K+A Group, New York
K+A: ENABLING
TRANSFORMATIONAL
CHANGE.
Founded in 2003, K+A is passionate about helping national and international philanthropic and nonprofit leaders sharpen their messages and strategic plans, tell their stories, and reach new audiences & strategic partners. Capacity building and laying the groundwork for organizational growth is our strong suite. K+A is based in New York City with associates based in the United States and abroad. K+A is a member of Brakeley Europe & Partners a Europa-based global alliance of management consulting firms as well as a strategic partner of Chapel & York, an international fundraising firm.
OUR SERVICES:
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Strategic reviews and plans.
New market entry: define international value proposition.
Case for support.
Development plans and roadmaps: marketing strategies.
Prospect research, cultivation strategies & fundraising marketing.
Capacity building: workshops and trainings.
Board management.
EXAMPLE OF OUR WORK
Water and Integrity Network: We built the internal readiness of the team in international philanthropy resource mobilization over the period of four months: strategy, tools, implementation.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Participatory strategic planning workshops.
Market and competitor analysis.
Prioritize strategic objectives.
Define mission, vision, values, beliefs and value proposition.
SWOT analysis.
Action steps and resource allocation.
EXAMPLE OF OUR WORK
K+A facilitated a participatory strategic planning process to define the goals and objectives of a new network consisting of three Transparency International Chapters in the Caribbean: Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana.
US GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Decision-making tools & strategies on upcoming bids: start vetting and partnering activities 1-3 years before the government publishes the tender. We help analyze indicators on the probability of win.
Alliance strategy: Guide decision-making on the most advantageous US partners for a bid; creating or joining a consortium; or partnering with a company with specialized past performance with the government.
Help respond to tenders from US federal departments and agencies.
Market intelligence and on-the-ground intelligence about upcoming bids.
Help position your organization prior to a bid coming out.
EXAMPLE OF OUR WORK
K+A assisted Terre des Hommes, Netherlands's strategy to help win a US Department of Labor grant to reduce child labor in Madagascar. An estimated 10,000 children work in Madagascar's mica mines, one of the world's leading suppliers.