Community + Economic Development
- Neighborhood Place-making, Planning + Programming
- Business Recruitment + Retention
- Branding + Marketing
- Promotional Messages + Materials
- Neighborhood + Issue-Oriented Events
- Strategic Planning
- Message + Mission Statement Creation
- Staff Management, Mentoring + Coaching
- Organizational Capacity Building
- Board Development
Advocacy + Resource Development
- Lobbying Strategies and Campaigns
- Grant Writing
- Budgeting
- Fundraising Plans
Community + Economic Development
Neighborhood Placemaking, Planning + Programming
Community members and stakeholders are more likely to get what they want when they collaborate to create a vision for their neighborhood or business district. Catalyst facilitates design charrettes, strategic planning processes and public meetings to help create a vision that matches your values and goals.
Business Recruitment + Retention
Whether you need to recruit certain businesses to round out your business district or develop programs to help keep your current businesses, Catalyst can work with you to build and maintain strong relationships with local business owners.
Branding + Marketing
Catalyst can lead you through a creative decision-making process to help you decide your community’s brand and how to market it within the resources you have..
Promotional Messages + Materials
Telling the story of your neighborhood or business district will help promote your interests succinctly and effectively. Catalyst can help you develop clear, inspirational messages and materials that work to inspire others to value the people and places you care about.
Neighborhood + Issue-Oriented Events
The right event, highlighting the spirit of your neighborhood or business district, can work to instill a sense of place and increase community spirit. Catalyst helps you determine which events are a good fit for you and then works with you to produce them well.
Organizational Development
Strategic Planning
Coming to agreement on the goals, strategies and tactics of your organization will help ensure you’re collaborative and productive. Catalyst can work with your organizational leadership to create a strategic planning process that captures the collective wisdom of your organization and creates a plan that everyone can agree to and participate in.
Message + Mission Statement Creation
Determining the vision that guides your organization will focus your work moving forward and inspire others to join your cause. Catalyst will facilitate this creative process and formulate a succinct, inspiring message.
Staff Management, Mentoring + Coaching
Strong neighborhood organizations leverage the time and talent of many paid and volunteer staff members towards the collaborative implementation of local projects. Catalyst will work to empower all participants to fully engage and grow their skillsets while also keeping teams accountable to deadlines and measurable outcomes.
Organizational Capacity Building
Organizations must expand their resources to keep pace with the demands of their changing localities and growing aspirations. Catalyst will match your goals to organizational plans aimed at acquiring the necessary funding, staff and trainings you need in order to successfully grow.
Board Development
Your Board sets the strategic direction of your organization and determines your overall level of effectiveness. Catalyst will create and maintain a strong Board presence through recruitment, engagement and development.
Advocacy + Resource Development
Lobbying Strategies + Campaigns
Urban initiatives often require direct advocacy to local government stakeholders on a particular neighborhood issue. Catalyst will smartly navigate the relevant political arena and determine avenues to incentivize policymakers to take action on your issue.
Budgeting
Stable organization management over the long-term requires strategies for financial sustainability and transparency. Catalyst will build budgeting plans that ensure the responsible management of your finances and continuing functionality of your organization.
Grant Writing
Grants provide an invaluable resource towards building organizational capacity and fostering relationships with both governmental and private funding institutions. Catalyst will guide the visioning process for a grant-funded project and craft a detailed, context-conscious grant application.
Fundraising
Visionary organizations create opportunities for local stakeholders to support the continuation and growth of their initiatives through monetary donations. Catalyst will develop fundraising plans to engage supports and meet your desired financial goals.