services
organizational alignment
The problem: Your staff can't articulate your mission. Your board doesn't understand your strategy. You're making decisions based on what's urgent rather than what matters most.
What I do: Facilitate strategic planning processes that result in clear mission statements, measurable goals, and alignment across your entire organization.
Investment: 3-6 month engagements starting at $2,500/month
strategic operations
The problem: You're spending 80% of your time on administrative tasks that don't require your expertise. You can't afford another full-time hire but you're drowning. Your systems were built for a different organization.
What I do: Audit your current operations, identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, design scalable systems for budgeting, workflows, and role definition. I will help you figure out what to hire for and when.
Investment: Project-based (starting at $4K) or ongoing retainer (starting at $2K/month for a minimum of three months)
governance effectiveness
The problem: Your board meetings are painful. Half your members haven't given in years. No one's clear on their role. You spend more time managing your board than they spend supporting you.
What I do: Board restructuring, role clarification, meeting redesign, member recruitment strategy, and governance training. I turn dysfunctional boards into your organization's greatest asset.
Investment: 3-6 month engagements starting at $3,000/month
event + retreat planning
The problem: You need a board retreat or donor event that actually accomplishes something, but you don't have bandwidth to plan it.
What I do: Full-service event planning from venue selection to agenda design to day-of coordination. You show up, I handle everything else.
Investment: Project-based, ranging anywhere from $2K-10K+ depending on size and complexity
CRISTINA FOWLER
arts management consulting
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