Our Services
LaFemina & Co. supports executives at established nonprofits in addressing the hidden factors that derail strategy and transformation efforts before they truly get started.
Many organizations struggle with similar challenges during times of transformation, but the solutions each organization needs will look different based on their unique strengths, operating model, team culture, and more.
Combining strategic expertise with a practical, hands-on approach, we work with our clients to design custom advisory and consulting engagements that meet you where you are and make it easier for you and your team to do the important work your community counts on you for.
Let’s Work Together
Our custom engagements generally start with one of our most common services, below. We then work together to build out a partnership that provides you and your team with high-value support tailored to your needs.
If you’re considering an opportunity or facing a challenge and you’re not sure whether it’s something we do, we encourage you to schedule time to discuss it with us. We are always happy to refer you to other talented consulting colleagues that are the right fit for your needs.
Change Management that Builds Better Organizations
Effective organizational transformation requires visible, engaged, and change-capable leaders. Unfortunately, the specialized knowledge and skills needed to lead change well are often omitted from popular leadership development programming, and even experienced transformation leaders don’t share a common understanding of what works to make change stick.
If your organization has launched new initiatives, technology systems, or ways of working that seem to lose momentum or stall out, this change leadership skills gap is likely at play. A continuous cycle of stalled changes increases employee burnout and turnover, decreases engagement and trust, and undermines organizational health.
LaFemina & Co.'s practical approach to change management equips nonprofit executives with the tools and frameworks to lead successful transformations.
Develop change-capable leaders who understand the needs they and their teams have during times of change and how best to meet those needs to support successful transformation efforts.
Apply insights from other sectors that unlock a better understanding of how change works in organizations and provide practical methods for enabling change.
Develop practical skills for leading change well, including how to plan for change, effective alignment strategies, and how to speak with employees about change.
This work might look like:
Change Leadership Coaching — 1:1 Support for Leaders
Change Leadership Workshops — For Executive Teams, Senior Leadership Teams & People Managers
Alongside Advisory Support — Embedded Advisory Support as Your Team Moves through Change
Change Communications — Messaging, Leadership Alignment Facilitation & Advisory Services
Ready to lead change well?
“Having these strategy documents has been an absolute game changer for staff understanding and partner engagement. I was just on a call with the head of global partnerships for [Fortune 200 Brand], and she immediately got it. She kept saying, ‘Yes, this makes sense. Now I understand it.’ Honestly, I can't even remember what it was like working without these tools - I feel bad for my former self trying to explain complex strategies without them.”
- Nonprofit Development & Communications Executive
Practical Strategic Planning that Enables Alignment
Setting clear strategy for your organization is one of your most important responsibilities as an executive leader. Yet, many traditional strategic planning processes fail to help leaders address critical factors that influence the strength, alignment, and success of their plan.
If your strategy is struggling to gain traction with your team, donors, or supporters, factors like an unclear strategic identity or disconnected priorities are likely at play. These factors lead to circular conversations among your executive team, confusion about decision-making, and staff who go back to “doing what we’ve always done” because they don’t understand the new direction and how it applies to day-to-day operations.
LaFemina & Co.’s practical approach to strategy development supports nonprofit executives in driving aligned action and consistent decision-making.
Establish a clear strategic identity and ethos to ensure you’re choosing strategies that are the right fit for your organization’s role, strengths, and capabilities.
Create a strong strategic direction shared by your Board and executive team that promotes clear action, consistent decision-making, and better collaboration.
Ensure your staff understand and can effectively share your strategy with supporters, donors, and your community.
This work might look like:
Strategic Planning Retreats for Boards & Executive Teams
Strategic Identity Development
Strategic Narrative & Core Messaging Materials Development
Practical Frameworks & Tools to Improve Decision-making
Ready to ensure your strategy makes sense?
“Veronica’s facilitation skills are truly exceptional. She masterfully crafted an agenda that allowed our board to effectively clarify its vision and strategic direction. Her ability to establish a shared understanding within the group, coupled with her keen awareness of the audience’s needs, made for a highly productive retreat. As an executive program leader, I deeply appreciated her contribution to our organization’s progress.”
- Nonprofit Executive Director
Facilitation That Supports Connection & Drives Action
Important organizational conversations can get stuck on the back burner while teams deal with urgent needs and high-intensity day-to-day operations. This is especially true in challenging times — or times of great opportunity. Bringing in experienced facilitators who bring an action-oriented lens ensures everyone can participate fully, contribute their best thinking, and leave the conversation with a clear path forward.
If your team needs support addressing difficult topics, exploring new opportunities, strengthening connection, or reaching decisions on complex issues, an experienced external facilitator can help you unlock the insights and alignment you're looking for.
LaFemina & Co.’s practical approach to facilitating important conversations designs and guides discussions that produce clear outcomes and next actions.
Create clarity and alignment among the Board, executive teams, and project teams with an emphasis on clear action, consistent decision-making, and better cross-functional collaboration.
Build team understanding and connectedness so that teams know how to leverage each other's strengths and skills — and to support each other effectively — to achieve collective goals.
Tackle important and difficult-to-address topics with compassion, curiosity, and candor so the team can move forward together.
This work might look like:
In-person and Virtual Workshops and Retreats
Feedback-gathering Sessions with Board Members
Team-Building Retreats and Workshops
Strategy Activation Conversations
Ready to have conversations that advance your organization’s impact?
“I have worked with other coaches in the past and I can honestly say I have gotten more out of working with LaFemina & Co. in the last 90 days than I have with other coaches. I really appreciate that literally after every session I have learned something new and/or have been inspired.”
- Executive Coaching Client
Executive Coaching that Powers Results
Coaching can be a powerful tool, but many leaders wrestle with how to apply the insights gained in coaching to the day-to-day challenges they’re facing. Our approach to executive coaching is a unique blend of professional development, direct advisory support, and coaching principles designed to support both experienced and newer executives in their leadership journey.
Melding these disciplines together creates a practical and powerful approach to executive growth that leads to higher satisfaction, lower turnover, and meaningful advancement for executives and the nonprofit organizations they serve.
LaFemina & Co.’s Practical Leadership Advisory services develop executives who can lead with confidence through transformation and complexity.
Retain critical executive and senior talent by providing meaningful, targeted professional development support that directly addresses the day-to-day leadership challenges executives face.
Build practical leadership skills that strengthen decision-making capabilities, improve team dynamics, and enhance strategic thinking in real-world situations.
Navigate complex organizational transitions with confidence, whether that's leading through growth, restructuring, or major strategic shifts.
This work might look like:
1:1 Coaching for Senior Executives
Skill-Building Coaching for Emerging Leaders
Ongoing Strategic Advisory Support
Ready for the right kind of coaching support?
We’re Here to Help
We know not every challenge fits neatly into one service. In fact, clients often come to us looking for one thing and realizing, through thoughtful conversation, that they actually need something different to effectively address their organization’s fundamental needs and challenges.
If you’re considering your options, let’s talk. We want you to find the solution that makes the most sense for you and your organization. Book a call