Aligning culture, governance, and strategy for deeper social impact.
Consulting Services
Clients choose our consulting services when they need to make tough decisions, and clarify and align aspects of culture, governance, and strategy.
Starting with a conversation, we co-create approaches that expand insight and capacity and align with your vision and your budget.
As your thought partner we ask tough questions; provide insight and advice; and create options for your consideration.
What we offer will resonate in the board room and on the ground.
If this sounds like you, let’s have a conversation.
Custom Design
We take the time to understand your context; clarify your issues and priorities; and identify your desired outcomes.
Our engagements balance creative and analytical approaches and provide access to assessments and resources that support strategic alignment and deeper social impact.
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Learning Opportunities
Our learning and discovery sessions introduce key concepts for individuals and organizations wanting to deepen their social impact.
Current offerings address: cultural insights; effective teams; governance excellence; and ‘mental fitness’.
On-line programs are between six and 10 weeks long. Outside of the scheduled sessions, you can expect pre-work questions and practical assignments.
Participants gain new insight; common frames of reference; and tools that can be used immediately to inform change and transformation.
Please connect to explore how we might support you.
Testimonials
Working with Claire enabled us to move our organization forward more mindfully and strategically.
Taking the time to integrate and align key elements of our work – culture and strategy – created space to reflect and learn together.
As a team we make time to entertain and consider new possibilities; to shift practices and approaches; and to change in measured and intentional ways.
As an agency that funds social justice and advocacy, this intentionality has made us more efficient in fund solicitation and more focused and effective in developing partnerships and building allies, ultimately all in service of our mandate and the Nations with whom we partner.
We wanted to build board capacity and understanding.
We wanted individuals to understand their roles and responsibilities as directors; and we wanted the whole Board of Directors to understand its responsibility to the Society
How Claire coached the sessions had a direct impact on the Board’s understanding of roles and responsibilities.
When Claire asked everyone, “What is the Board’s work to do?” things shifted.
We love working with Claire. She brings a sense of calm to stressful situations while still acknowledging their importance.
Being able to seek advice and guidance from a professional that understands the workings of non-profits and boards of directors is so valuable. Claire empowers us to do the work we need to do without doing everything for us.
You will leave a meeting with Borealis feeling like you have the tools to tackle the work ahead of you and will feel confident in your path forward.
Book a conversation today.
Services
Territorial Acknowledgement
We recognize and acknowledge that we are visitors on the traditional territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən, WSÁNEĆ and Wyomilth speaking peoples of the Coast Salish Nation. We thank the Songhees, Esquimalt, Tsartlip/W̱JOȽEȽP, Tseycum/WSIḴEM, Tsawout/SȾÁUTW, Pauquachin/BOḰEĆEN, T’Sou-ke, Scia’new, and Pacheedaht Nations, for sharing their lands, upon which we live and work.
Resources
Tom Thompson. Northern Lights DETAIL, spring 1917, oil on plywood. Overall: 21.4 X 26.4cm. The Tom Thompson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. AGOID.103847. ©Art Gallery of Ontario. Click here to view the full sized image.