Services

Emerging 

Advisory Retainer

Four Strands Community Partners, LLC will:

• • Be a sounding board for CLIENT-developed plans, ideas and strategies;

  • Provide feedback and guidance on researching and executing implementation steps;

  • Participate in four, 1-hour meetings per month with two client contacts who are responsible for implementing and managing the CLIENT diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging  (DEIB) initiatives 

  • Provide weekly advisory and consulting services via 30 minute calls or emails, with the principal client contacts responsible for the enterprise-wide DEIB initiatives;

The CLIENT is responsible for creating and managing the DEIB initiatives. 

Developing: 

Implementation Retainer

• All of the contact hours and services at the Advisory Retainer level

• In addition, Four Strands Community Partners, LLC will:

  • Work with the small team responsible for assisting the two primary point people. This team can be staff or the board;

  • Help the team members understand and advance their roles in the DEIB initiatives;

  • Provide one (1) full-day staff or board retreat per year (up to 8 hours), with at least four weeks advance notice;

  • Provide two (2) additional 1-hour meetings per month, primarily to work with the support team;

  • Recommend adjustments to systems and procedures to improve the implementation of the CLIENT DEI initiatives; 

  • Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of critical DEIB-related elements to the CLIENT scope of work; and

  • Provide on-site consulting services for up to one (1) full-day per quarter (up to 8 hours), with at least four weeks advance notice.

Performing:

Collaborative Retainer

• All of the contact hours and services of the Advisory and Implementation Retainer levels

• The DEI initiative is created jointly between the CLIENT and Four Strands Community Partners, LLC.

• In addition, Four Strands Community Partners, LLC will:

  • Provide quarterly trainings (2 hours each) to support specific knowledge and skills development, for the implementation support team that reports directly to the primary point people (up to 3 people);

  • Provide on-site consulting services for up to two (2) full-days (up to 8 hours each) per quarter

• Requires a two-year retainer agreement because of the thoroughness of the staff development. This kind of work invites participants to be vulnerable and transparent, which requires building deep trust among participants, and between the participants and the consultant. This takes time.

Transforming

Partnership Retainer

• All of the contact hours and services of the Advisory and Process Implementation Retainer levels

• The CLIENT DEI initiative is created jointly between the CLIENT and Four Strands Community Partners, LLC.

• In addition, Four Strands Community Partners, LLC will:

  • Design and facilitate a six - nine month learning series for the CLIENT board OR staff (90 minutes per session);

  • Provide quarterly trainings (2 hours each) to support specific knowledge and skills development, for the implementation support team that reports directly to the primary point people (up to 3 people);

  • Provide on-site consulting services for three (3) full-days (up to 8 hours each) per quarter

• Requires a three-year retainer agreement.