Consulting Services for Organizations

Assessment

Gathering the information to make strategic and informed decisions.

• Is your organization doing what you say you’re going to do?
• Who needs to know what you’re up to and why do they need to know?
• Does your organization have the tools and presence to reach who you need to?
• What are the big conversations happening about your issue or focus area? Who is driving those conversations? Where are they happening?
• What are the potential narrative threats and opportunities your organization faces?
• Are you working toward success metrics that solve the problem you had a decade ago, not the one you have now?
• How are rapidly changing political and media landscapes impacting how you communicate about your work?

I can bring the value of an outsiders perspective with deep experience in narrative and discourse analysis to help your organization work though these questions and more.

Narrative & Organizational Strategy

The world is changing rapidly. I can support you in adapting to do your best work.

• We can write all the content calendars in the world, but strategic use of inflection moments, crisis, and rapid change will propel sense-making and compelling narratives forward.
  • How can your organization plan now for emergent/disruptive moments so you can advance your narrative goals when they happen?
  • What fissures, moments, and re-frames does your team of experts already have a sense of that we can surface and plan around now?
  • Where will you reach your key audiences in these moments? What do you need to build now to reach them when it matters?
• What are the goals of your organization?
  • How can a narrative strategy help you meet your goals?
  • How can the work (not just the words) of your organization advance the big narrative goals needed to make meaningful change?
  • Once you have narrative goals, how does your team work together to meet them?

Narrative & Communications Support

I’m interested in working on discreet narrative and communications projects including:

• Narrative strategy guidance.
• Translating narrative research into reports and summaries.
• Consulting on narrative and qualitative research development.
• Communications assessment and recommendations.
• Training and coaching for staff.
• Writing and developmental editing support.

Trainings & Lectures

I have more than fifteen years of experience designing and leading trainings and courses.

I’m also available for lectures and trainings about homelessness in the United States, narrative and strategic communications, and more. See my publications list for a range of topics I might speak to.

Writing & Creative Collaboration

Are you interested in working together on a writing project or creative collaboration? I’m interested in working on values-aligned projects with established writers, editors, and creators. Do you want to create an immersive artistic/educational experience? Because I do. Let’s tackle our creative bucket lists together!