Our Services

We partner with visionary nonprofit leaders and school system officials on research, policy, and communications projects that advance their strategic priorities. We also help these mission-driven community leaders secure the funding needed to launch, grow, and sustain their life-changing work.

Customized Solutions

  • Policy & Programmatic Research

    We help our clients ask the right questions to glean new and deeper insights into the pressing social challenges they are working to solve. 

    We conduct research, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations, reports, and tools.

  • Organizational Strategy & Fundraising

    We collaborate with our clients to design initiatives that get results — and that philanthropic partners and public officials will get behind.

    We advise on programmatic strategy, goals, and KPIs; document decisions and tradeoffs; and create agile systems for monitoring progress and supporting just-in-time learning and improvement.

    We craft funding proposals, budgets, and financial narratives that showcase a clear theory of change, detailed implementation plan, and strong ROI.

  • Strategic Communications

    We partner with our clients to unearth and tell compelling, data-driven stories that add critical nuance to typical narratives about what works in their areas of focus. 

    We craft articles, case studies, and executive communications that feature high-impact strategies, reflect our clients’ core values, challenge conventional thinking, and inspire action.

    We also develop messaging frameworks and tools to support clear, consistent communication by all team members.

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    We support our clients to listen deeply and learn alongside school, family, and community partners, so that they can co-create solutions together. 

    We plan and execute 1:1 interviews, focus groups, and committees, and we synthesize and share insights to foster trust, shared accountability, and collaborative action.

  • Project Management, Oversight & Sustainability

    We serve as a trusted sounding board and provide seamless operational support to our clients, aligning deliverables, timelines, and systems with broader organizational applications and processes. 

    We also take deliberate steps to ensure our support outlives our contracts by designing project tools, templates, and other resources so that team members can use them well into the future. 

Transparent Pricing

We strive to make our services accessible to any organization doing amazing work for our children and communities. Below is information on our standard cost structures and options:

This is our most common and cost-effective project structure. Together, we clearly scope all project elements, including activities, deliverables, and pricing, up front.

Project

We also provide more flexible support for emerging needs. Our standard retainer options start at $2,500 per month.

Retainer

For certain projects, we may decide an hourly contract is most beneficial to both parties. Our standard rate is $200 per hour.

Hourly

We launch all of our projects with a discovery process during which we delve deeply into background information on your organization or initiative, and, together, we clarify goals, collaboration norms, and other relevant project details. For all of our projects, we provide fact-checking, copy-editing, and basic design services.