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How we can work together

Five ways to move from ambiguity to confident practice.

Our engagements are designed around organizational readiness, from early alignment to long-term stewardship. All work is billed at $175/hr unless a reduced rate applies.

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  1. 01Clarify
  2. 02Understand
  3. 03Align
  4. 04Design
  5. 05Implement
  6. 06 Steward

Recommended starting point

01 · Clarify

Stewardship Advisory Session

| ~2 hours at $175/hr

Short, focused support for a specific decision, pressure point, or unanswered question. Work through the issue with an experienced thought partner and leave with greater clarity about what to do next.

Includes: A focused discovery conversation, decision framing, leadership guidance, and written next-step recommendations.

Best for: Leaders facing an immediate decision, early-stage uncertainty, or a challenge that does not yet require a larger engagement.

02 · Understand

Stewardship Assessment

| 2–8 weeks

A structured assessment of your data environment, risks, practices, and governance maturity. Understand how information, technology, ownership, and decision-making currently support—or limit—your mission.

Includes: Leadership and staff interviews, data and system discovery, data-flow mapping, governance review, risk identification, and a prioritized findings report.

Best for: Organizations that need a clear picture of their current state before investing in governance, technology, analytics, or AI.

03 · Align

Leadership Alignment

| 4–8 weeks

Translate your mission, values, and community commitments into shared stewardship principles that can guide decisions across teams.

Includes: Leadership workshops, values-to-practice exercises, shared definitions, decision principles, accountability expectations, and facilitated agreement on priorities.

Best for: Organizations where leaders or departments have different assumptions about data, technology, ownership, risk, or what responsible practice should look like.

04 · Design

Strategy & Operating Model

| 2–4 months

Turn shared principles into a practical stewardship strategy, operating model, and roadmap for governance, analytics, technology, AI, and institutional memory.

Includes: Governance structures, stewardship roles, decision rights, policy recommendations, reporting and analytics priorities, responsible AI guidance, and an implementation roadmap.

Best for: Organizations that understand their current state and are ready to define how stewardship should work across people, processes, systems, and decisions.

05 · Implement

Implementation & Capacity Building

| 3–12 months

Move from a documented strategy to everyday practice through facilitation, coaching, training, documentation, and rollout support.

Includes: Governance launch support, staff training, stewardship council facilitation, workflow development, documentation, pilot implementation, and adoption coaching.

Best for: Organizations ready to operationalize new stewardship practices and build the internal capacity needed to sustain them.

06 · Steward

Fractional Chief Data Steward

| Ongoing advisory partnership

Bring consistent stewardship leadership into major decisions, technology adoption, reporting, governance, and organizational growth without adding a full-time executive role.

Includes: Executive advising, recurring office hours, quarterly stewardship reviews, technology and AI decision support, governance facilitation, and maturity check-ins.

Best for: Organizations that need ongoing strategic continuity, leadership support, and accountability after an initial engagement or during a period of growth and change.

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All engagement ranges reflect typical scope for nonprofits of similar size. Final estimates are confirmed after an initial conversation.

Small and volunteer-run organizations

If your organization has no paid staff or an annual budget under $250,000, you may qualify for a reduced rate across all engagement types.

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Common questions

Practical answers before we talk.

We don't have a $10,000+ budget. Can we still work with you?

Yes. Many organizations begin with advisory sessions or fractional support before committing to a larger engagement.

How do we know which engagement model is right for us?

You do not need to know in advance. A short conversation or advisory session can clarify the right scope.

Are the estimated price ranges firm?

No. They reflect typical scope for similar organizations. A final estimate is confirmed after an initial conversation.

Can engagements be split across fiscal years or grant cycles?

Often, yes. Implementation and coaching work can be phased around budget cycles, funding sources, or specific governance needs.

We're small or volunteer-run. Is there a discount?

Yes. Organizations with no paid staff or annual budgets under $250,000 may qualify for a reduced rate.

We only need help with one specific thing. Is that okay?

Yes. Advisory sessions and short diagnostics are designed for focused questions, policies, or decisions.

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