“The 60's should teach us how important it is not to lie to ourselves.  Not to believe that revolution is a one-time event or something that happens around us rather than inside us. Not to believe that freedom can belong to any one group without the others also being free. How important it is not to allow even our leaders to define us to ourselves, or to define our sources of power to us.”

—Audre Lorde

How Can We Help?

All of our consulting services are rooted in anti-oppression practices and tailored to movement organizations, leaders and coalition. These services include:

  • Supporting coalitions and network around shared decision making, effective communication and collaboration, short and long term strategy and power dynamics.

  • Offering our clients decades of on-the-ground experience as well as coalition and organization-building expertise from a culturally complex lens.

  • We see coaching as a fundamental building block to helping leaders implement their vision.

  • Helping our clients move from the very important interpersonal and visioning work to the action and implementation stage.

  • Over the past several decades we have keynoted several conferences and gatherings across social justice movements.

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Movement and Coalition Building

For organizations, collectives, and networks striving to strengthen their ability to build more inclusive, and strong networks and collaborations. As community organizers, we understand that the context of the work is always changing.  Movements MOVE, issues change, campaigns must be waged, new relationships must be forged and old relationships sometimes need a tune-up (or perhaps some conflict resolution!). This aspect of BQN Consulting’s work focuses on supporting coalitions and network around shared decision-making, effective communication and collaboration, short and long-term strategy, and power dynamics.

Training, Education, and Facilitation

For any group of individuals, organizations, or collectives wanting to strengthen their commitment to challenging all forms of oppression in their work. We consider this aspect of our practice among one of the most important services we provide. BQN Consulting specializes in working across movements, communities, issues, and identities.  As a direct result of our background in cultural work, anti-oppression training, cross-movement and community organizing we are able to offer our clients decades of on-the-ground experience as well as coalition and organization-building expertise from a culturally complex lens.

Coaching and Leadership Development

For executive directors, deputy directors, organizers, and emerging leaders.  We specialize in coaching People of Color, women, LGBTQ+  people, faith leaders, disability justice leaders, and young people around a range of leadership and organizational issues. Coaching is another important element of our practice because it allows us to work with our clients in a longer-term and more intensive capacity. At BQN Consulting we see coaching as a fundamental building block to helping leaders implement their vision.

Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

For organizations, campaigns, and collectives, networks rooted in any movement for social and economic justice that want to engage in short or long-term strategic planning.  We also provide a range of infrastructure-building services including board development, fundraising coaching, and technical assistance, program development, staff development, and conflict mediation. Planning and infrastructure building are key elements of our practice because they enable us to help our clients move from the very important interpersonal and visioning work to the action and implementation stage.

Keynote Speaking

If your organization is looking for a keynote speaker to delve deeply into racial justice, cross-movement or movement-building issues give us a call! Over the past several decades we have keynoted several conferences and gatherings across social justice movements.