Project Based

Project rates are variable

Comprehensive Solutions for Lasting Transformation

When your organization needs focused, intensive support to achieve specific outcomes, our project-based services deliver measurable results through authentic, relationship-centered approaches. Each project is customized to your unique context, timeline, and goals.

Culture Assessment and Change

Transform Your Organizational Culture from the Inside Out

Culture isn't just what you say you value—it's how people actually experience working in your organization every day. Our culture transformation projects help you identify gaps between stated values and lived reality, then create sustainable change that aligns behavior with beliefs.

Project Scope:

• Assessment Phase : Comprehensive culture audit including employee interviews, leadership assessments, policy review, and organizational behavior analysis

• Analysis & Recommendations: Detailed findings with specific, actionable recommendations for culture change

• Implementation Planning: Step-by-step change management plan with timelines, accountability measures, and success metrics

• Implementation Support: Ongoing guidance, training, and adjustment support during culture transformation

What Makes Our Approach Different:

• Lived Experience Lens: Understanding how power dynamics and systemic barriers actually impact daily workplace experience

• Bottom-Up and Top-Down: Engaging all levels of the organization, not just leadership

• Authentic Assessment: Creating safe spaces for honest feedback about what's really happening

Curriculum Development and Implementation

Build Internal Capacity Through Customized Learning Solutions

Great organizations invest in their people's growth. Our curriculum development projects create learning experiences that build skills, strengthen culture, and develop internal leadership capacity—all designed specifically for your organization's unique needs and context.

Project Components:

• Needs Assessment: Identify skill gaps, learning preferences, and organizational development priorities

• Curriculum Design: Create comprehensive learning modules with activities, assessments, and implementation guides

• Pilot Testing: Test curriculum with select groups and refine based on feedback

• Full Implementation: Roll out training with ongoing support, coaching, and adjustment

• Evaluation & Sustainability: Measure impact and build internal capacity to continue programs

Our Development Philosophy:

• Experience-Based Learning: Practical application, not just theoretical knowledge

• Culturally Responsive: Content that honors diverse backgrounds and learning styles

• Peer-Led Components: Incorporating lived experience and peer learning models

Strategic Planning

Create Actionable Strategies That Actually Get Implemented

Strategic planning isn't just about creating documents—it's about building shared vision, aligning resources, and creating accountability systems that turn dreams into reality. Our strategic planning projects result in clear, actionable plans that your team is equipped and motivated to implement.

Project Process:

• Environmental Scan: Assess current state, market conditions, stakeholder needs, and organizational capacity

• Visioning & Goal Setting: Facilitate leadership and stakeholder sessions to define clear, measurable objectives

• Strategy Development: Create specific strategies, tactics, timelines, and resource requirements

• Implementation Planning: Develop detailed action plans with accountability measures and progress tracking

• Launch Support: Provide implementation coaching and plan adjustments as needed

Our Strategic Planning Difference:

• Relationship-Centered: Strategies that honor existing relationships and build new ones

• Implementation-Focused: Plans designed to actually be executed, not sit on shelves

• Values-Aligned: Every strategy connects to organizational mission and values

• Realistic Timelines: Based on actual capacity, not wishful thinking

Stakeholder Engagement Facilitation

Build Stronger Partnerships Through Authentic Dialogue

Whether you're managing complex partnerships, navigating organizational change, or addressing conflicts, effective stakeholder engagement requires skilled facilitation that creates space for authentic dialogue and collaborative problem-solving.

Engagement Types:

• Board Development and Governance: Strengthen board effectiveness, clarify roles, improve decision-making processes

• Community Partnership Building: Facilitate relationships with community organizations, government entities, and funding partners

• Internal Stakeholder Alignment: Bring together different departments, teams, or leadership groups for shared planning

• Conflict Resolution: Mediate disputes and rebuild trust between stakeholders

• Change Management Communication: Facilitate difficult conversations during organizational transitions

Project Approach:

• Stakeholder Mapping (1-2 weeks): Identify all relevant parties and their interests, concerns, and influence

• Pre-Engagement Preparation (1-2 weeks): Individual conversations to understand perspectives and prepare participants

• Facilitated Sessions (varies): Structured dialogue sessions designed to achieve specific outcomes

• Follow-Up Planning (1 week): Document agreements, create accountability systems, plan next steps

• Ongoing Support (as needed): Continue facilitation support for implementation and relationship maintenance

Facilitation Specialties:

• Difficult Conversations: Creating safe spaces for honest dialogue about challenging topics

• Power Dynamics: Addressing imbalances and ensuring all voices are heard

• Cultural Competency: Facilitating across diverse backgrounds and communication styles

• Trauma-Informed Approaches: Understanding how past experiences impact current stakeholder relationships

• Solution-Focused Methods: Moving from problem identification to collaborative action planning

Additional Examples of Project-Based Services

Organizational Assessment and Restructuring

Leadership Transition Support

Grant Writing and Funding Strategy

Policy Development and Review

Program Evaluation and Improvement

Project Investment and Timeline

Typical Project Duration: 3-12 months depending on scope and complexity Investment Range: Customized based on project scope, timeline, and organizational capacity Payment Options: Flexible arrangements including milestone-based payments and sliding scale considerations for mission-aligned organizations

Ready to discuss your specific project needs? Let's explore how 4C Services can help you achieve your organizational goals.