“Sean’s listening skills and his understanding of the issues mean what he proposes is well thought-out and based on the organization's actual needs and capacity.”
— Public Engagement Lead, Cuso International
SKC offers unique services to help promote organizational clarity.
This work is rooted in a process that examines both context and content.
In-Person Strategic Conversation Session
SKC ‘Clarity Conversation’
This is a sequential process that helps you have the discussions you need to clarify your goals, plans, and aspirations.
The strategic conversation is interactive, rooted in your unique context, and yes, enjoyable.
A conversation can focus on Strategic Planning, Communications Strategy, or Program Ideation.
Based on our Good Question! method, we’ll explore:
What is: context and discussing the complexity
What if: new ideas and possibilities
What works: what is realistic, what achieves the best outcomes?
What next: how do we move forward?
We offer:
A half- or one-day intensive Clarity session, or
Two-day in-depth Clarity session, plus if helpful…
Two-hour follow-up facilitated conversations to explore progress, challenges, and opportunities.
SKC takes an assets-based approach. We want to look at what’s strong, not just what’s wrong.
These conversations are lively, interactive, and deliberately old-school (flipcharts, breakout groups, and unique in-person activities).
Remote Support
SKC ‘State of Your Story’ Communications Audit
This is an affordable, easy, and effective way for you to have experienced consultants review and analyze your organization’s storytelling and overall narrative.
Stories help us make sense of the world around us and find our place in it. But is your non-profit organization as widely known as you’d like it to be? Do your audiences know what your group actually does?
State of Your Story is a 5-step process that keeps your time commitment to what’s needed — while still being comprehensive enough to have a deep impact on your communications.
STEP 1. We’ll review background materials. We’ll pull out key communications considerations and core brand values, and get a sense of where you sit in your sector.
STEP 2. We’ll conduct a communications audit, and review your promotional materials, communications products, website, social media and organizational branding materials. We’ll also review your recent media coverage.
STEP 3. We’ll do a ‘state of your story’ interview(s) with the Executive Director and/or key Communications staff — or whoever else you think can best shed light on your communications challenges and branding assets.
STEP 4. We’ll prepare and distribute an online survey to staff, board members, and a sample representation of partner groups, program participants… or whoever you want to involve in the process of an organizational story review.
STEP 5. We’ll analyze the survey and all the other research, then we’ll prepare an organizational story clarity report.