Our SOAR consultants supported our team through a board development process. The SOAR team was insightful, thorough and incredibly helpful to senior staff and board leaders. As a result, we’ve built out functioning board committees, increased engagement and are on track to boost our growth and long-term sustainability.

The support we received from SOAR and our dynamite team of consultants surpassed our expectations in ways I can’t even begin to describe. The team spent months learning about our organization, engaging community members, and constructively questioning key aspects to gain an understanding of the work that needed to be done. This work pushed us... READ MORE>>

We truly appreciate the consultants from SOAR for their guidance and facilitation skills as we developed our agency’s strategic plan.  With the growing demographics of older adults and continued evolution of health and human services, it will become increasingly more important that our strategic plan focuses our efforts and resources in the most effective way... READ MORE>>

What separates SOAR from other consulting firms I have worked with is their diligence and care in trying to really understand our organization and its needs. As a small, entrepreneurial non-profit, we have a personality, style, and culture that drives our work. SOAR was deeply interested in understanding that culture and organizing a team of… READ MORE>>

The team was amazing! The team members were great, and had different skills and communication styles. One had deep knowledge of schools, and two were great at analyzing and simplifying the challenges, which helped me communicate with others in the system. They helped us move toward real problem solving. Based on the team’s work and… READ MORE>>

I chose SOAR because of their flexible scheduling and confidence they could do the work. We’re a 100 year old organization, and were looking to understand the current community demographics and characteristics to inform enrollment and branding. The (SOAR) team outlined phases for implementation, identified low hanging fruit, and focused on what was most helpful… READ MORE>>

The team exceeded my expectations. Each member brought different perspectives and  opinions to the table — finance, management and fundraising — which were great skills for this project. It was a great roadmap, with explicit recommendations and enlightening timetables. We have already begun implementing them and expect to see all of them actualized — in… READ MORE>>

The three SOAR consultants worked so well as a team to help us develop a strategic plan. They were attentive, thoughtful, and open to being educated about what the organization was trying to accomplish, rather than telling us what to think. Our model is complicated and hard to explain . . . and yet, the… READ MORE>>