“For me, this presentation alone was worth the price of admission!” Attendee of “Collaborative Innovation: A Roadmap for Leaders of Community and Systems Change” workshop at MNA Breakthrough 2019 Conference
Current & Recent Clients
IllumiNative – Native Education for All Grant Program Design
National Congress of American Indians – Co-Author, Becoming Visible: A Landscape Analysis of Efforts to Provide Native Education for All
Montana Nonprofit Association – COVID-19 Response & Innovation Lab Program Design
Headwaters Foundation – Zero to Five Strategic Initiative Design
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Early Childhood Strategic Initiative Design
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services State Health Improvement Plan – Collective Impact Coach and Facilitator
Tamarack Institute – Collective Impact Coach & Trainer
Substance Abuse Connect – Collective Impact Coach
Humanities Montana Civic Engagement Gathering – Design & Facilitation
“So many people raved about yesterday’s meeting and mentioned the terrific job you did. Frankly, I’ve never heard such high praise for a facilitator.” – Joan Miles, past-Board President, Montana Health Cooperative
Montana Office of Rural Health – Montana State University – Collective Impact Coach & Strategic Planning
Montana Department of Justice Human Trafficking Task Force – Strategic Retreat
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation – Tribal Health & Wellness – Collective Impact Coach
Zero to Five – Participatory Budgeting for Community Engagement Tools & Training
Zero to Five Missoula – Collective Impact Evaluation
“You’re the best facilitator I’ve ever worked with, Deb!” – John E. Cech, PhD, – past-Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education, Academic & Student Affairs, Montana University System
Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education – iGraduate Program Design
City of Helena Open Lands Recreation Plan Update – Process Design & Facilitation
“I can’t say enough about how much Deb’s professionalism and enthusiasm contributed to the success of our gathering.” – Daniel Kemmis, Democracy Northwest, a project of Philanthropy Northwest
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies of Montana – Collective Impact Coach
Kittitas County, WA Rural Health Network – Collective Impact Coach
Student Assistance Foundation – Strategic Planning
Montana Health Cooperative – Strategic Planning
Reach Higher Montana – Strategic Planning
Montana Budget & Policy Center – Strategic Planning
Empower Montana – Strategic Planning
“I always have high expectations when Deb is involved!” – Montana Early Childhood Collective Impact Institute participant
Greater Gallatin United Way – Collective Impact Coach & Strategic Planning
United Way of Lewis & Clark County Area – Collective Impact Trainer
State of Montana – Prevention Resource Center VISTA – Collective Impact Trainer
Recent Workshops
Moving Beyond Buy-in: Building Partnerships that Work 2020 Virtual Collective Impact Convening May 2020
Participatory Budgeting: Engaging Your Community in the Budget Making Process Zero to Five Local Collaborative Coordinator Workshop May 2020
Up-leveling Your Collective Impact Initiative Yellowstone County Collaboratives December 2019
“Collaborative Innovation: A Roadmap for Leaders of Community and Systems Change” MNA Breakthrough Conference September 2019
Building a Culture of Collaboration through Collective Impact Zero to Five Lincoln County, August 2019 Presentation
Collective Impact for Statewide & Local Initiatives Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault August 2019
Collective Impact for Emergency Preparedness Lewis & Clark County Health, April 2019
All Together Now: How Collective Impact Can Support Student Success, Montana College Access Network March 2019
Collective Impact: A Structured Approach to Multi-Sector Collaboration, Association of Montana Public Health Officers Community Health Strategists February 2019
Collective Impact for Community Impact, Zero to Five Local Collaboration Coordinators, January 2019
“Nothing About Us Without Us”: Ensuring Innovation through Community Engagement workshop, Champions for Change Collective Impact Convening, Austin, TX April 2018
Collective Impact presentation and handouts, Flathead Best Beginnings Council March 2018
Promising Young People webinar, Ontario Trillium Foundation Collective Impact Stream, Tamarack Institute February, 2018
Collective Impact TED Talk Montana Education of the Young Child Conference October 2017
Collaboration Exchange Presenter, Philanthropy Northwest 2017 Conference October 2017
Improving Communication… through a Collective Impact Lens Montana Children’s Trust Fund October 2017
Collective Impact 2.0 Co-presenter, Montana Nonprofit Association Conference September 2017
Collective Impact Workshop, United Way of Cascade County September 2017
Montana Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Early Childhood Community Coalition Coordinators July 2017
Promising Young People webinar – Ontario Trillium Foundation Collective Impact Stream, Tamarack Institute – June 2017
Collective Impact 101 Training – 2017 Montana Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Conference April 2017
How to Build a Backbone Infrastructure in a Collective Impact Initiative – United Way of Missoula County April 2017
Lessons Learned from Rural Collective Impact Efforts in Montana – Collective Impact Forum Virtual Coffee – March 2017
Collaborative Philanthropy Webinar – Foundant Technologies February 2017
Connecting the Dots: How to Strengthen Your Work Through Collective Impact Grantee Workshop – United Way of Missoula County February 2017
Collective Impact in Montana – Prevention Resource Center Workshop January 2017
Collective Impact in Rural Communities Keynote Address & Workshop Leader, Bitterroot Symposium October 2016
State Government as a Backbone Panelist, FSG Champions of Change October 2016
Collective Impact – Lessons from Graduation Matters Montana, Keynote Address Greater Gallatin United Way October 2016
Expanding Alliances Workshop Presenter, Montana Non-Profit Association September 2016