Building Utopia Consulting assists grant-makers, their social change programs, and large social justice oriented non-profits in strategically directing their resources to maximize the Common Good through supporting broadly based democratic participation. Building Utopia Consulting was founded to fill a critical need in furthering the creative interactions of the non-profit sectors of philanthropy and grassroots community building. Staff is highly experienced with "bottom-up" social and economic development strategies and progressive philanthropy. Services Building Utopia's Services include: * Grants' program effectiveness evaluation * Interim Directorships or Interim senior program director duties for grant makers and donors * Strategic impact analysis of social change strategies of non-profits * Executive coaching * Grant writing and strategy development for grant seekers * "Mission alignment" retreats for board and staff * Evaluation of social and economic development strategies for low and moderate income populations * Learning seminar and workshop facilitation * Grant maker/Grant seeker dialogs