Green Impact helps organizations implement their sustainability goals by providing expertise in strategy, program development, cross-sector dialogue and written communications.

Principal and Founder Deborah Fleischer has over 20 years of experience working with businesses, governmental agencies, and non-profits on environmental and sustainability challenges. Her background includes a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Master in Environmental Studies from Yale University. Her expertise and skills in green purchasing, project management, writing, and stakeholder collaboration will bring results to your endeavor.

Our Clients

Our clients are nonprofits, foundations and socially responsible businesses starting a new initiative or program that requires a sophisticated strategy, strong partnerships and powerful written communications to succeed. They usually have a clear vision of where they want to go, but lack the in-house staff or expertise to achieve their goals.

Clients include: Marin Community Foundation, Ecosystem Marketplace, Circle Point, The Natural Capital Institute, California Environmental Dialogue (CED), Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), LandPaths, Climate Protection Campaign, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and the Sonoma Land Trust.

Some of the results our clients can expect from working with us include:

• Innovative strategies that deliver results
• New programs successfully launched and implemented
• Input from key stakeholders, Increasing support and buy-in for new initiatives
• A reduced carbon footprint
• Successful completion of complex land acquisition deals
• Development of funding strategies that will make an impact
• Well-written articles and reports to publicize successes
• Stronger branding as an authentic green business

Our Services

We provide services in:

Sustainability Strategy: We help our clients explore best practices and develop strategies for tackling key challenges, such as greening products and supply chains or addressing climate change.

Program Development: We design and implement new initiatives with the support of key stakeholders that result in committed action by providing expertise in partnership development, action plans, project management and cross-sector dialogue.

Written Communications: We help you capture the full value of your green commitment and strengthen your brand by bringing your successes to life through words. We can integrate your goals, accomplishments, and strategies into compelling written communications, such as web content, marketing materials, white papers, CSR reports, and outreach materials.

Our Approach

We believe today's big challenges require new and innovative approaches. Our approach includes the following elements:

• Personal touch: We are a small firm that provides each client the attention they deserve. We have a strong track record of delivering on-time, on-budget and on-schedule.
  
• Invite the right people to participate: A key to any successful strategy or program is to include a diversity of perspectives and voices. If you can get the right people involved, new possibilities can emerge. Employees, customers, shareholders, community organizations, and environmental NGOs can be allies to success on new sustainability initiatives.
  
• Explore the whole before fixing any part: A key condition for effective action is to help all parties get a clear picture of each other’s reality. To foster new insights, or find innovative solutions, you need to put the issues at hand into a bigger, global context, explore current trends, and listen to each other, before you jump into problem-solving.
  
• Collaborative dialogue: A well-designed and facilitated meaning promotes creativity, learning and new possibilities. We aim for fun and engaging meetings where important questions can be explored and key learning's captured.
  
• Inspired action: We believe that inspired action comes from clear intention, conversations that include a diversity of perspectives, and strong relationships. When these elements are present, action comes from a place of inspiration.