Most good ideas stall because the right people are never in the same room. We work out who a project needs (operators, agencies, funders, institutions and community groups), make the introductions, and stay on until there is an agreement in writing.
Partner strategy
Who needs to be at the table, and why each of them would say yes.
- Partner mappingEvery organization the project depends on, and what each one needs to see.
- Decision-maker analysisWho actually decides, who influences, and in what order to approach them.
- Partnership structureRoles, terms and what each partner puts in and gets out.
Introductions and convening
Getting the first meeting, then the right meetings.
- IntroductionsTo the people and institutions your project needs.
- Working sessionsPartners in one room with one agenda and a decision at the end.
- Follow-up and trackingEvery commitment written down, owned and followed up.
Business development
A pipeline of real opportunities, not a list of names.
- Opportunity assessmentWhich opportunities are worth pursuing, and which to drop.
- Pipeline building and reviewLeads, stages and next steps, reviewed on a schedule.
- Outreach planningWho to contact, with what message, through which channel.
- Proposals and pitchesThe document or deck that gets a yes from a specific reader.
Institutional, philanthropic and government engagement
Working with the organizations that fund and regulate the work.
- Funder and agency landscapeWhich programs, funds and offices fit the project.
- Program alignmentShaping the project so it meets what a funder or agency is looking for.
- BriefingsPresentations and papers for decision-makers.
Why Gemini.
What you can hold Gemini Strategic Consultants LLC to, on every piece of work.
One team, start to finish.
The people you meet in the first conversation stay on the work until it is done.
Terms are written first.
Scope, timeline and cost are agreed in writing before anything starts.
You keep what we build.
Plans, documents, systems and tools are yours at the end, with notes on how they work.
Status is stated as it is.
Nothing is called funded, adopted or delivered until it is.
Where it stands.
We run this work today across our own initiatives. Client results appear here only once the client agrees to be named.
Tell us what you are trying to get done.
A few sentences is enough. If we are not the right people, we will say so and tell you who is.