How We Work
At Gladiator Consulting, we believe that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to working with nonprofit organizations. We take a client-centered, holistic approach that starts with a comprehensive needs analysis across our core business areas. We work with you to understand what needs are most pressing, and many clients are surprised to find that we help them uncover a root cause of an issue that needs to be addressed, rather than wasting time and resources tackling a mere symptom of a problem. We don’t dance around issues. We approach them head-on with brutal honesty and compassionate problem-solving.
Many consultants are most interested in their own bottom lines. We’re most interested in partnering with clients when we are passionate about their mission. We will never take on a project just to make a profit.
Each member of our team has a unique skill set. Together, we have decades of experience in the nonprofit sector and also bring in backgrounds from other industries. We know the problems facing our industry.
We get it. And we’re here to help.
Our Work
Resource Development
We embrace the principles of Community Centric Fundraising as the foundation of our resource development philosophy. By understanding, acknowledging-- and rejecting-- the opportunity to perpetuate harm via traditional relationships between donors/funders and nonprofit institutions, we seek to renegotiate power and influence in civil society.
We believe that all fundraising practices, and community members therein, should be grounded and well-versed in social justice.
Our Resource Development services include:
Artifact Review + Assessment
Campaign Planning + Support
Development Audit and Feasibility
Development Plan
Donor Education
Grants Management
Coaching + Strategy
Cross-Institutional Collaboratives
Individual Donor + Annual Giving Strategy
Marketing + Development Integration Strategy
Organizational Planning & Strategy
As Peter Drucker said, Organizational Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast. If we’re going to truly build an organization’s capacity, it starts with developing + adopting the building blocks of an intentional organizational culture. With direction from members of your community, we will ensure your organization has a clear and compelling culture where all impacted community members have ownership in the purpose and vision.
We can do this work with you through:
Scenario and Strategic Planning
Short-Term Priority Planning
Executive Coaching
Organizational Culture Development
Communications Strategy and Execution
Board Trainings and Retreats
Staff Training and Retreats
Meeting Facilitation
Operationalizing Equity
We help nonprofit organizations understand what historical inequities exist internally within the organization, and also their relationships with other community partners, organizations, and funders. We believe that all members (internal and external) of the organization will benefit from the organization’s transformation to a more equitable culture. We navigate the equity process with a cross-racial facilitation to find and establish a sense of belonging.
What this work might look like:
Artifact Review + Baseline Assessment
Stakeholder Engagement via Surveys, Focus Groups, 1:1 Conversations and Other Practices
Facilitated Working Groups
Develop Equity Implementation Plan, Accountability Framework and Toolkit
Executive Coaching
Holistic Work
Our partnership will require both parties to take bold risks and imagine new solutions to existing problems. We want to learn collaboratively with you and sometimes our holistic approach means we will try something new together.
This could mean:
Reputation Management + Crisis Communication
Collective Impact Work
Visioning Sessions
Community Engagement
Data + Analytics
Recruiting, Hiring and Onboarding
Mediation or Conflict Resolution