Consulting Scope
Organizational Assessment & Strategy
Conduct interviews with staff, board members, and community partners
Assess current strengths/gaps in: governance, fundraising, program design, trauma-informed culture, and lived-experience integration
Deliver honest, unvarnished Capacity Building Roadmap with 3–5 priority areas and 12-month action plan (no sugar-coating)
Governance & Board Development
Facilitate board retreat focused on grass-roots governance and power-sharing with community members
Develop board recruitment plan prioritizing residents with lived experience (e.g., IPV survivors, justice-impacted individuals)
Create board orientation packet with trauma-informed practices, rhizomatic leadership principles, and ethical commitments to honesty and humility
Partnership & Community Engagement (Ongoing)
Map existing community “nodes” (partners, allies, resources) using rhizomatic frameworks
Facilitate 1 partner convening to strengthen collaborations (e.g., health providers, re-entry programs, Indigenous organizations)
Recommend 2–3 new partnerships to expand reach and funding, always centering community voice over Contractor ego
Grant Readiness & Fundraising Strategy
Audit current funding pipeline and grant capacity
Identify 3–5 high-fit funders (foundations, state/federal grants) aligned with IPV, healing, and Indigenous women’s leadership
Draft 2–3 grant narratives grounded in truth (no exaggeration of outcomes; honest about challenges and lessons learned)
Develop fundraising toolkit: case for support, donor prospect profiles, sustainability plan
Curriculum & Training Development
Co-create with staff/community: Leadership & Advocacy Training Curriculum for IPV survivors (8–10 modules)
Integrate trauma-informed peer counseling principles, Indigenous cultural frameworks, and values of honest storytelling, responsible leadership, and humility
Facilitate 2 staff training sessions on:
Trauma-informed care with justice-impacted survivors
Rhizomatic leadership: moving from hierarchy to decentralized power
Living in truth: ethical capacity building for marginalized communities
The Proximate Advantage
"We bridge the gap between institutional policy and community-rooted resilience. Led by a dual-track PhD (ABD) scholar with 30+ years of mastery, we provide 'Proximate Leadership'—a specialized methodology that combines high-level academic research with the lived expertise of justice-impacted and bicultural systems."
Core Consulting Pillars
Pillar 1: Restorative Governance
Restorative Audits and Sustainability Roadmaps that transition organizations from Western-centric hierarchies to community-rooted, consensus-based leadership models.
Pillar 2: Narrative Justice
Sovereignty Audits and Grant Mastery to ensure community stories are protected, centered, and funded with institutional integrity.
Pillar 4: Cultural Equity
Bilingual Operational Design and Community Architecture that ensures power equity across all linguistic and cultural stakeholders.
Pillar 3: Trauma-Informed Systems
Restorative HR Policy and Crisis Mediation designed specifically for justice-impacted environments and bicultural wellness.
People-First Approach
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Reliability You Can Count On
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A Focus on Quality
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People-First Approach · Reliability You Can Count On · A Focus on Quality ·
What Sets Us Apart
EXECUTIVE CREDENTIALS:
Dual-PhD Candidate (ABD): University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Native American Women’s Literature & Culture) and University of Texas at San Antonio (Bilingual Education & Decolonizing Leadership)
30+ Years of Mastery: A career-long commitment to South Texas educational leadership, community architecture, and curriculum design.
Smithsonian-Vetted: Research experience with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
Certified Practitioner: Trauma-Informed Care, Community Mental Health Specialist, and Texas Peer Counseling (Justice-Impacted focus).
Plan with Purpose:
Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
Collaborate Openly:
You’re part of the process. We keep communication open and decisions shared—no black boxes or surprises.
Deliver with Confidence
When we deliver, it’s not just a finished product—it’s a solution you can trust, backed by real care and effort.