Strategic advising
As a strategic advisor, Ariel draws on many facets of her Catalytic Facilitation approach, and her broad expertise and interests. Ariel is a skilled project manager and communicator, who helps clients identify their most important priorities, and then do what is needed to meet team goals.
An extrovert to her core, Ariel generally prefers pojects that will benefit from active co-development of ideas and products with clients, and require no more than 50% 'desk work' (research, writing, etc.).
See examples of some recent projects below. Fill out the contact form in the footer, or schedule a 30-minute exploratory call if you're interested in working with Ariel.
examples
Co-design &
capital stack
The Community Movement Commons hired Ariel at a critical inflection point - having purchased a property with 90 days to discern whether development on the property was a reality. Ariel managed agendas, built the initial capital stack, and produced decision trees that helped reach agreement about co-investment designs, shared fundraising structure and fallback plans. She also led the search for the group's Capital Campaign Consultant.
CURRICULUM & Theory of Change
Tasked with developing a five-year programmatic arc for Lenny Zakim Fund grantees, Ariel completed a research-based field scan and interviewed multiple stakeholders. She prepared a report outlining recommendations, as well as a framework for rotating curricular topics addressing grantee's greatest needs. Ariel was re-hired to support Theory of Change work and implementation.
exec summary & Raise strategy
Rising, Inc. hired Ariel after a successful pilot to build a worker- and tenant-owned housing portfolio. They were preparing for a significant increase in fundraising to scale their strategy and expand their real estate investments. Ariel partnered with the Founder/CEO and design team to provide coaching, draft language and feedback as they developed an executive summary and the outlines of their fundraising strategy.