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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OFFERINGS:

Strategy for Scale believes in the power of organizations, led by strong teams, to disrupt the status quo within the issues they work on and create the context for change.  But we know that attempting to make substantial social impact is not easy. Engagements with practitioners aid leadership teams in devising, revising and learning from strategies, build strong leadership teams, determine viable measurement strategies and build realistic funding strategies. We also do work to ensure that leaders themselves are supported. 
  • Impact strategy. Strategy begins with real clarity on why an organization exists and a realistic view of what the organization could accomplish if it was wildly successful. With that "north star" in hand, organizations can better determine if their teams, programs, metrics and funding sources align. Engagements can include facilitation of strategic planning sessions, preparation of case studies or comps, design of planning processes, facilitation of board retreats, ecosystem research and program assessment including stakeholder analysis, development strategy and implementation planning. 
  • Facilitation and coaching. Provide executive coaching for social entrepreneurs on issues related to scaling: leading teams through an intense strategic plan and rapid growth, good governance, personal sustainability and wrestling with difficult issues. This also includes design and facilitation of executive team and/or board sessions to clarify or set goals, address issues or gather feedback. 
  • Connections. Social impact is a team sport! Engagements can include connections to other resources, potential funders or partners and facilitation of potential partnerships. 
Sample Client Engagements:

Upwardly Global. 
Three years into a strategic plan, the organization decided to do a board level review to ensure that the staff, management team and board were all aligned on their definition of success and how to confidently works towards it. Kimberly worked directly with the ED and a board committee providing facilitation for a board retreat, case studies for learning about comparable organizations, general strategic guidance and supplemental project oversight in partnership with a pro bono consulting team; the engagement helped the board and team to navigate what it means to include systemic change in a strategy. 

Health Delivery Collaborative. 
A group of 14 health practitioners and two academic centers organized to advance a framework for global health, based on the premise that we must move from a system based on treating people when they are sick to one that promotes health by broadening the product, place, provider and payment systems that are used to deliver health. Kimberly worked with the organizations to define and articulate the framework, wrote up the framework in a white paper and stewarded the group towards articulating an actionable common goal. 

Fuse Corps. 
Coaching for a new CEO during a time of transition and growth. Supported the new leadership team in enacting its vision for scale and impact by providing strategic advice and serving as a thought partner on various key decisions.
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