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What We Offer

Consulting and training to move your organization forward on the Flying Whale Organizational Maturity Matrix. 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

REDefining the field

Flying Whales

Setting the pace

Holding your ground

Finding your stride

Status Quo

Getting by

Culture Projects

Investment Level

Sample Projects

Light

Medium

Comprehensive

Facilitate dialogue between board and staff to distill the core problem the organization is designed to solve at this stage of their development. Identify how solving this problem as a team can contribute to the organization’s culture.

Build a test/learn environment. Set up data analysis protocol.

 

Build an internal certification or “badge” program.

Create an organizational strategic plan with strong innovation and a roadmap for consistent implementation. Significant changes result from this plan.

Culture includes:

  1. Collective Liberation

  2. Cultural Commitments

  3. Clarity of the Problem

  4. Autonomy

  5. Strategy

  6. Decision-making

  7. Conversations

  8. Collective Action

  9. Testing/Learning

CULTURE:​

noun// the adopted behaviors that define the quality of an organization’s work.

Leadership Projects

Investment Level

Light

Medium

Comprehensive

Sample Projects

Support a leader with a block of 5 coaching hours as they move from being conflict avoidant to harnessing conflict to build trust on the team.

Assist with the hiring and onboarding of a new Director of Development with a clear plan for skill development by a certain date.

 

Help a board transition from a working board to a governance board.

 

Facilitate board retreat that results in increased clarity on the role of the board and upcoming board meetings.

Support an organization through an Executive Director transition. Lead the hiring committee through a screening and selection process. Convert candidate profile into interview questions, projects, and interview matrix.

LEADERSHIP:​

noun// the way in which those with positional power interact with everyone else.

  1. Leadership Style

  2. Personal Development

  3. Decision Making

  4. Communications

  5. Conflict

  6. Motivation

  7. Relationship to the Team

  8. Relationship to the Community

  9. Routines

  10. The Role of the Board

  11. Board Health

  12. Board Composition

Leadership includes:

Programming Projects

Investment Level

Light

Medium

Comprehensive

Sample Projects

Build a logic model and facilitate a program activity audit for it

 

Create a program evaluation plan to measure outcomes that have been hard to measure

Build an apprentice model that maps competencies at different stages of apprenticeship and necessary coursework/training provided by the organization.

 

Develop a customized Program Management Handbook which includes plans for elements of programming that have been vague or inconsistent. Facilitate dialogue between members of the team on how to improve chosen elements.

Conduct a deep dive on program design and help design new interventions/programs to achieve desired outcomes.

Programming includes:

  1. Use of Technology

  2. Linear/Exponential

  3. Nature of Impact

  4. Evaluation Protocol

  5. Program Design

  6. Nature of Problem/Solution

programming:​

noun// the product or services delivered in order to meet the organization’s mission.

Development Projects

Investment Level

Light

Medium

Comprehensive

Sample Projects

Build a Case for Support

 

Audit your fundraising strategies for the highest ROI for your team.

Identify areas of growth for a board of directors, build a board presentation for a new fundraising plan, and train the board on how to better engage their board in fundraising.

 

Build a grant language library and provide coaching on how to improve grant responses.

Build a 3 year development plan and train your team to excel at the goals within the plan.

Development includes:

  1. Strategic Focus

  2. Fundraising Goals

  3. Donor Messaging

  4. Donor Reports

  5. Infrastructure

  6. Major Gifts

  7. Corporate Sponsorships

  8. Grants

  9. Annual Giving

  10. Events

Development:​

noun// the activity which generates revenue

Operations Projects

Investment Level

Light

Medium

Comprehensive

Sample Projects

Create a decision-making protocol for meetings.

Create a model for developing internal talent

 

Create an onboarding plan for a new hire

Support the transition from a traditional hierarchical leadership structure to a co-leadership model.

Operations includes:

  • Technology

  • Meetings

  • Human Resources

  • Organizational Structure

  • Division of Labor

  • Hiring Strategy

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  • Staffing Model

  • Talent Development

  • Retention

  • Project Management

  • Financial Management

  • Communications/Marketing

  • Facilities

OPERATIONS:​

noun// the mechanisms that make programming possible

Our Work with Incubators & Foundations

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Design Your Capacity Building Strategy

We work to clarify your identity as a capacity building agency, the role you wish to play in your grantee or fellows’ work, and your definition of success. We facilitate conversations with partners to determine what effective capacity building looks like from their perspective. We then work with your leadership team to develop a baseline assessment which will serve as a guide for the capacity building projects and allow you to measure growth. Your Capacity Building Strategy will provide the framework for your programming, the infrastructure needed to execute on the strategy, and an evaluation plan.

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Provide Capacity Building for Grantees or Fellows

We are a trusted provider of consulting, training, or professional development for your grantees and fellows. We quickly assess a meaningful scope of work, develop a learning plan, and deliver actionable work on time.

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