Let's Work Together
AWE Strategies works with foundations, nonprofits, and institutions that are trying to build better ways of working with and for the next generation and their communities.
Whether you’re an executive leader looking to drive change from the top or a program officer building the case for organizational change, we can help you turn that ambition into action.
PHILANTHROPIC STRATEGY
Better investments in the next generation and their communities start with better questions.
We help foundations think more deeply about how they invest in young people and their communities, where their strategy is falling short, and what it would look like to shift more decision-making power toward the people closest to the work.
We can help with:
Youth portfolio strategy
Grantmaking strategy
Youth advisory structures
Participatory and youth-led grantmaking
Funder learning agendas
Youth-centered strategy development
Grantee capacity building
Emerging issues affecting young people
INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Representation is a start. Shared power is the goal.
Adding a young person to a board or advisory group doesn’t automatically make an institution intergenerational.
We work with organizations to build the structures, expectations, and relationships that allow people of different generations to lead together.
We can help with:
Board age-diversification strategy
Intergenerational governance
Youth leadership structures
Advisory council design
Decision-making processes
Board and leadership development
Intergenerational organizational culture
NEXT GENERATION STRATEGY
Advising on youth-centered giving strategy, from program design to field positioning.
We help organizations understand what generational change means for their strategy, programs, workforce, and communications.
The goal isn’t to become better at predicting what Gen Z and Alpha want.
It’s to understand the forces shaping the rising generations well enough to make better decisions today.
We can help with:
Gen Z research and insights
Workforce and talent strategy
Youth engagement strategy
Program design
Narrative and communications strategy
Emerging-issue exploration
Executive briefings and workshops
What working together can look like
ADVISORY
Ongoing strategic counsel for leaders navigating a complex question or initiative.
Best for: Foundations, executives, boards, and teams that want a trusted thought partner over time.
STRATEGY
A focused engagement to understand a challenge, develop a point of view, and create a practical path forward.
Best for: New strategies, major initiatives, portfolios, governance changes, and emerging opportunities.
CAPACITY BUILDING
Bringing teams, grantees, boards, or young leaders together to build shared understanding and stronger practice.
Best for: Workshops, cohort learning, retreats, advisory groups, and organizational learning.