Our Services
At Collective Futures, our mission is to support people and organizations in creating pathways toward equity. Our approach centers those most impacted by inequities, recognizing and uplifting the knowledge and insights that individuals bring from within their own communities. We believe that this work shouldn’t be extractive; rather, it should be reciprocal and provide mutual benefit to all involved.
Every project is tailored to meet the needs of the client and the people the project is intended to serve. Projects often include more than one of the highlighted services below.
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Building impactful programs requires a clear vision, intentional design, and accountability to the communities served. Whether creating a new initiative, assessing the impact of existing programs, expanding services, or shifting strategies for greater equity, we work alongside organizations to refine and enhance their efforts. Our team’s creativity, curiosity, and expertise support culturally responsive design and reflective practice, ensuring that each program is rooted in the unique strengths and needs of the community. We prioritize sustainable, effective outcomes that uplift the most marginalized.
Organizational Capacity Building
Our consulting services are customized to help nonprofits, grassroots organizations, and government agencies strengthen their internal structures for lasting, community-driven change. We collaborate with teams to assess current capacities, identify growth opportunities, and craft strategies that boost operational efficiency, leadership, and resource management. From refining governance to enhancing staff skills, our guidance is grounded in the realities and needs of each sector. We equip organizations with the resources and insights to navigate change confidently, centering the voices of marginalized communities in every aspect of their work.
Community Engagement
Community engagement isn't just a tool for us—it’s the core of our methodology. We center community voices in every aspect of our work, ensuring that program development and decision-making are guided by those most affected. Our approach weaves community insight and wisdom into each stage of services, ensuring that all initiatives are inclusive, transparent, and sustainable from start to finish.
Reciprocal and Impact-Focused Funding
We create funding models that emphasize shared goals and mutual responsibility between funders and recipients. Our work with philanthropic organizations and intermediaries is geared toward fostering transparent and responsive funding practices that prioritize the needs of the most marginalized.
Leadership Development
We partner with leadership teams to cultivate courageous, embodied leadership that drives meaningful change. Our approach nurtures environments where the inherent strengths and insights of each team member are recognized and valued. By fostering collaborative and empathetic workplaces, we support leaders in creating equitable spaces that amplify marginalized voices and facilitate impactful work.
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Recent Projects
Indianapolis Foundation – The Capacity Lab
Co-designed and launched a multi-year Responsible Capacity Building initiative supporting BIPOC-serving entrepreneurship support organizations in Marion County, including cohort design, assessment and planning tools, coaching infrastructure, peer learning, and a learning agenda to support continuous improvement and shared accountability.
Community Foundation of Southern Indiana (CFSI) Quality of Place (QOP) Evaluation
Led a qualitative evaluation focused on community experience, partnership dynamics, and place-based impact to support learning, reflection, and future strategy related to Quality of Place investments.
Morgan County Substance Abuse Council (MCSAC) Evaluation
Designed program evaluation tools and data collection processes to help MCSAC better understand the reach and impact of its prevention and education programming, including survey design, data systems, and guidance to support consistent use and learning over time.
Women’s Fund of Central Indiana – Night of 100+ Women (N100W)
Designed and facilitated the participatory engagement, learning, and reflection components of Night of 100+ Women, a large-scale convening of 140+ women and gender-expansive people from across Central Indiana. Collective Futures led the design, facilitation, and qualitative data collection—including grounding, creative, and conversation spaces—while supporting connection, care, and honest dialogue. Through written reflections, creative prompts, small-group discussions, and post-event surveys, we generated a rich body of qualitative insights that informed Women’s Fund’s policy, grantmaking, and community engagement strategies.
Arthur Dean Family Foundation – End-of-Year Grantee Partner Event
Designed and facilitated an end-of-year gathering that centered grantee partners by making intentional space for connection, rest, celebration, and shared reflection, while reflecting back insights from 480+ qualitative data points gathered through the co-created Young People Speak grant and engagement process to ground learning in what young people say they need to feel supported and cared for.
Indiana Pride of Color - MHS Serves: Data Literacy & Shared iPad Lab
Supported implementation and management of the MHS Serves grant, including the design and launch of a Data Literacy and Shared iPad Lab initiative to increase digital access and literacy in BIPOC communities across Marion County, alongside grant management, reporting, and adaptive planning.
Indiana Immunization Coalition – Strategic Planning
Designed and facilitated a strategic planning process to support short-term clarity and longer-term adaptability amid funding and policy uncertainty, integrating embodiment practices, facilitated sense-making, and actionable planning.
Women’s Fund of Central Indiana – Staff Retreat
Designed and facilitated a retreat centered on individual and collective intention-setting, intentional rest, and reflection—creating space for renewal, alignment, and refilling the cup.
