Community Foundation Boulder County

Strategic Planning

interSector Partners is working with the board and staff of The Community Foundation on its 2018 strategic plan. Unfolding in the first half of the year, this comprehensive planning process will set the stage for the future of The Community Foundation’s programs and services in the community.

Groundwork Denver

Executive Search

During a critical transition point for Groundwork Denver, the board of directors selected interSector Partners to provide search services in support of hiring the organization’s next executive director.

The Park People

Strategic Planning

The Park People works to preserve, enhance and advocate for Denver’s parks, recreation resources, open space and urban forest. interSector Partners supported The Park People board of directors in its strategic planning process including conducting comprehensive stakeholder input, trends analysis, facilitating the board retreat and subsequent action planning sessions, as well as writing the strategic plan.

Denver HIV Resources Planning Council

Consultation and Facilitation Services

For the eighth year, interSector Partners provided consultation and facilitation services to the Denver HIV Resources Planning Council’s Priority Setting and Resource Allocations process.  To learn more about the process, or to get involved, visit: http://dhrpc.org/default/index.cfm/planning-council/get-involved/

mpowered

Executive Search

interSector Partners, and its new division interSector Talent, managed the mpowered board of director’s search process for a new executive director.

Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP)

Strategic Planning

interSector Partners leveraged its long history of working with Boulder County AIDS Project to provide consultation and facilitation services for its 2017 strategic planning process. BCAP works to improve the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS, minimize HIV transmission, and bring an end to HIV-related stigma in our community.

Community Foundation Boulder County

Board and Staff Retreat Facilitation

The Community Foundation is a community catalyst that inspires ideas and ignites action to improve the quality of life in Boulder County. The board of directors engaged interSector Partners to facilitate a board and staff retreat in preparation for its 2018 strategic planning process.

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC)

Staff Retreat Plannning and Facilitation

In the summer of 2017, interSector Partners was retained to plan for, conduct and report on a retreat of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center staff. CNDC provides comprehensive fiscal sponsorship to charitable organizations under its 501(C)(3) umbrella.

Groundwork Denver

Strategic Planning

In the spring and summer of 2017, interSector Partners worked with the Groundwork Denver board of directors and staff to develop a guiding strategic plan for the organization’s next three years.

Global EIR

Nonprofit Assessment, Budget and Future Business Model Planning

interSector Partners worked with the Global EIR team to conduct a nonprofit assessment, develop future budgets and explore earned revenue / business model options for Global EIR’s future. Global EIR is a national organization working to help immigrant founders create American jobs.

Metro Volunteers

Board Retreat Facilitation, Future Strategy Development

Metro Volunteers—Colorado’s leading source for volunteer engagement, leadership training and volunteer advocacy—selected interSector Partners to facilitate a retreat of the board of directors and staff focused on some key elements of its strategic direction.

World Denver

Socail Enterprise Development Workshop

When World Denver welcomed a group of nonprofit and foundation visitors from Bulgaria, it hired interSector Partners to provide a half-day workshop focused on social enterprise development.

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA)

Board Roles and Responsibilities Training

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts engaged interSector Partners to provide a board roles and responsibilities training. Bottom Line Boards was presented to the Jackson Board Corps—a partnership between Jackson National Life and CBCA to develop Jackson employees as community board members.

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC)

Focus Group Design, Facilitation and Reporting

The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center retained interSector Partners to design, conduct and report on focus groups of its fiscally-sponsored Projects.

The Resource Exchange (TRE)

Social Enterprise Development Consulting Services

interSector Partners is proud to have been selected to support TRE as it explores a new venture. We will be providing social enterprise development and consulting services to this Colorado Springs-based organization working in support of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

mpowered

Staff Retreat Facilitation - Core Values, Fundraising

In the fall of 2015 and 2016, interSector Partners facilitated staff retreats for the mpowered team designed to develop a fresh, relevant set of core values (2015) and to activate the staff’s fundraising skillset.

The City of Longmont’s Community Services Division

Conduct Assessment and Develop Recommendations for Homeless Services in Longmont

The City of Longmont’s  Community Services Division selected interSector Partners to conduct an assessment and develop recommendations for homeless services in Longmont, Colorado. The process included input of nearly 100 stakeholders, development of a snapshot of the community of people experiencing homelessness in Longmont, analysis of regional studies and reports, research into best and promising practices nationally and facilitated meetings with service providers to develop the draft and final recommendations. interSector wrote and presented the assessment to the committee and community.

Hopa Mountain - Strengthening the Circle

Keynote, Social Enterprise Development Workshop and Training

interSector Partners presented the Bozeman, Montana Strengthening the Circle keynote session and a hands-on breakout session focused on social enterprise development for nearly 100 Native American nonprofit leaders, funders and program consultants. Strengthening the Circle is a program of Hopa Mountain that focuses on developing sustainability for Native nonprofits.

CSU Ventures

Business Formation and Go To Market Consulting

CSU Ventures, the business technology transfer and commercialization office at Colorado State University, hired interSector Partners to work with a team of university entrepreneurs to consider future direction, legal structure and approaches to bring their program to market.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment/Colorado Alliance for HIV Prevention Care and Treatment

Facilitation Services

In the Summer of 2016, interSector Partners facilitated the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment/Colorado Alliance for HIV Prevention Care and Treatment’s development of the Colorado HIV/AIDS Strategy.

PATH Ventures

Business Feasibility Consulting

PATH Ventures, the Los Angeles-based division of PATH that builds homes for clients, hired interSector Partners in 2015 to conduct a feasibility study of a bicycle retail/repair and workforce training concept for its PATH Metro Villas development. interSector returned in 2016 to work with community cycling organizations to develop collaborative opportunities to serve residents of Metro Villas at its completion.

Family Resource Center Association (FRCA)

Strategic Planning

interSector Partners, L3C worked with a strategic planning committee of the board of directors, the board and staff of Family Resource Center Association to develop a three-year strategic plan. The process included current business model development, stakeholder input, board/staff planning retreat, action-planning meetings and strategic plan development.

HOPE

Strategic Planning

HOPE, a Longmont-based nonprofit serving people experiencing and at-risk of homelessness, worked with interSector Partners to develop a strategic plan in support of its three-year vision.

Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders (SASFS)

Organization Evaluation Planning Support

Santa Barbara, CA-based Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders engaged interSector Partners to plan for, conduct and report on key informant interviews in support of its organizational evaluation plan.

Native Ways Federation

Business Model Consulting

Native Ways Federation – a collaborative effort of seven of the country’s leading national American Indian nonprofits – selected interSector to provide business model consulting services in support of deciding how to focus the next decade of its work.

Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits

Retreat Facilitation

interSector Partners was invited back to facilitate a retreat of the five organizations that comprise the Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits: Colorado Nonprofit Association, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, Community Resource Center, Community Shares of Colorado and Metro Volunteers. It’s always inspiring to spend a day with these leaders working independently and collectively on behalf of our state’s nonprofits sector.

A Woman's Work

Board Retreat Design and Facilitation

A Woman’s Work—a timely fund for women in need—engaged interSector Partners to design and facilitate board retreats in 2016 and 2017.

Adams County Education Consortium

Sustainability Planning

Adams County Education Consortium (ACEC) works in a partnership model to deliver personalized academic skills development, profession exploration and relevant work skills for Adams County learners. Now entering its second decade of service to Adams County learners, ACEC is developing a comprehensive sustainability plan designed to explore opportunities for and guide the organization’s future growth and development.

Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association

Strategic Planning

interSector Partners, L3C is pleased to be supporting Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) in developing a strategic plan to guide the organization’s next three years. Including a stakeholder input process, board retreat and staff retreat, this process examines VNA’s role in the community in a changing environment and strategies for continuing to serve the community going forward.

Center of People With Disabilities

Organizational Facilitation and Consulting

Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD) has provided a variety of nonresidential services to people with disabilities in Boulder and the north Denver metro area for nearly 40 years. With a primary focus on independent living for people with disabilities, CPWD is exploring its future through an engaged strategic planning process. Working closely with the board of directors and staff, interSector is facilitating and providing consultation on a plan that engages CPWD’s key stakeholders, examines current programs, identifies under served communities and considers future trends.

Food Friends Foundation

Organizational Structure, Sustainability and Business Model Planning

Organizational structure and sustainability planning take center stage in interSector’s work with Food Friends Foundation. With a comprehensive stakeholder input process, business modeling and planning for long-term sustainability, this work promises to be transformational for Food Friends and its excellent programs supporting youth nutrition and wellness.

Colorado Nonprofit Association

Staff Retreat Facilitation

2015 kicks off with interSector working with the Colorado Nonprofit Association as consultants to and facilitators of its staff retreat exploring aspirations, strategy and tactics.

Notah Begay III Foundation

Executive Search

interSector Partners, L3C is pleased and proud  to be continuing a long standing and valued client relationship with the Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) providing search services for the foundation’s next Executive Director.

In 2005, Notah Begay III, the only full-blooded Native American on the PGA TOUR, established the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation. Notah established the Foundation to address the profound health and wellness issues impacting Native American youth and to empower those youth to realize their potential as tomorrow’s leaders. To this end, the mission of the Foundation is to reduce the incidences of obesity and type 2 diabetes and to promote the leadership development of Native American youth through evidence-based sports, health, and wellness programming.

Project Angel Heart

Social Enterprise Development Consulting

interSector is pleased to be working with Project Angel Heart and its social enterprise committee as consultants to its social enterprise development process. interSector will support the committee, board and staff from ideation through venture feasibility.

Boulder County AIDS Project

Board Retreat Facilitation

Long-time client Boulder County AIDS Project, engaged interSector over the summer to support a board committee in planning for and facilitating a board retreat.

Longmont Council for the Arts

Strategic Planning

Longmont Council for the Arts, providing leadership and advocacy to support, inspire and enhance the arts community to elevate the quality of life in the greater St. Vrain Valley Region, selected interSector Partners, L3C to provide strategic planning services.

GRID Alternatives

Board and Staff Retreat Planning and Facilitation

GRID Alternatives, installing solar electric systems for low-income families in Colorado providing energy savings, cost savings and job training for workers in the growing solar industry, engaged interSector to co-create a retreat plan and facilitate the first retreat of the board of directors and staff.

Colorado Heights University

Strategic Sustainability Planning

interSector Partners, L3C is working with Colorado Heights University to develop a strategic sustainability plan. Working closely with students, staff, faculty and the community, CHU seeks to create a world-class educational institution serving international, local immigrant and first generation college students. interSector is engaged to support the stakeholder engagement process, conduct model research and develop a plan for this dynamic 21st Century university.

SVP Boulder County

Comprehensive Sustainability Planning

interSector is pleased to be working with SVP Boulder County on a comprehensive sustainability plan in support of its recent strategic planning process. SVP Boulder County catalyzes and supports the collective action of community members through leveraging human and financial capital to enable local nonprofits to excel in meeting community needs.

Hugh and Michelle Harvey Foundation

Capacity Building Consulting

The Hugh and Michelle Harvey Foundation contracted with interSector to provide capacity building services to a grantee nonprofit.

Bead for Life

Strategic Planning

Bead for Life, a social enterprise based in Boulder, Colorado with offices and programs in Uganda and France, engaged interSector to provide strategic planning services. With a tagline of “Eradicating Poverty One Bead at a Time, ” Bead for Life supports women by providing a chance to earn money and change their lives through entrepreneurial training and other supportive services. Beautiful necklaces, earrings, bracelets, loose beads and other gifts are available through the Web site at: http://www.beadforlife.org/shop/

Colorado Participation Project

Strategic Business Model Consulting

interSector Partners, L3C and the Colorado Participation Project team will be working together on strategic business modeling. CPP is nonpartisan program that provides voter information and civic participation resources to nonprofits who serve politically marginalized communities.

Blue Sky Bridge

Board Retreat Design and Facilitation

Blue Sky Bridge, a child and family advocacy center in Boulder, Colorado, engaged interSector to provide board retreat design and facilitation services.

Studio Arts | Boulder

Proposal Review and Writing Consulting

Studio Arts Boulder engaged interSector Partners, L3C to provide proposal review and writing services for an exciting new community project in Boulder. We’ll update this client listing with details as more info. becomes available!

The Gathering Place

Organizational Effectiveness and Sustainability Consulting

interSector is working with The Gathering Place on phase II of a project – planning and implementation – to support organizational effectiveness and sustainability. The Gathering Place is Denver’s only daytime drop-in center for women, their children, and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty.

The Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits

Strategic Business Model Consulting

The Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits (a cohort of Colorado Nonprofit Association, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, Community Resource Center, Community Shares of Colorado and Metro Volunteers), selected interSector Partners, L3C to provide strategic business modeling services for this “vital hub where people an ideas connect.”