Maximizing the Impact of Investments in People & Communities

StrategizeMe helps foundations, governments, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and businesses improve the return on investments in people and communities through systems thinking, strategic design, and implementation.

What We Do

Strategic Advisory for Complex Challenges

We help foundations, governments, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and businesses improve the return on investments in people and communities.

Whether you're...

  • launching a new initiative,

  • redesigning a program,

  • strengthening workforce capacity,

  • improving organizational performance,

  • evaluating community investments,

  • or scaling a successful model...

StrategizeMe helps you diagnose what's really driving outcomes and design practical, sustainable solutions.

Areas of Practice

Every engagement is grounded in the Conditions & Capacity Framework and tailored to the unique challenges facing each client.

Civic Solutions

Helping governments, foundations, and community partnerships design stronger systems that improve outcomes for residents.

  • Community Investment Strategy

  • Initiative & Program Design

  • Public Engagement

  • Cross-Sector Partnerships

  • Policy & Systems Design

  • Community Capacity Building

Nonprofit Solutions

Helping mission-driven organizations maximize the impact of every dollar invested in their mission.

  • Strategic Planning

  • Program Design & Evaluation

  • Organizational Capacity Building

  • Grant & Funder Strategy

  • Operations & Infrastructure

  • Data, Measurement & Learning

Business Solutions

Helping businesses build stronger operations, smarter systems, and sustainable growth.

  • Organizational Strategy

  • Systems Design

  • Operations Improvement

  • Customer Experience

  • Digital Strategy

  • Business Infrastructure

Proven Results

Case Study #1 : Improving Maternal & Infant Outcomes

The Challenge

A community faced persistent maternal and infant health disparities. Traditional interventions alone were not producing the outcomes stakeholders wanted.

Conditions Designed

  • Built a culture of sisterhood and mutual support.

  • Increased trust between families and care providers.

  • Strengthened community connection and continuity of care.

  • Created environments where mothers felt supported before, during, and after birth.

Capacity Developed

  • Trained and supported community doulas.

  • Expanded parent education.

  • Developed peer leadership.

  • Strengthened community navigation and support networks.

Outcomes

  • Increased breastfeeding rates.

  • Improved infant survival.

  • Expanded the maternal health workforce.

  • Leveraged millions of dollars in additional investment to expand the work.

Conditions & Capacity Insight

Sustainable outcomes weren't created by services alone. They emerged because the conditions were redesigned to support stronger community capacity.

Case Study #2: Restoring a Community Recreation Center

The Challenge

A neighborhood recreation center had fallen into severe disrepair after years of neglect. Community members wanted change, but the momentum, organization, and infrastructure needed to restore the facility had not yet been built.

Conditions Designed

  • Created a shared sense of accountability and community ownership.

  • Elevated public awareness around the importance of preserving the recreation center.

  • Built urgency and collective commitment for action.

  • Fostered collaboration among residents, students, and local stakeholders.

Capacity Developed

  • Organized and mobilized more than 200 community volunteers.

  • Developed grassroots leadership among neighborhood residents and youth.

  • Coordinated volunteer efforts around a shared action plan.

  • Strengthened the community's ability to advocate for long-term investment.

Outcomes

  • Mobilized more than 200 volunteers for a large-scale community workday.

  • Removed damaged flooring and prepared the facility for renovation.

  • Increased civic engagement and community participation.

  • Helped catalyze momentum for restoring an important neighborhood asset.

Conditions & Capacity Insight

Communities often possess the desire to create change. By designing the right conditions and strengthening local capacity, that desire can become coordinated, sustained action.

How We Turn Investment Into Impact

Every organization is different, but the principle remains the same. Sustainable results happen when the right conditions are created and the necessary capacities are developed. The Conditions & Capacity Framework helps us identify what's shaping current outcomes and where strategic investment will produce the greatest return.

Why Clients Work With Me

  • 15+ years of experience helping organizations navigate complex challenges and opportunities.

  • Founder of a nationally recognized maternal health initiative that grew from $125,000 pilot into more than $14 million in funding and support.

  • Raised and leveraged millions in funding and support.

  • Creative problem solver who sees opportunities, assets, and solutions often overlooked.

  • Cross-sector experience spanning nonprofits, universities, businesses, community initiatives, technology, operations, and strategy.

  • Systems thinker and implementer who not only develops ideas but helps bring them to life.

Meet Christin Farmer

Helping institutions maximize the impact of investments in people and communities.

For more than 17 years, I've helped nonprofits, healthcare organizations, governments, and community institutions transform ambitious ideas into measurable outcomes. From helping grow a $4,300 pilot into more than $14 million in investment to designing practical frameworks for complex organizational challenges, my work has centered on one question:How can institutions achieve greater impact with the resources they already have?

Let's Solve It Together

Every challenge is different. Let's discuss your goals, identify what's needed, and explore practical solutions.