Social Impact
Strategy & Partnerships
Real social change doesn't happen in isolation. It takes aligned organizations, strategic partnerships, and frameworks that measure what matters. We help nonprofits, coalitions, and foundations design impact strategies that build collective power and create lasting community change.
Coalition Building That Creates Collective Power
The most complex social challenges — climate justice, educational equity, health disparities — can't be solved by any single organization. They require coalitions of aligned partners working toward shared goals. But building effective coalitions is hard work that requires skilled facilitation, clear governance, and authentic relationship building.
Drew has built and facilitated coalitions ranging from local community networks to national alliances like the Outdoor Equity Alliance (50+ organizations) and the Emerald Cities Collaborative. He brings practical experience in the messy, human work of getting diverse organizations to align around common cause.
Partnership Development
Strategic partnerships multiply impact. We help organizations identify, cultivate, and structure partnerships that create genuine value for all parties — not just MOUs that sit in filing cabinets.
Our partnership development work includes landscape mapping to identify potential partners, relationship cultivation strategy, partnership structure design, shared governance frameworks, and ongoing partnership health assessment. We help you build partnerships that last because they're built on shared interest, clear expectations, and mutual accountability.
Impact Measurement That Drives Decision-Making
Impact measurement shouldn't be something you do for funders. It should be something you do for yourselves — to understand what's working, what's not, and where to focus resources for maximum impact. We design measurement frameworks that are practical, meaningful, and actually used for organizational learning.
Our approach balances rigor with practicality. We help you identify the right indicators, build data collection systems your team can actually maintain, and create reporting frameworks that tell your impact story to multiple audiences — from boards to funders to the communities you serve.
Community Engagement Strategy
Authentic community engagement means more than holding a town hall. It means designing processes that center community voice in decision-making, build trust over time, and distribute power more equitably. We help organizations move from tokenistic engagement to genuine community partnership.
This includes engagement process design, community advisory structure development, participatory planning facilitation, and capacity building for community-led initiatives. Our goal is community ownership, not just community input.
What You Get
Coalition building strategy and facilitation
Partnership development and governance frameworks
Community engagement strategy and process design
Impact measurement framework and data systems
Collective impact facilitation
Stakeholder mapping and landscape analysis
Outcomes
Stronger, more effective coalitions and partnerships
Clear impact measurement that drives organizational learning
Deeper community engagement and trust
Aligned partners working toward shared goals
Evidence-based decision-making about programs and strategy
Greater collective impact on complex social challenges
Who This Is For
Social impact strategy is for organizations and coalitions working on complex community challenges that require collective action, strategic partnerships, and rigorous impact measurement.
Coalitions and networks seeking stronger alignment and governance
Nonprofits building or deepening community partnerships
Foundations designing impact strategies for grantmaking portfolios
Organizations seeking to measure and communicate their impact more effectively
Community-based organizations designing participatory engagement processes
Cross-sector initiatives tackling climate, equity, or health challenges
Frequently Asked Questions
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