We recently completed a six-month research project for Fight For Children, a leading philanthropic foundation in Washington, D.C. Symphonic Strategies conducted a market assessment of parental leadership programs available to parents in economically distressed communities in the nation's capital. Through focus groups combined with market research, we concluded that parental leadership programs are failing low-income parents. We will be presenting our findings at the September meeting of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG).

Dr. Robinson facilitated a board retreat for the Kentuckiana Minority Business Council (now known as the Tri-State Minority Supplier Diversity Council). The retreat was held on the campus of Brown-Forman Corporation in Louisville, KY. Dr. Robinson presented material from one of our most popular workshops, Toward an Effective Board. 

Symphonic Strategies is currently working with Dr. Kathleen Maas Weigert, Executive Director of the Center for Social Justice at Georgetown University to write a new strategic plan for the organization. The plan will be released this Fall.

 

Absent in the current national discussion on health care is an honest assessment of the social determinants of health. Symphonic Strategies is providing counsel to the Baltimore Place Matters Collaborative, a partnership formed by leaders from the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public health communities in Baltimore. The collaboration is part of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' Place Matters Initiative.

 

We are providing marketing support to the Community Healing Network, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping those of African ancestry see themselves in a new light. Community Healing Days are three days of activities for individuals, families, neighborhoods, faith communities, and civic groups—focused on overcoming the internalized myths that undermine their true potential.

Dr. Robinson will be presenting a full-day seminar on how to navigate the political process of organizational change to the participants in the Annual Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Leadership Conference in Washington, DC.

 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

During this executive briefing, the Symphonic Strategies research team will provide members with an overview of social enterprise and social enterprise tools, as well as how leaders are using social enterprise to innovate and to build more sustainable organizations. Register online. Places are limited.

What are you tracking on your dashboard? Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) tell leaders where to focus their time. We can help you focus on what matters! Download Sample KPI Dashboard.

Many parental leadership programs are failing low-income parents because they just don't understand parents. Download the Executive Summary.

 

Symphonic Strategies has been invited by the American Evaluation Association to lead a workshop at its Annual Conference in Orlando, FL (November) on its new Symphonic Capability Curve, an assessment tool that allows an organization to prioritize organizational competencies and capabilities according to those most important to its broader external environment (or what we call an “ecosystem”). Download a sample report.