Building on the most promising cross-sector innovations in the private and public sectors, Stewards of Change offers a range of training and development workshops to build individual and organizational capacity. These modules are designed to provide subject matter expertise within a multi-disciplinary teaching/learning environment.

To help clients navigate the complex and constantly changing world, SOC provides organizations with access to the most up-to-date information about business trends, technologies and public sector innovations. Stewards of Change continues to develop new models, tools and knowledge through ongoing research, consulting engagements, customized convenings and our national thought leadership conferences.

Collaboration is a hallmark of our client engagement. Whenever feasible, we cast a wide but strategic net to solicit feedback and participation from key staff, departments and relevant people in the field. This allows us to develop a clearer situation analysis that identifies priorities before expending valuable resources potentially in the wrong direction.

In addition to providing functionally oriented consulting services, SOC specializes in coordinating subject matter expertise to provide integrated solutions for complex problems. Through the application of the SOC InterOptimability Framework we provide a comprehensive and integrated array of tools to assist organizations pursuing interoperability across programs and/or across their entire enterprise. These programs include a wide range of consulting assets needed to articulate a visionary yet attainable future, conduct organizational assessments, implement business and technology assessments, prepare strategic plans, and implement and monitor programs.

While improved coordination and integration of human services across multiple agencies will improve the outcomes for the individuals and families served, leaders face a variety of barriers in their quest for interoperability. These challenges include disparate funding streams, leadership and management tensions, different accountability measures, and the lack of information about the most effective models to guide the process of change. For organizations interested in how they can move towards InterOptimability, Stewards of Change provides extensive consulting on the planning and implementation of interoperable systems, from the implications of technology and strategic planning to the impact on leadership and the workforce.

Stewards of Change has developed a comprehensive process for helping organizations prepare for building interoperable systems.

Stewards of Change is a nationally recognized technical assistance provider offering a wide array of services ranging from strategy through in-market implementation. SOC utilizes a unique cross-sector and multi-disciplinary approach to management consulting, training and implementation. We offer deep subject matter expertise across the range of functional disciplines to assist human service clients address their unique challenges, implement change and launch new initiatives. Subject matter expertise is provided by SOC partners, executive staff, consultants and a carefully selected group of affiliates who bring decades of experience from business, government and nonprofit sectors. Stewards of Change blends private business and nonprofit sector experience, skills, and knowledge to meet the specific needs of our clients.

In addition to its annual national conference, Stewards of Change offers customizable teaching/learning workshops designed to share our unique inter-disciplinary learning model with child welfare and other human services leaders across the country. Building on the unique strengths and resources of each organization, Stewards of Change is dedicated to helping its partners develop, benchmark and implement new skills for change. Courses draw heavily from standard business practices including marketing/communications, consumer behavior/research, technology and leadership development.