INDUSTRIES / FOUNDATIONS & NONPROFITS

We help foundations and nonprofits maximize value and sustainability

We align passion for service and community impact with best practices to create equitable systems of change that benefit organizations and the communities they serve.

How can Graves strengthen your impact?

Mission, Vision, and Values Development

Our workshops help you define what truly matters, align your organization and stakeholders to be role models, and lead with intention

Climate Studies and Cultural Assessments

Tap into employee engagement, understand organizational culture, and identify your biggest opportunities to evolve and transform internal team dynamics

Strategic Planning and Operation

Translate vision into action plans while aligning priorities, resources, and budgets to create accountability and results

Organizational Design and Restructuring

Refine roles and responsibilities, optimize structure, and ensure the right people are in the right places to achieve goals & maximize impact

Leadership Coaching and Development

Strengthen leadership competencies and empower high-performing teams through  impactful feedback, skill development, and coaching

Workflow Development and Process Optimization

Design and optimize workflows that break down bottlenecks, clear obstacles, streamline processes, and boost productivity

The Graves Experience

We know public sector orgs, early-stage start-ups, and growing businesses require different solutions, so we don’t do ‘one-size-fits-all.’ Instead, we work with you to build a tailored project designed for your unique needs, then work shoulder-to-shoulder with you to get it across the finish line.

We start with a listening session to hear what’s going on and what you want to achieve

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INITIAL CALL We start with a listening session to hear what’s going on and what you want to achieve
We believe in data-based decisions, so we’ll use a comprehensive process to ensure we have all relevant data needed for success

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DATA GATHERING We believe in data-based decisions, so we’ll use a comprehensive process to ensure we have all relevant data needed for success

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We meet with your leaders to understand what needs benchmarking, optimizing, or operationalizing
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS We meet with your leaders to understand what needs benchmarking, optimizing, or operationalizing
Once we have all the right inputs, we analyze your data and work with stakeholders to address any information gaps

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ANALYSIS & EVALUATION Once we have all the right inputs, we analyze your data and work with stakeholders to address any information gaps
We translate our findings into a data-driven recommendation for how to unlock the value of your people and organization, packaged for presentation

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RECOMMENDATION We translate our findings into a data-driven recommendation for how to unlock the value of your people and organization, packaged for presentation
We’ll also collaborate with you to define a recommended action plan to unlock impact

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IMPLEMENTATION We’ll also collaborate with you to define a recommended action plan to unlock impact

Our Foundations & Nonprofit Clients

  • Buell Foundation, Community Action Project Tulsa, Discovery Lab, Girl Scouts of Eastern OK, Tulsa Area United Way, Tulsa Educare, Tulsa Girls Art School, Bonfils Stanton Foundation

As a strategist, Laurie is able to view Human Resources through the lens of how the function adds strategic value to an organization, enabling its leaders to sort through a myriad of good ideas and select those which would likely have the greatest impact. Having worked with her for several years, I can say without reservation that she is the complete package: intelligent, knowledgeable, clear thinking, strong interpersonal skills and compassionate – qualities which enable her to be a highly effective HR Consultant.

Karen Tilkin
Executive Director,
Community Action Project

Got a project that needs partnership? Let’s chat.

Use this form to set up a consultation or call 1.800.910.3136.