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We believe that innovation and progress

come from looking at things differently.

As a strategic partner, we redefine what's possible by taking on big challenges with you and delivering bigger results, regardless of the industry you’re in.

What distinguishes Advancing Agency from other consulting and training providers is that we are built differently. We are your single source for unlocking sustainable strategic excellence.

As a collaborative team of cross-industry experts, we are able to provide you with a broad range of services by personalizing our approach and finding a partner or building a team that is uniquely right for you. This makes us best positioned to make transformative strategic connections that unlock the kinds of answers that can help you face the future with confidence. 

Here are some ways we can help you get there…

Not sure where to start?

Explore a seminar series for your team.

The Ethical Advantage: Elevating Teams Through Effective Leadership

  • This workshop is a part of our comprehensive Executive Education Program. Over a series of workshops you’ll explore how to be an inclusive leader and foster ethical and collaborative cultures that leverage the full strength of teams.

    In addition to the four workshops and aligned toolkits, we offer individual and group coaching packages to further support you in integrating key learnings.

  • Join us for a comprehensive seminar on effective leadership.

    Our primary topic will center around adaptive leadership, what it is, and how it is practiced.

    You'll learn practical skills and strategies for giving and receiving feedback, managing bias, how and when to respond to uncivil behavior, and communicating through productive discomfort.

    We'll explore a real-world case study and work together to build a personalized plan of action.

    In addition, we'll discuss tools and techniques for building trust and a sense of belonging within your team.

    Don't miss this opportunity to further your leadership journey and cultivate a more productive and supportive workplace environment.

  • This training series is designed for executives, formal and informal leaders, and people managers.

  • While we can collaborate to develop a training plan that suits your needs and budget, this series is designed as four 2-hour seminars.

    We offer both in-person and virtual facilitation.

The Future of Decision-Making: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration

  • This comprehensive seminar will guide you through frameworks and practices for collaborative decision-making. You'll learn how to unlock the full potential of your teams, communities, and stakeholders by harnessing the power of collaborative solutions.

    In addition to the four workshops and aligned toolkits, we offer individual and group coaching packages to further support you in integrating key learnings.

  • Over the course of this workshop, you'll explore the foundations of collaborative decision-making, including stakeholder engagement, consensus-building, and conflict resolution. You'll also delve into the latest research on decision-making processes and techniques, and how they can be applied in real-world situations.

    Through interactive lectures, case studies, and hands-on exercises, you'll develop the skills and strategies needed to effectively facilitate collaborative decision-making processes. By the end of the program, you'll have a clear understanding of the benefits of collaborative decision-making and tools you can use to practice it in your organization or community.

    Don't miss this opportunity to expand your expertise and unlock the power of collaborative solutions.

  • This session is designed for executives, community leaders, stakeholders, Board members and all others that are interested in learning how to tap into collaborative solutions.

  • While we can collaborate to develop a training plan that suits your needs and budget, this series is designed as four 2-hour seminars.

    We offer both in-person and virtual facilitation.

Equity in Action: Practical Strategies for Advancing Equitable Philanthropy

  • This two-part series helps grantmakers, grantseekers, philanthropists, board members and other interested stakeholders explore and identify strategies for enacting more equitable funding relationships. The program will provide a space for participants to reflect on the power dynamics inherent in their work and explore ways to advance equity in their philanthropic efforts.

    In addition to the two workshops and aligned toolkits, we offer individual and group coaching packages to further support you in integrating key learnings.

  • In the first part of the series, you'll learn about the principles of equitable philanthropy, including strategies for building trust, fostering inclusion, and addressing systemic barriers.

    In the second part of the series, you'll work collaboratively with your peers to apply these principles to your own work. You'll have the chance to develop action plans and receive feedback from your peers and facilitators.

    Through this program, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the power dynamics in philanthropic work and learn practical strategies for advancing equity in your funding relationships. Don't miss this opportunity to drive positive change in your philanthropic efforts.

  • This series is designed for grantmakers, grantseekers, philanthropists, board members and all other interested stakeholders.

  • While we can collaborate to develop a training plan that suits your needs and budget, this series is designed as two 2-hour seminars.

    We offer both in-person and virtual facilitation.

Building a Culture of Shared Power: Strategies for Strengthening Organizations

  • This two-part training series provides concrete practices for organizations to share decision-making power and invite input in ways that better uphold their commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

    In addition to the two workshops and aligned toolkits, we offer individual and group coaching packages to further support you in integrating key learnings.

  • This training series provides a framework for your team to analyze the way power is distributed within your own organization, allowing you to concretely plan around opportunities to immediately apply your learnings. Through an authentic commitment to centering the expertise of people with lived experience within your organization’s decision-making, your team will be better equipped to enact values of equity. The workshops provide a dual focus on structural reforms and interpersonal practices that can strengthen the way your organization fosters true inclusion.

    Using real-world examples, you’ll explore common pitfalls and learn strategies for creating spaces that truly value diverse perspectives. From meeting agenda design to organizational decision-making frameworks to community engagement practices to communication techniques, you’ll expand your awareness of the essential tools that allow you to better facilitate a just organizational culture.

  • This series is designed for leadership teams, DEI committees, people managers, and all other interested stakeholders.

  • While we can collaborate to develop a training plan that suits your needs and budget, this series is designed as two 2-hour seminars.

    We offer both in-person and virtual facilitation.

Earn a Career Credential

When you complete all of the courses in the program, you’ll earn a Certificate to share with your professional network as well as unlock access to our deep-dive coaching sessions.

Some of our previous sessions:

Cultivating Behaviors That Help You Succeed

Leading and Communicating in Times of Change and Conflict

Mastering Giving and Receiving Feedback

How and When to Respond to Microaggressions

Defining Your Personal Leadership Style

Making Ethical Decisions with Integrity and Information

Driving Innovation Through Effective Strategy

Mastering Effective and Inclusive Communications Skills

Developing Engaged and Inclusive Teams

Creating a Strategic Vision

Collaborative Strategic Planning

Designing a Decision-Making Framework

Aligning Teams and Departments with Strategy

Communicating Strategy to Stakeholders

Leading Teams Through Implementation

Developing a Communications Strategy

Landscape Analysis

Stakeholder Mapping

Philanthropy and Grant-making Strategy

City, State and Federal Contract Compliance

Funder and Investor Cultivation

Developing Organizational and Personal Brand

Organizational DEIB Strategy Development

Board decision-making and meeting facilitation

Public policy development

Stakeholder and community engagement

Team building, collaboration, trust and communication exercises

Developing a shared vision

Conflict resolution

Strategic planning

Organizational change management

Innovation and design thinking

Performance management

Philanthropy and grantmaking strategy development

Coalition development

Discovery Process Facilitation

DEIB Organizational Audit

Organizational Culture Assessment

Root Cause Analysis

Measurement and Evaluation Strategy

Strategic Analysis and Reporting

Landscape Analysis

Market Research

Communications Analysis

Social Media Analysis