Ascend Advisors
Ascend Advisors
Strategy & Funding
Coaching & Facilitation
Event & Project Planning
We Will Get You to Your Next Level

Welcome To Ascend Advisors

  • WE LISTEN. WE ASSESS. WE HELP LEADERS THRIVE.

    Coaching

    COVID has changed the way the world works and impacted every sector in good ways and created some new challenges. Ascend Advisors has been working over the past year with clients, listening to their needs, assessing the current situation, and assisting them in designing on-line, real-time planning tools that engage a hybrid workforce maximizing the benefits of the unique environment while ensuring the goals, both annual and strategic, stay front-and-center and achieve desired results.

  • WE FACILITATE PLAN DESIGN. WE SUPPORT THE EXECUTION. YOUR PLANS NEVER SIT “ON THE SHELF”.

    Strategy & Facilitation

    Strategy is not played in one move, but several and over a long time. We help leaders consider the agency end-goals “what is the needle you want to move?” Then, we help them design the tactics to get there. We are currently partnering with nonprofit and government agencies, to set their own goals, strategies, and a full tactical plan. Ascend Advisors has established measurable goals, agency and programmatic, that align to the vision and mission and are monitored using key performance indicators.

  • WE EXECUTE EVENTS BASED ON YOUR VISION. WE ARE YOUR PARTNERS IN TAKING YOUR VISION TO REALITY.

    Event Planning

    Ascend Advisors has extensive experience in designing virtual and in-person events to celebrate agency successes and honor those who make the success happen. Starting from the planning of the event, developing sponsors for the event, and handling logistics, ticketing, and day-of-execution. Events we have facilitated include the MyCom Youth Voice Awards and the virtual event series of Wisdom for Wednesdays.

  • WE ARE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS TO BENEFIT OUR CLIENTS.

    Nonprofit Business

    In Fall 2022, Allison had an opportunity to participate in a review of Mindset: Changing the Way Your Think to Fulfill Your Potential and use the take-away lessons of being intentional in actions and overcoming obstacles (both personal and professional) to further the work of Ascend Advisors. Allison went on to share these lessons with youth development professionals and support their ongoing professional development, person by person. Now, Allison is reading Outliers: The Story of Success to better understand what makes high achievers succeed. Reach out if you want to join us in discussing either book-we would welcome your thoughts.

  • WE LISTEN AND SET MEASURABLE GOALS FOR FUNDING AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT-AND WE MONITOR THEM.

    Fund Development & Communications

    “The place to begin building any relationships is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.” (Stephen R. Covey). Starting in Spring 2022, Ascend Advisors conducted a customized training to enact the message in this quote with a new client who needed to improve their annual grant capture rate. We are thrilled to take what we do and train others on how to succeed with grant and foundation funding. Check back to hear if the training improved their capture rate! Over 2022, Ascend Advisors succeeded in achieving an improved client-open rate to their e-blast newsletters by 7% as an example of a planned goal and achieving results.