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Consulting & Coaching for Nonprofits, Collaboratives & Place-Based Initiatives

We partner with leaders to navigate complex challenges and critical decision points with thoughtful, empathetic guidance rooted in a trusting partnership.

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Our Vision

Social change makers are resilient leaders, organizations are anti-racist, and collaboration is equitable, accountable, and effective.

When organizations prioritize internal vitality — individual and team well-being is uplifted, relationships are nourished, internal practices are fair and just — they are more likely to advance social change.  

Together, we clarify your boldest vision and translate it into action through discovery, connection, collaboration, renewal, and a commitment to equity.  

As your trusted guide, we will co-design the path to greater impact through these tailored solutions:

Bring Visionary Ideas to Life

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    Strategic Plan Development

    We guide you on a journey to discover how centering equity internally will sow the seeds of change that produce stronger outcomes. Through co-creation, your most ambitious ideas for change are turned into an actionable blueprint for a just future.

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    Strategic Plan Implementation Support

    Building on the momentum of planning, we nurture teams to cultivate a shared sense of accountability and adaptability, strengthening implementation with consistent reflection and learning. 

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    Group Faciliation and Consensus Building

    We lead courageous and forward-thinking conversations that foster genuine connections, strengthening internal alignment and generating confident agents for change.

Guide Transformational Learning

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    Executive Coaching for Individuals & Teams

    We cultivate a brave space that organically ignites curiosity about what’s possible and supports the client to transform their path forward.

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    Learning Experiences for Leadership Teams

    We co-design custom, interactive learning experiences for your leadership teams. We create space for vulnerability, understanding that by delving deeper together, we unlock transformative learning that drives internal change.

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    Peer Cohorts with Social Change Leaders

    We create containers for like-minded leaders to share their wisdom and generate the unique power and possibility that arises from a nourishing context.

Unleash collective power for sustainable social change.

How our clients experience us

  • “The Evoke Collective Team comes with a holistic lens to strategic planning, executive coaching, and consulting – including various aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion, collaborative planning, meaningful insights, best practices, realistic metrics and milestones, and an overall <b>high-quality co-creation process</b> and environment. Year after year we go back to them, trusting the <b>excellence of their coaching, facilitation, and thought partnership</b>.”

    Sharlene Gozalians
    Director
    Los Angeles Best Babies Network

  •  “This team provided one of the <b>most thoughtful and comprehensive strategic planning experiences</b> that we've ever been a part of. They really understand the complex issues of multi-faceted organizations, and more importantly… the human side of our work, including how we listen and learn from our clients, our board colleagues, and our friends in the community. They challenged us to grapple with tough questions and to embrace diverse thoughts and ideas, and they provided the <b>tools we will need to implement our plan in a way that is both practical and visionary</b>.”

    Erik Sternad
    Executive Director

    Stacy Swanson
    Chief Development Officer

    Interface Children & Family Services

  • “During our strategic planning process, they became valued and trusted partners for our staff and leadership teams. The end result of our initial work together was not only a strong, clear, and effective vision for our organizational work, but a roadmap on how to get there. We’ve <b>stayed focused and adaptable because of the quarterly strategy reviews</b> they modeled for us. Over the years we’ve tapped into their <b>tailored consulting and coaching services to meet our evolving needs</b>, even to refresh our original strategic plan.”

    Patricia Lozano
    Executive Director

    Stephanie Wayland
    Senior Director of Operations

    Early Edge California