Our Consulting Services

Your people. Your processes. Your programs. Your ability to plan well for the future. These are four of the most significant contributors to your organization’s success. Each one affects the others – if one area falters, they all begin to feel the pressure. While all four working together is ideal for a well-oiled, sustainable organization, each piece can also be addressed separately and targeted based on your organization’s needs.

That’s where our consulting services come in. We work to strengthen your organization in the areas that will benefit you most, whether that means creating alignment across all four areas to achieve maximum impact or focusing on the one area that needs concentrated support.
People

Your people are your greatest asset. Simply put: the work does not happen without them. We focus on helping build leadership capacity and strengthening team connection,so they can bring the best version of themselves to the work they love and those they serve.

Through a blend of strategic advising and personalized coaching, we help leaders gain clarity, strengthen decision-making, and lead with confidence, even in times of complexity.

We provide:

  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Advisory Support
  • Organizational Culture Assessment
  • 360 Leadership Review
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Processes

Strong processes are the backbone of efficient, sustainable operations. When systems falter, momentum slows. We work closely with teams to remove inefficiencies, strengthen operations, and create systems that support growthso you can move from frustration to flow.

Using proven process improvement techniques, we help you streamline how work gets done, positioning your organization for current and future success.

We provide:

  • Fractional Operational Support
  • Process Design & Workflow Optimization
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Change Readiness & Implementation
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programs

Your programs are how your mission comes to life. They shape the stakeholder experience and drive the impact your organization aims to achieve. We help organizations design, manage, and evaluate programs that are mission-aligned, community-informed, and outcome-driven.

Through an objective lens and collaborative planning, we ensure your programming is both meaningful and measurable.

We provide:

  • Program Development
  • Program Redesign
  • Program Evaluation
  • Project Management
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Planning

Planning is how you turn vision into direction. It creates the clarity and structure needed to make meaningful progress, especially in times of change. We help organizations step back from the daily grind to define priorities, identify opportunities, and build strategies that are both practical and future focused.

Whether you’re setting a new course or sharpening your current direction, we provide the guidance and tools to help you plan well.

We provide:

  • Strategic Planning & Facilitation
  • Implementation Roadmap Development
  • Decision-Making Frameworks
  • Organizational Health Assessment
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CASE STUDY: People

Background

A developing ministry in Edgecombe County seeking to serve as a solid faith community and support efforts that will meet the community’s broader, practical needs.

Challenge

This church plant’s senior leadership desired to provide intensive leadership development training for its emerging leaders.

Solution

After considerable dialogue with the senior pastor, we facilitated a leadership development training seminar for a group of approximately 12 people at its Emerging Leaders Retreat. Areas of emphasis included evaluating effectiveness, strategy development, and recognizing growth opportunity areas. That successful engagement led to a continued partnership, which resulted in a deeper dive into the organization’s strategic planning needs in the form of a leader engagement and preliminary brainstorming assessment. These tools will aid the organization in future strategy development.

Background
Challenge
Solution

A developing ministry in Edgecombe County seeking to serve as a solid faith community and support efforts that will meet the community’s broader, practical needs.

This church plant’s senior leadership desired to provide intensive leadership development training for its emerging leaders.

After considerable dialogue with the senior pastor, we facilitated a leadership development training seminar for a group of approximately 12 people at its Emerging Leaders Retreat. Areas of emphasis included evaluating effectiveness, strategy development, and recognizing growth opportunity areas. That successful engagement led to a continued partnership, which resulted in a deeper dive into the organization’s strategic planning needs in the form of a leader engagement and preliminary brainstorming assessment. These tools will aid the organization in future strategy development.

“The knowledge Kimberly provided to the emerging leaders was invaluable. And, the results of the Strategic Brainstorming Assessment were impeccable. We took the assessment to Our Advisory Council and were able to adopt this assessment as the foundation of a five-year strategic plan.” 

Teresa Avent, Senior Pastor, Kingdom Works Apostolic Center

CASE STUDY: Processes

Background
Challenge
Solution

A consulting firm offering coaching and support to address change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration.

Seeking to launch several major change initiatives in a relatively short timespan, the client needed a strategy that yielded the most impact and returns on investment.

Our team led the client through a series of executive advising and workflow sessions that resulted in a clear path forward to a three-step strategy implementation process. This process allows for each change initiative and product launch to funnel into and build upon the previous work achieved.

Background

A consulting firm offering coaching and support to address change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration.

Challenge

Seeking to launch several major change initiatives in a relatively short timespan, the client needed a strategy that yielded the most impact and returns on investment.

Solution

Our team led the client through a series of executive advising and workflow sessions that resulted in a clear path forward to a three-step strategy implementation process. This process allows for each change initiative and product launch to funnel into and build upon the previous work achieved.

“Kimberly’s approach was anchored in asking powerful questions, streamlining processes and tools, and identifying and solving critical organizational blind spots that are key to moving successful efforts, projects, and organizations forward. Highly recommended.”

Tracey Greene-Washington, President Indigo Innovation Group

CASE STUDY: PROGRAMS

Background

A consulting firm offering coaching and support to address change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration.

Challenge

The client required support to implement projects and programs on the horizon successfully

Solution

We partnered with the client to refine messaging and provided project management and design support of two key initiatives – a supplemental handbook to accompany a newly released book and a year-long, intensive web-based training series.

Background
Challenge
Solution

A consulting firm offering coaching and support to address change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration.

The client required support to implement projects and programs on the horizon successfully

We partnered with the client to refine messaging and provided project management and design support of two key initiatives – a supplemental handbook to accompany a newly released book and a year-long, intensive web-based training series.

 “I had the opportunity to work with Kimberly on two critical projects. Her insights, questions, and skills associated with managing all the moving pieces were invaluable in reaching each initiative’s targeted goals and success measures. I highly recommend Kimberly and AskQ Consulting as a consultant, advisor, and strategic partner.”

Tracey Greene-Washington, President Indigo Innovation Group

CASE STUDY: Planning

Background
Challenge
Solution

An established statewide nonprofit organization with over 20 years of experience serving underrepresented and under-resourced populations in North Carolina.

Facing executive leadership transition, the Board of Directors sought to provide day-to-day operational support and leadership for its staff, as well as continue defining major strategic planning initiatives that would position the organization for long-term growth and success.

We partnered with the Board of Directors and leadership staff to craft communication to guide the transition process, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged in the change initiatives underway. We supported day-to-day operation activities while evaluating workflow processes and capacity. We also designed an action plan to steer the work and direction of the organization. Working closely with the Board of Directors, we engaged in scenario planning and forecasting, which led to the organization’s bold decision to enter into a merger with another statewide nonprofit organization and long-time partner.

Background

An established statewide nonprofit organization with over 20 years of experience serving underrepresented and under-resourced populations in North Carolina.

Challenge

Facing executive leadership transition, the Board of Directors sought to provide day-to-day operational support and leadership for its staff, as well as continue defining major strategic planning initiatives that would position the organization for long-term growth and success.

Solution

We partnered with the Board of Directors and leadership staff to craft communication to guide the transition process, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged in the change initiatives underway. We supported day-to-day operation activities while evaluating workflow processes and capacity. We also designed an action plan to steer the work and direction of the organization. Working closely with the Board of Directors, we engaged in scenario planning and forecasting, which led to the organization’s bold decision to enter into a merger with another statewide nonprofit organization and long-time partner.

“Kimberly stepped in to provide the leadership necessary at a pivotal time of organizational transition. She brought calm, poise, and a steady presence to our staff and Board of Directors, all while thoughtfully asking hard questions designed to move us along a continuum of change. I highly recommend her services without reservation.”

William Wilson, Vice Board Chair, NC Community Development Initiative