Our clients
Kinetic West’s clients are social impact leaders from across the public, private, and non-profit sectors who want to build common purpose and get big things done in partnership with local communities.
We help organizations solve problems, so they can focus on effectively serving our communities. We bring a commitment to client empowerment, equity-centered strategy, rigorous analysis, and personal humility to everything we do.
SYSTEMS CHANGE AND STRATEGY
Developing strategies for system design and coalition building, providing support through implementation
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
Creating programs and partnerships to ensure successful execution of strategy
RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS
Analyzing and communicating complex data simply to drive decision-making
CONNECTING POLICY AND STRATEGY
Translating strategy into policy structures and turning legislation into action
COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Advising and supporting individuals and team to support their ability to execute on strategy
Career Connected Learning
Kinetic West has supported multiple projects in the career-connected learning (CCL) sector. We define CCL as student programs and activities that prepare students for multiple college and career pathways, provide career-specific academic preparation, and emphasize hands-on, work-based learning. Read more on our blog about why we believe in career connected learning.
Intermediaries
Kinetic West has extensive knowledge and expertise in engaging with intermediaries. We believe in cross-sector engagement to solve our communities’ challenges, with non-profit intermediaries as vital partners in this work.
Career Connect Washington (CCW)
Serve as lead consulting partner for Governor Inslee’s Career Connect Washington initiative. We’ve partnered with CCW through strategic planning, policy development, and now system implementation.
Building Changes
Developed business plan for new homelessness intermediary supported by business, philanthropy, and community stakeholders.
Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA)
Provide strategy support and technical assistance to New America’s PAYA grantees across the country to grow youth apprenticeship.
Child Poverty Action Lab
Developed theory of change for a new intermediary to reduce child poverty in Dallas by 50% in one generation.
Road Map Project’s Community Center for Educational Results (CCER)
Collaboration with Community Center for Educational Results and Challenge Seattle to expose students to local careers via worksite tours. We work with the business community to recruit and train employers for tours each spring and fall. Send us an email at contact@kineticwest.com if you want to bring worksite tours to your office.
Washington STEM
Prepared strategic plan, including projected financials for annual board meeting; developed new processes to help WA STEM staff increase team efficiency.
Washington Roundtable
Lead education consulting partner for the Washington Roundtable focusing on research, analytics and policy creation.
Intermediaries
Kinetic West has extensive knowledge and expertise in engaging with intermediaries. We believe in cross-sector engagement to solve our communities’ challenges, with non-profit intermediaries as vital partners in this work.
Intermediaries
Kinetic West has extensive knowledge and expertise in engaging with intermediaries. We believe in cross-sector engagement to solve our communities’ challenges, with non-profit intermediaries as vital partners in this work.