understanding the landscape, conducting strategic planning, or assessing impact. With over 20 years of foundation and non-profit experience, I understand the kinds of information funders and investors need to make decisions, and I’m skilled at collecting and distilling that information for you. Please be in touch to discuss your needs!
Services
Interview-driven landscape analysis
Research, scoping, and distillation of new topics
Strategy development for foundations and donors
Facilitation and collaboration-building
Topic Expertise
Integrated capital approaches that mobilize grants, investments, and creative financing approaches
Sustainability in the fiber and textile system
Sustainable and regenerative agriculture, including the soil science background needed to make sense of claims and developments in this rapidly-evolving field
Climate and energy issues, especially the connections between petrochemicals, plastic, textiles, and climate
Equity and justice in environmental funding and nonprofit work
Training and Certifications
RSF Social Finance 2018-19 Integrated Capital Fellow (now Just Economy Institute)
Undoing Racism®
Interaction Institute for Social Change Essential Facilitation®
Implicit bias training
Selected Clients, Sponsors, and Partners
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
Textile Exchange
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Guidelight Strategies
Patagonia
The Fine Fund
Forsythia Foundation
Croatan Institute
Cedar Tree Foundation
Fibershed
11th Hour Project
One Earth
Globetrotter Foundation / #NoRegrets Initiative
Just Economy Institute