Sindhu Knotz
Principal, ESG
Philanthropic and non-profit organizations operate in dynamic environments, faced with increasingly complex and interconnected issues, growing community needs, and evolving practices. We know how challenging it can be to drive meaningful change in this unpredictable space, balancing limited resources with the constant need to adapt.
As an impact and purpose-driven firm, we share your values and are passionate about helping your organization achieve its mission. We believe a strong, healthy social sector is critical to delivering impact in our communities.
Our team has implemented hundreds of projects with empathy and a focus on building long-term relationships. We’ll partner with you to define, execute, and operationalize strategies to build capacity and infrastructure, create momentum, and address the systemic issues we all face.
Our Expertise
Evolving Strategy
Build a strategy that can evolve as you learn over time
In today’s rapidly changing environment, resilient strategies must include ways to solve familiar and emerging challenges. We’ll work with you to drive greater impact by partnering effectively, leveraging collective action models, and taking an interdisciplinary approach.
Measuring & Managing Impact
Build a learning agenda and feedback loops to guide decisions
Our measurement frameworks link strategic progress to your overall investment portfolio. We’ll help you create a common language of impact between funder and grantee, map strategy to execution, and increase confidence in investment decisions.
Cross Sector Collaboration
Accelerate impact through collective climate and social justice action
Drive action through collaboration with leaders across corporate, governmental, nonprofit, and philanthropic industries. We’ll help you harness collective wisdom and tackle society's intractable issues through peer-to-peer learning and bespoke campaigns that keep your mission close to heart.
Equity & Belonging
Embed diversity, equity, inclusion, & justice in your culture
Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and justice must be incorporated into all aspects of an organization, both internally and externally. We’ll guide you through the DEI+J journey to ensure the community’s experience with your organization aligns with your overall impact strategy.
Technology Modernization
Leverage digital tools to enable your strategy
Evolving stakeholder needs require modern technology. We can help you optimize your operations and maximize the value of your technology to support relationships, grant, financial, human capital, and knowledge management for data-driven decision making.
Organizational & Operational Effectiveness
Maximize your team’s impact
To maximize impact, you need effective team leadership, strong governance practices, and alignment around strategy, values, and vision. We encourage your team to adopt innovative ways of working and embody new approaches in mission-oriented work, investments, and operations.
