Partnership & Alliance Building

• Developing partnership and sponsorship policies and procedures
• Determining desirable and unacceptable types of organizations
• Initiating and developing new relationships
• Forming coalitions and umbrella bodies
• Reviewing existing relationships for enhancement/termination

Board/Staff Relations

• Determining issues, concerns and strengths
• Identifying and recommending action on areas for improvement
• Acting as neutral facilitator/conflict resolution person
• Developing structural changes for ongoing effective relations, in areas such as
• governance style
• organizational objectives
• senior staff performance expectations and review process
• HR policies
• board training and recruitment

Accountability

• Helping organizations understand expectations and requirements
• Clarifying accountability roles within organization
• Recommending improvements related to mission and stewardship
• Identifying opportunities for increased benefits from disclosure
• Helping organizations avoid or resolve accountability crises

Advocacy & Government Relations

• Clarifying desirable public policy/legislative changes
• Reviewing potential public policy/legislative threats for impact
• Suggesting best opportunities for influencing change
• Developing briefs and presentations to standing committees
• Soliciting allies and co-ordinating policy efforts

Community & Staff Consultation

• Clarifying purpose and goals of consultation
• Recommending who to consult and how
• Conducting confidential dialogues with key stakeholders
• Designing and facilitating focus groups
• Providing qualitative analysis of survey results and consultations