Our Services:

We conduct interactive workshops to facilitate dialogue between organizations and members of their community.

Because organizations have inherent situational power through their very existence as an organization, these workshops are meant to address power imbalances. We help organizations approach the community as experts, facilitating learning from a community perspective. These workshops aim to build understanding, trust, and pathways for communication and collaboration.

We organize and facilitate town hall meetings to gather input from the community, understand their needs and concerns, and foster open communication between organizations and communities.

Our training programs are designed to prepare organizations to listen, share space, and co-create solutions with communities.

We offer series of in-person, live online, and on-demand training programs covering a range of topics including community engagement; power sharing; diversity, equity, justice, inclusion (JEDI); and more.

Looking for trainings on embedding equity in program design or operationalizing equity assessment? Get in touch with our sister consulting agency, Encolor.

We assist organizations in developing strategic plans that incorporate community input. These plans focus on long-term sustainability, equity, and progress toward goals shared by communities and organizations.

We support everything from global visioning exercises to messaging and communications.

We conduct research within communities to gather data on their needs, preferences, and challenges. This information helps guide the development of targeted solutions.

We ensure that communities can represent themselves in the research as they see fit and advocate that they have a seat at the table where they will be discussed.

We help build and strengthen partnerships between organizations, community partners, and community members, ensuring collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships.

We support this process through infrastructure development, staffing, and the ability to maintain partnerships yourself, and guide you through organizational change management required to get there.

We provide tailored support to help small, diverse businesses build capacity to engage with buyers in their industry. This is done by addressing specific challenges faced by small business owners.

We also help buying institutions develop programs that are supportive and considerate of the needs of small, diverse businesses.

We develop systems of accountability that ensure both communities and organizations are held responsible for their commitments and actions. These include formal documents, such as memorandums of understanding, along with more informal frameworks and agreements.

We facilitate structured dialogue sessions to help resolve conflicts, build consensus, and develop shared goals between communities and organizations.

These dialogue sessions are designed around long-term change, often spanning several weeks or months to allow all parties to process difficult conversations and co-create solutions.

We provide continuous support and mentorship to both community members and organizational leaders, helping them navigate challenges and sustain their collaborative efforts.

We dedicate team members to your community and to your organization in order to ensure everyone is growing together in the Shared Space.