Services
What We Offer
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Organizational Health Assessment
Healthy organizations are vibrant workplaces where teams produce results. It takes commitment and intentional effort to build and maintain health. Zipline conducts a thorough organizational health assessment to bring you insight into your organization’s strengths and challenges, identify what holds you back, and help you and your team chart a course to an energized, focused, fulfilling future.
Includes: Organization Health, Succession Planning, Culture Setting
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Leadership Coaching
As a sounding board and thought partner, Zipline Consulting helps you understand your leadership style and how to lead the team you have. Katie’s coaching builds confidence, gives you tools, and guides your growth. She gives you a nudge when it gets daunting. Leadership is tough, but most great adventures are. You’ve got this - Katie brings the map and the compass.
Includes: Leadership, Board, Team Coaching
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Team Facilitation
We all need to pause, pull up,and view things from a higher altitude to gain the perspective to lead strategically. Zipline helps your team see things from a different angle, tackle tough issues, and reclaim your focus. Our energy, insight, objective perspective, and constructive framework enhance your board training, leadership retreat, or planning process. You will leave with clarity, shared commitment, and enthusiasm to move forward with confidence.
Includes: Vision Setting, Strategic or Annual Planning Retreats, Alignment Sessions, Leadership Training
“I’m building a world of vibrant, healthy nonprofits where teams feel energized, supported, focused. Healthy organizations deliver results for communities and transform our nation.”
Katie Spencer
About
Zipline Process
Zipline partners with organizations to give them a fresh, clear perspective on their teams, what’s working and what’s holding them back. As an organizational anthropologist, I listen and take the time to delve deep to understand the players, culture, and end goals. And then I help you build a plan to get stronger, move the needle on your goals and become the organization you dreamed of when you got started.
About
Helping Leaders Find The Joy Of Leading!
Zipline consulting partners with nonprofits to clarify their vision, and align their teams, empowering all players to operate with confidence and achieve their greatest impact.
Testimonial
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“Katie led MIFA through the process of establishing people strategies to strengthen our talent and ability to support and drive impact. If we had not focused on culture, technology, and innovation, we would not have been in the position to grow during the past few years. Katie is a delight to work with—so smart, yet so collaborative. We look forward to more projects together.”
-Sally Heinz, President and CEO,
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“Katie deftly led our team through a leadership transition by listening to our concerns and intuitively responding to our needs. Ultimately, she delivered a guided roadmap of steps to achieve our goals. More than all of these, Katie is a delight to work with.”
-Mary Haizlip, Principal,
Haizlip Studio -
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“During a crucial time, Katie worked with my board and team to create a strategy that has successfully guided us. From long-term planning, to creating a vibrant culture guide for our team's development, to mentoring me in my role as Executive Director, Katie's deep understanding and expertise in the nonprofit sector has been invaluable. When I think through the successes of the past 3 years, Katie's many contributions have been not only tactical and foundational, but also an inspiration.”
-Natalie Wilson, Executive Director,
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“The succession planning workshop was game-changing for me. One of the best things I've ever done for professional development.”
-Elizabeth Rouse, Executive Director,
Arts Memphis
Joy Of Leading
Financial
Fundraising Isn’t The Problem
I’ve Seen Behind The Curtain Of Scores Of Organizations. I’ve Witnessed What Propels Nonprofits To Success And What Plummets Them Into Crisis, Or More Commonly, Slowly Erodes Their Long-Term Sustainability.
Katie
Mar 13
Goals
9 Steps To Nail Your Goals In 2023
Get Focused: Articulate Your Vision And Claim Your Goals For The Year
Katie
Dec 16
Financial
Introducing Nonprofit Nexgen!
Introducing My New Series, Nonprofit Nexgen On Growthcurrent, A Content Platform Brought To Us By Our Partners At Citycurrent. Throughout This Series, I Share How We Build The Nonprofit Sector Of The Future, Starting With Your Organization.
Katie
Jul 26
