A theory of change that only
works on paper isn't
a theory of change.
Our GoalSustained Impact
We help you design impact strategies that work for everyone in the system — funders, practitioners, and the communities you serve.
this is for you ifYou care about impact enough to be honest about where yours is falling short.
"Your theory of change looks good on paper. But it doesn't reflect what's actually happening on the ground."
"Your funders, practitioners, and communities are pulling
in different directions — and the system is absorbing that cost quietly."
"Your impact model depends on heroic leadership or unsustainable funding. And you know it won't last."
01 DIAGNOSE
See where your impact strategy is — and isn't — working.
Before you can close the impact gap, you need to see it clearly — not just the part that shows up in your reporting. We diagnose the gap between your desired impact and your current strategies, looking at where your theory of change, your operations, and your stakeholder alignment actually stand.
Theory of Change
Where your assumptions are holding — and where the ground has shifted underneath them.
Stakeholder Alignment
Where funders, practitioners, and communities are aligned — and where they're working at cross-purposes without naming it.
Sustainability
Whether your model depends on conditions that won't hold — and what a more durable architecture might look like.
01
Consult
Design
Train
Experiment
Design strategies that work for everyone in the system.
Closing the impact gap isn't a one-step process. It requires iteration — with you, not just for you. We work across four modes depending on what the moment needs.
Phase 01Consult
Working with you to understand your system — who's in it, what's driving it, and where the leverage points actually are.
Phase 02Design
New impact strategies built for the realities of your system — not generic frameworks imported from elsewhere.
Phase 03Train
Building your team's capacity to carry the change forward — not dependent on our continued presence.
Phase 04Experiment
Testing new approaches in your real context. Learning from what the ground tells you. Iterating toward what actually works.
Ready to close
the impact gap?
Tell us where your theory of change is and isn't holding.
We'll help you see clearly — and figure out what comes next.
