As consultants, in addition to meeting the needs of our clients, we explore opportunities to bring value to all of the project participants (staff, other consultants, program participants, research subjects) by working in ways that build capacity, engage participants in meaning making and by generating knowledge that can be shared more broadly when possible.
Consulting Services
Research and Strategy Development
Review the latest research, field practices and innovations to inform leadership development approaches that connect and support participants' collaborative work taking on the root causes of systemic inequity.
Leadership Program Evaluation
Build evaluative capacity by engaging staff and participants in articulating assumptions, identifying what is working and not working and collaboratively making meaning of how to apply findings to strengthen support to leadership.
Network Activation
Provide network training and coaching on engagement strategies, governance, and scaffolding to groups interested in using a network approach to amplify their impact on social justice goals.
Current Clients
2023- 2024
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
Leadership Learning Community.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Previous Clients
As lead consultant for the Leadership Learning Community’s consulting services I led projects for:
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The California Endowment
The Kresge Foundation
The Summit Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Russell Family Foundation
The Sierra Health Foundation
The Northwest Area Foundation
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
Blue Shield Foundation of California
The Archibald Bush Foundation
“I've worked with Deborah on many different projects over the years… Her understanding of how networks can catalyze systems transformation is as deep as anyone's I know. ”
— June Holley, Author Network Weaver’s Handbook
