Strategies For Social Change

Name

Strategies For Social Change

Legal name

Strategies for Social Change, LLC

Website

https://strategiesforsocialchange.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Capacity Building Consulting Services: Customized consulting services delivered to social change organizations including capacity building, strategic planning, coaching, training, and leadership transition planning. Services are tailored to each organization's needs following a thorough organizational assessment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Strategies For Social Change (SSC) is a woman of color owned consulting firm that delivers customized capacity building services to social change organizations and nonprofits. Its core offerings include organizational assessment, strategic planning, leadership transition planning, executive and team coaching, training and customized retreats. SSC supports nonprofits in strengthening leadership, scaling organizational capacity, navigating executive transitions, and building sustainable, learning-oriented cultures, primarily through direct consulting engagements delivered in person or virtually.

Product overview

Strategies For Social Change (SSC) is a woman of color owned consulting firm that offers a comprehensive suite of capacity building services designed specifically for social change organizations. The core offering is Capacity Building, supported by five key service modules: Strategic Planning, Coaching, Training, and Leadership Transition Planning. Specialized programs include the Resiliency Project (a virtual coaching initiative launched in response to COVID-19) and Leadership Learning Circles (a year-long peer learning and coaching program developed with Cricket Island Foundation). SSC also provides free digital resources including the 'Love Notes to Our Social Justice Leaders' workbook and three toolkits on leadership, strategic thinking, and organizational growth developed in partnership with the National Institute for Reproductive Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capacity Building Customized capacity building services for social change organizations, including organizational assessment, strategic planning, and tailored solutions to address each client's unique needs and realities.
• Strategic Planning Innovative tools and techniques to help organizations think and act strategically, articulate vision, and develop proactive strategies to achieve goals.
• Coaching Customized leadership coaching services for individuals and leadership teams, including Coaching for Transformational Change and Leadership Learning Circles.
• Training On-site training and customized organizational retreats covering leadership development, fund development, board governance, strategic planning, and cultural competency.
• Leadership Transition Planning Comprehensive services to help nonprofits navigate leadership transitions, including assessment, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and coaching support for new executive directors.
• The Resiliency Project Rapid-response initiative offering virtual leadership coaching circles for social justice leaders to discuss challenges, find peer support, and access collective wisdom during crisis periods.
• Leadership Learning Circles Year-long leadership development program combining training, peer learning labs, and individual/group coaching for social change sector leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health grow from small organization with handful of staff to national entity with multiple offices and multi-million dollar budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Social Transformation Project (STP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTP supports and strategizes with prominent senior leaders, consultants, and intermediaries to increase the power and impact of the progressive movement. Many SSC team members have been trained by STP as well as the Rockwood Institute.
• RoadMapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of social justice consultants. SSC's principal Elsa Ríos served as RoadMap Co-Director for the first four years and most recently authored a leadership transition guide for organizations served by RoadMap.
• Movement Strategy CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSC advances new thinking on transformative movement building and works to create a movement ecosystem of deeply connected groups that share values and rely on each other.
• Cricket Island FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with SSC to deliver a year-long leadership learning circle for leaders of youth organizations. This innovative program combines leadership skills training, individual coaching, and peer learning labs.
• National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSC partnered with NIRH on a multi-state, organizational capacity building initiative. SSC developed toolkits for NIRH including Building Leadership for Social Impact, Building a Strategic Thinking Organization, and Managing Organizational Growth & Change.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Management Center: Nonprofit management consulting and capacity building firm serving social justice organizations with strategic planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness services directly comparable to SSC's offering.
• La Piana Consulting: Nonprofit consulting firm specializing in capacity building, strategic planning, and executive transitions for nonprofits and philanthropies; directly comparable service mix and client base.
• TCC Group: Consulting firm serving nonprofits and foundations with strategy, evaluation, and capacity building services; comparable client base and engagement types.
• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: Established nonprofit capacity building organization offering executive coaching, leadership transition, and management support to social change leaders - closely comparable service offering and target customer.
• Movement Strategy Center: Social justice movement building consultancy partnering with grassroots organizations on strategy and organizational development; a documented SSC ecosystem partner and direct peer in the same niche.
• RoadMap Consulting: National network of social justice consultants; a documented SSC partner and direct peer operating in the same capacity building and leadership development niche.
• BCT Partners: Social impact consulting firm providing research, evaluation, and organizational development services to nonprofits and government agencies; comparable client base in the social justice space.

Broad incumbents

• Bridgespan Group: Larger social sector strategy consulting firm serving nonprofits, philanthropies, and social enterprises with organizational effectiveness, strategy, and leadership advisory services; broader portfolio but overlapping capabilities.
• Arabella Advisors: Philanthropic advisory firm providing strategy, operations, and capacity building support to foundations, nonprofits, and donors in the social sector; broader portfolio but overlapping capabilities with SSC.

Emerging players

• Open Source Leadership: Leadership development and coaching firm serving social justice movements with overlapping methodology in transformative leadership practice; smaller scale and emerging presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/4SocialChange
• Facebookfacebook.com/strategiesforsocialchange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strategies-for-social-change-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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