Consulting Services

As a specialist in community development and engagement, services include innovative and authentic ways of carrying out community engagement and strategic planning



Services Include:

  • Advisory and training work, which includes community and social development, capacity building, community investment and corporate social responsibility
  • Community investment planning: helping companies make wise investments in communities that are based on need
  • Toolkits and training to enable community development work and investment
  • Demographic scans, community needs audits, community and area profiles
  • Identification of community needs and project impact
  • Education and training in cultural sensitivity and community development principles
  • Partnership development and community engagement
  • Identification of community priorities
  • Community consultations
  • Event planning and management

About Our Services

Community development for business

  • Strategic advice
  • Implementation
  • Community consultation and engagement
  • Development of community engagement strategies that make good business sense and contribute to healthy and strong communities
  • Working with companies and organizations to develop mutually beneficial relationships within communities

Community development for non-profits and government

  • Helping organizations contribute to healthy and strong communities using a social development and ‘preventative’ approach
  • Services include providing assistance with evaluation and outcome measurement, process improvement and program development
  • Tailored training is available for staff and organizations. Modules can include cultural sensitivity, community development, working with street affected youth and child and youth development

Capacity building for communities

  • Working with communities to prioritize community need
  • Providing communities with the tools to engage effectively with key partners and businesses
  • Tailored workshops and training are available in community capacity building and community development



“As coordinator of Communities that Care Lisa initiated a review to streamline processes. As a result we saw increases in efficiency, transparency, funding and outputs.”
Lois Wynne, Executive Director, Sea to Sky Community Services Society
“Lisa was able to work successfully to develop the initiative from scratch, and work sensitively with a diverse population.”
Yael Drinkle, Manager, Employment & Training. Community Branch YMCA of Greater Vancouver.
“Lisa’s expertise and professionalism were apparent at all times and she was instrumental in seeing Squamish successfully achieve a Safe Communities Designation.”
Kathryn Hennigar, Squamish Crime Prevention Coordinator