Organizational Health
Non-Profit Capacity Building & Training
Systems Change Training and Capacity Building for Philanthropy
Funders are in the unique position to create transformational social change. It is possible to work at the direct service and the policy and systems change levels at the same time. This overview for foundation leadership makes the connection between grant making practices and sustainable systems changes. It provides a framework for thinking that can help the foundation incorporate systems thinking and practices to advance their cause.
Organizational Capacity and Sustainability Planning
Engage in customized processes that result in a co-created sustainability plan for the entire organization, based on where you are now. Learn what funders are looking for in an organization. Complete an organizational assessment focused on governance and management practices. Identify any gaps your organization may have and establish a plan for addressing those gaps. Thoughtfully determine how your organization is or wishes to be connected to larger social issues that funders care about, and how you are living your purpose, mission, and values. Explore visions, pain points, and guardrails. Co-create a plan that aligns with your mission and vision, identifies capacity and funding needs, and establishes timelines, roles and responsibilities for aligning with the right funders.
Strategic Planning and Plans that Allow for Emergence
Participate in a highly inclusive and collaborative process to develop a living, inspirational, customized strategic plan. Or, if your organization is moving fast in an environment that is changing, it may be more appropriate to develop a plan based on values and larger goals that allows for emergence.
Meeting Design and Facilitation
Let us design and host an impactful convening to meet your organizational goals or overcome pain points. With your input, we will design engaging activities for your team that result in an action plan customized to your organizational objectives.
Coaching
A plan is only as good as its implementation. On-going support ensures your plan moves forward and gets results. Coaching benefits new Executive Directors as they meet the challenges of becoming oriented and starting off on the right foot, Boards as they oversee or implement plans, fund development specialists as they write grant proposals and implement plans, and collaboratives as they move through collective impact plans.
Health Equity Training
Health Equity – This general Health Equity training makes the connection between equity and health. Participants learn the difference between upstream and downstream approaches, how to view our work within a larger systems context, and how to frame our work in ways that support communities most affected by inequities.
LGBTQAI+ Health Equity – A critical component of any Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program is LGBTQAI+ health equity. This training helps your organization promote belonging and inclusion at the individual, policy and systems levels to improve health for all.
Sustainability Training
This training helps Board and Staff members become more comfortable with fund development, and to see the connections between their work, social issues and funder priorities.
Trainings for Grantees
Training is available to support grantees to write scopes of work, measurable objectives, evaluation and metrics, and other topics.
…from Elaine Himelfarb, MPH, Non-profit and NGO Consultant
“I have worked with Ginger Lee on several complex projects over the past few years. Most recently, she consulted with the Board of Directors from Visions Museum of Textile Art where I served as Interim Executive Director. Over four months, Ginger partnered with the Board to focus on organizational change in alignment with the museum’s purpose.
Ginger facilitated an innovative process where the Board created a customized, practical path forward. She was particularly skilled at aligning the museum’s purpose and financial sustainability with potential funders. Ginger has the ability to work effectively, calmly, and respectfully with diverse individuals.
Ginger’s outstanding ability to support an organization through transformative change is built on decades of leadership positions with diverse domestic and international nonprofits.”
…from Sarah Jane Smith, MPH, MA
Director of Training, Evaluation, and Communications,
Immunize Nevada
“Ginger Lee, DrPH, MPH was fantastic to work with for our training on LGBTQIA+ for our DEIA+ Capacity Building for Community Initiatives Program. Prior to developing her curriculum and course for Immunize Nevada, she met with us to discuss her background, experience, and approach in training.
Together we strategized on pedagogy, adult learning theory, virtual audience engagement, and content. From start to finish, she was engaging, professional and very thoughtful. Her training was well attended and received by leadership across the state of Nevada working on issues related to health equity.”
