| Strategy, Business Planning, & Operational Excellence Olive Grove can help your organization define its core competencies and its unique niche in the sector, improve the effectiveness of your mission delivery, and develop the governance and operational strategies to fulfill your vision. We also advise clients on developing social ventures and earned income opportunities rooted in their core mission, values and competencies. Community Investment Strategies for Individual Philanthropists and Small/Medium Businesses Align your philanthropic giving, volunteerism, and corporate sponsorship with your organizational or business strategy and ensure that investments receive the highest social returns. Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships, and Collaborations While partnerships and collaborations are rarely easy, there are many ways organizations can work together successfully to serve their communities more effectively. Our consultants have expertise in a full range of strategic alliances and can help your organization find the best approach for your unique community and mission. Succession Planning, Transition Coaching, and Executive Search/Recruiting How would your organization handle the sudden departure of the CEO, Board Chair, program expert, or other critical organizational leader? Olive Grove can help your organization prepare for and effectively manage the inevitable leadership changes that happen over time. Interim Leadership Many of our consultants can also serve in part-time or full-time Interim roles, including Executive Director, Finance Director, CFO, Director of Development, and many other positions. Program Development and Evaluation Are your programs and services effective? Are they meeting community needs? How can organizations measure and evaluate the intangibles? How can you improve your case for program funding? Olive Grove works with clients to address these and many other programming questions. Fundraising, Marketing & Communications The fate of many organizations is determined by how effective they are at their external relations. Our consultants can help your organization assess and improve your performance in all of these areas, including how to effectively use the latest technologies and social networking trends. People: Human Resources, Governance, and Volunteer Management Exceptional people drive exceptional mission delivery. Olive Grove can help you determine how to attract, motivate, develop, recruit and retain the right people. We also assist in reviewing, refining and developing effective systems and policies to promote transparency, accountability, and performance. Individual and Team Coaching in Leadership, Career Transitions, Professional Development, and Life Transitions Whether you are seeking coaching for yourself, your employee, or your team, Olive Grove consultants are highly skilled and credentialed to design a coaching program that is right for you. Facilitation Olive Grove provides one-time or long-term facilitation for small and large groups to help you tackle difficult conversations, explore new ideas, and face challenges in an inclusive, thoughtful, creative and effective way. |
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| Contact Us: Olive Grove Consulting 540 Ralston Avenue Suite 2C Belmont, California 94002 (650) 591-4155 phone (309) 214-3135 fax Emily Hall, President emily@olivegroveconsulting.com (650) 591-4155 Maria Rue, Associate maria@olivegroveconsulting.com (650) 591-4153 |
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solutions. By keeping our focus, you helped to diffuse some of the contentious issues...your view helped us save time and money to get through our transition. Your guidance did result in a more stable organization." - Board Chair |