Structured Support for Collaborative Initiatives

I help mission-driven organizations build and strengthen the partnerships, platforms, and coalitions needed to address complex social and environmental challenges.

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, and why it matters. At this stage, 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

    Setting up the initiative for 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 Support

    Facilitating coordination, operations, and engagement

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

    Common Client Needs:

    Supporting secretariat functions or working groups

    Managing stakeholder engagement and meeting cadence

    Delivering events, processes, or communications

    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, and plan for scale or sustainability.

    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

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