FOCUSED SERVICES
Initiative Focus
Housing
We work with foundations, nonprofits and local governments to amplify housing programs. This can include establishing or helping to manage your Local Housing Option Team (LHOT). In addition WSG offers housing assessments, coordination and convening of nonprofit and other partners as well as other services.
Education
We work with foundations, corporations and communities to develop alternatives to Promise scholarship programs that are more sustainable and targeted to growth sectors. We also analyze economic trends to bring in training programs for high school students and atraight to workforce individuals to prepare them for careers. WSG also specializes in building full service programs, defining wraparound needs as well as programs to enhance trades training and ecosystems.
Human Services
WSG assists foundations, nonprofits, and local government with needs assessments and other planning and measurement for human service projects. We can also assist with community engagement, communication challenges, and fundraising or grant opportunities. We also offer convening services and can also aggregate data from multiple sources or use visual storytelling to demonstrate impact or report to community or government.
Climate Change/ Conservation
WSG assists climate change and conservation organizations with media outreach, storytelling, and digital campaigns. We can also assist in opening up new audiences for fundraising and other services. WSG has experience in climate change communications, renewable energy, as well as wildlife and nature conservation.
Economic Development
We work with local governments, foundations and other partners to assess opportunities in a community. WSG analyzes future trends, helps design programs for workforce preparedness, and can help unlock state and federal funding for projects. We excel at defining under utilized resources and assets, bringing community history back to life, and using creativity and gaming strategies to bring awareness, growth and new people to communities.
Community Engagement
WSG builds community engagement and communications activities into every project that we tackle. We have found that this is often mssing and the reson for liited success in many projects. WSG can find ways to engage, coordinate, or convene groups to increase collaboration and juump start a pproject that may be struggling.
Service Focus
Strategic Planning
With more than 20 years of strategic planning experience and other partner resources, WSG is the perfect partner for foundations, nonprofits and local givernment. We can assist with communications, marketing, development, or other services as well as specific needs. WSG develops 1, 3, and 5 year plans as well as smaller plans that are project specific. In addition,
Assessment/Feasibility Studies
WSG specializes in community assessments. We help foundations and local governments determine the needs, resources, assets, perceptions, and other data to give a complete picture to shape decisions. We can also help corporations determine where to place philanthropic support or project investments. Additionally, WSG assists nonprofits and other organizations with feasibility studies for plans and projects.
Fundraising/Donor Engagement
WSG partners with fundraising professionals to assist nonprofits and community foundations maximize opportunities. We can design messaging and campaigns to steward current donors, convert online donors, and create or expand recurring donors. In addition, WSG specializes in finding new audiences and developing content and campaigns that capture first-time donors.
Communications/Media/Marketing
WSG provides media outreach and measurement, content planning and execution, storytelling, digital campaign creation and implementations, and other services. We act as an extension of communications and development staff to fill in gaps. supercharge activities, and relieve burdens.
Market/Community/Audience Research
WSG is a strategy and research consulting agency. As such, we can undertake a variety of research projects for our clients. We help nonprofits, foundations and local government with market, audience, and community data gathering needs that relieve staff burdens and provide the necessary data to make sound decisions.
Capture and Engagement Campaigns
WSG develops strategy and content for traditional and digital campaigns. We can also provide media/advertising, landing page capture, and other services. Count on WSG to deliver impactful results for your organization.
Data Measurement/Visualization
WSG supports foundations, nonprofits, local government and corporations with data measurement services for programs, projects, and campaigns. In addition, we can take your data and create striking visualization tools for reporting or fundraising purposes. Finally, WSG can also package your data into a story to donors, media or other outlets.
