Supporting the Full Lifecycle

Supporting initiatives through every stage of development

I help organizations unlock the potential of partnerships, resource mobilization, and collaboration — wherever they are in their journey. You can engage me at any stage of an initiative’s lifecycle, with quick-start projects designed to deliver value right away.

My services are anchored in the partnership development lifecycle — a flexible, phase-based model that reflects how collaborations evolve over time.

  1. Strategy & Scoping
    Clarifying purpose, value, and opportunity

  2. Design & Start-Up
    Creating governance, structure, and momentum

  3. Implementation & Support
    Strengthening operations, coordination, and engagement

  4. Learning & Scaling
    Reflecting, adapting, and expanding impact

Whether you’re just beginning to explore a new initiative, in the midst of coordination and implementation, or refining a mature partnership, we offer clear, practical support at every step. I offer services that combine experience, practical, field-tested insight, with strong project management and process orientation. Across all projects and activities, my objective is to understand your journey, goals, opportunities, and challenges, and to design flexible, high-quality engagements that are tailored to your needs and deliver results.

  • Strategy and Scoping

    Clarifying the purpose, value, and opportunity for collaboration

    This is where collaboration begins — with a clear sense of what’s possible, who’s involved, why it matters. I help partners align around shared purpose, assess the landscape, and develop the foundations for action.

    Common Client Needs:

    Clarifying partnership intent or business case

    Mapping stakeholders and opportunities

    Aligning missions, values, and goals

    Services Include:

    Landscape scans and opportunity assessments

    Stakeholder and power mapping

    Partnership framing and value proposition

    Theory of change and impact pathway development

    Strategic facilitation and partner interviews

    Use Cases:

    A foundation exploring a pooled funding initiative

    An NGO scoping regional partnership opportunities

    A public-private initiative seeking to align around SDG goals

  • Design & Start-Up

    Co-creating governance, structure, and operational clarity

    Once partners are aligned in principle, the work turns to structure — making decisions about how the collaboration will work in practice. I support you in building a strong foundation with the flexibility to evolve.

    Common Client Needs:

    Designing governance or decision-making models

    Defining roles, responsibilities, and operational processes

    Building quick wins and momentum

    Services Include:

    Co-design of partnership model and architecture

    Governance and accountability frameworks

    Start-up planning and pilot development

    Operating principles and charters

    Initial convening design and facilitation

    Use Cases:

    A coalition formalizing a new initiative

    A funder collaborative co-developing roles and decision rules

    A cross-sector group launching a pilot program

  • Implementation

    Facilitating coordination, operations, and engagement

    Partnerships need more than structure — they need sustained attention, facilitation, and communication to deliver results. I offer backbone support that keeps collaborations effective and adaptive.

    Common client needs:

    Supporting secretariat functions or working groups

    Managing stakeholder engagement and meeting cadence

    Delivering convenings

    Services Include:

    Interim or outsourced secretariat support

    Facilitation of working groups and steering bodies

    Stakeholder engagement strategy and delivery

    Knowledge exchange and communications support

    Convening and event design

    Use Cases:

    A platform delivering multi-partner workstreams

    A coalition planning a global convening

    An alliance strengthening internal coordination

  • Learning & Scaling

    Reflecting, adapting, and growing impact

    Strong collaborations learn as they go. We help partners reflect on what’s working, evolve their strategy, plan for scale or sustainability, aligned stakeholders around a shared vision for future collaboration.

    Common Client Needs:

    Conducting mid-course reviews or strategic realignments

    Embedding learning and evaluation

    Preparing for scaling, replication, or transition

    Services Include:

    Light-touch evaluations and reflection processes

    Strategic learning frameworks and MEL design

    Adaptive strategy facilitation

    Scaling pathways and partnership expansion

    Donor storytelling and results synthesis

    Use Cases:

    A maturing initiative preparing to scale

    A funder collaborative conducting a mid-term review

    A partnership redefining its strategy after pilot phase