BEYOND CONFLICT
Guided a small, visionary nonprofit with ambitious visions for growth and scale. Developed a strategic vision for reaffirming and strengthening their 25-year global conflict resolution mission with new initiatives in neuroscience innovation, laying the groundwork to:
- Identify key long-term social impact goals and develop benchmarks for measurement and evaluation of progress
- Chart organizational growth potential over the next ten years, including program and staffing growth scenarios and budgets
Developed business strategies for a growth-oriented, sustainable financial foundation by honing the vision and clarifying priority goals for mission growth and scale:
- Developed outreach goals and communications strategies, affirming the mission and gold-standard reputation for integrity and effectiveness while building a broader platform for expanding the scope and scale of program delivery
- Established the infrastructure for increased fundraising, through expanded outreach for individual donor identification, engagement, and retention, a targeted institutional funder strategy for increased and effective grant output
- Envisioned a sustainable financial foundation by diversifying revenue sources, including new earned income opportunities, such as online training, consulting, and creation of groundbreaking intellectual property or technologies
“Barbara stepped in at a key moment and rolled up her sleeves to move us forward, sharpen our focus and strategy, and put up with my humor and never ending belief that we can solve, or at least try to solve, every conflict in our sights! She opened our eyes to thinking differently about our organization and gave me the confidence to ask friends and complete strangers for money to support our critical work.
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