Cases
Growing faster than your organisation can hold
Every movement on this page hit the same wall. The mission took off, funding came in, members joined. The organisation stayed the same size, and almost everything still ran through two or three people. Here is what they say about what changed.
Client interviews
Hear it straight from the people we worked with
Unscripted conversations with founders and board members of the movements we support. What was stuck, what we changed together, and what happened after.
Team & structure
He wants to replace capitalism. First he had to fix his team.
Community growth
He’s building a movement of givers. Growth was the hard part.
Recognise your own movement in these stories?
Talk to EmmyIn their own words
A few reviews from the 24 organisations I worked with
Founders, board members and course participants, in their own words. Every review here is shown in full, nothing shortened.
★★★★★
Emmy spent six months as interim lead for growing our community. As a small organization, we needed someone who could handle both practical day-to-day work and tackle strategic challenges. Emmy excels at both: she’s refreshingly hands-on and entrepreneurial, but also an experienced strategist and leader who isn’t afraid to tactfully put her finger on what’s not working. Our organization is now in a stronger place, both operationally and strategically, and we already miss her energy and humor!
★★★★★
Emmy has helped us dare to dream and act bigger. She has advised us on the further development of our movement. By systematically guiding us from vision, to mission, values and objectives. Emmy proves herself to be a reliable sparring partner who is always ready with great ideas and a wealth of experience as a builder of meaningful movements. We are grateful for her contribution, which has brought us many steps further!
★★★★★
I genuinely enjoyed the Social Movement Leadership Course. The content was structured very logically and focused on human-centered leadership which really resonated with me. It gives a lot of grounding in leadership theory, while combining it with real-life examples. The course really developed my understanding of how to strategically approach the organic growth of our movement. I feel a lot better equipped to direct my energy in a much more effective way. Definitely big recommendation to starting leaders who struggle to move their organization further but are full of idealist ambition!
★★★★★
Just read your advisory report. Absolutely excellent! I basically agree with everything in it. This is a must-read for our new director, communications lead, and board members. A great guide for everyone thinking strategically within TPC.
★★★★★
A valuable course on how to become a better board member. Emmy and Frank complement each other well. A solid combination of theoretical foundation and real interaction with them and fellow board members.
★★★★★
The lessons from Social Movement Lab made visible and tangible what had been invisible to me before: the relationships and connections that keep an organisation alive and successful. I feel like I have something to hold on to now, and above all I learned that leadership is really about making things possible.
