Facilitator and Consultant
Jeffrey Phillips
WELCOME
Welcome to Phillips Facilitation and Consulting. As certified facilitators and consultants, our core principle is that strong connections among coworkers and counterparts lead to a more productive, innovative, and committed workforce. The rise of remote work only increases the importance of conferences, workshops, staff retreats, strategic planning sessions, and other forums to enable those human connections to develop.
You cannot count on these connections to happen organically. There is no longer an appetite for the old-fashioned formats of lengthy lectures and endless Powerpoint presentations with limited time for engagement. Consider this fact: over the past 20 years, people’s average attention span has decreased from 12 seconds to 8 seconds -- shorter than the attention span of a goldfish. I consistently find that participants at every type of convening crave creativity, collaboration, interactivity, and let’s just name it…some enjoyment too. At Phillips Facilitation and Consulting, we provide the skilled facilitation that leads to successful convenings and creates meaningful opportunities for participants to build and strengthen lasting relationships.
WELCOME
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ABOUT JEFF
Jeff Phillips is a certified facilitator and experienced consultant with two decades of experience in the philanthropic, nonprofit and government sectors. Jeff has a proven track record in designing and facilitating a wide variety of convenings such as conferences, dialogues, workshops, and board and team meetings. Jeff’s approach to facilitation is to design immersive agendas catered to the client’s needs. He employs tested modalities that enhance learning, create strong and lasting connections among participants and emphasize achieving outcomes. Jeff studied facilitation under Rae Ringel at Georgetown University, where he earned an Executive Certificate degree in Facilitation from the Georgetown Institute for Transformational Leadership. In addition to his facilitation and consultancy practice, Jeff built a career working with various organizations in philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and in government where he designed and implemented programs and managed relationships with stakeholders in government, academia, civil society, and the private sector. Currently Jeff is the policy director at The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, where since 2017 he has been a key member of the Retreat Strategy Group. In this role, he leads a series of high-level policy dialogues that find solutions to pressing global and domestic challenges. Previously, Phillips held various leadership positions with IRI, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing democracy and good governance around the world, including three years directing IRI’s Hong Kong office. Phillips worked as a legislative aide to former Senator Mark Kirk, earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in economics and international relations, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in political science. Phillips is a board director for Village Focus International, a Laos-based nonprofit dedicated to eradicating human trafficking.
Strengthening Relationships Enhances Productivity, Innovation and Commitment.
SERVICES
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Strategic Planning
Leaders who prioritize alignment around purpose and mission with their teams more consistently achieve their goals and objectives. At Phillips Facilitation and Consulting, we offer a range of strategic planning and consulting services to provide leaders with expert advice, guidance and support. We typically employ the Objective and Key Result (OKR) methodology to help organizations align goals across departments with their mission and core values. We consult with teams on how to use OKRs to help rethink what is important, facilitate learning and develop systems to evaluate progress toward objectives. The OKR process promotes transparency, cross-departmental collaboration and continuous improvement.
Conferences and Retreats
At Phillips Facilitating and Consulting, we can help take your conference or retreat to the next level. By designing an innovative agenda that incorporates a series of proven interactive modalities, we ensure your organization achieves its goals and stays competitive in today's fast-paced environment. We will work with you to design a convening focused on transformation and outcomes. The process begins with an intake consultation to identify key objectives. We employ a research-based co-creation approach by conducting interviews with select participants and incorporate their input into the design process. We lead planning calls, work seamlessly with events/hospitality/IT teams, and facilitate and emcee sessions – all tailored to your customized needs.
Non-Profit Consulting
Nonprofit organizations face a variety of unique challenges related to their structure, funding, and mission. For nearly two decades Jeff Phillips has worked at the leadership and board level at small, medium and large nonprofits and has developed expertise in core functions such as: -Fundraising -governance and board relations -government relations and advocacy -communications -monitoring and evaluation -budgeting. We help nonprofit leaders: -develop fundraising strategies -write grant proposals -assist with complex board issues -help develop outreach plans -increase effectiveness at communicating their mission and impact to donors and other stakeholders by developing clear and compelling messaging and storytelling that resonates with target audiences. Ultimately, our services will help nonprofit leaders overcome challenges and highlight the importance of strong leadership, effective governance, and sound financial management practices in the nonprofit sector.
