BLAIR & Brandon
Dottin-Haley

WHAT WE DO

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Strategy without execution is just advice. We deliver both.

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Every organization reaches a point where good intentions and hard work aren’t enough to overcome structural inefficiency, leadership gaps, or strategic drift. That’s where The Dottin-Haley Group’s Strategic Advisory practice comes in.

With over twenty years of combined experience in education, nonprofit management, workforce development, and organizational leadership, we partner with executive teams, boards, and senior leaders to build organizations that run leaner, lead better, and sustain their impact over time. We don’t just diagnose the problem—we build the capacity to solve it.

 

 

The most well-designed program fails inside a poorly run organization. We work on both.

 

 

OUR FIVE SERVICE AREAS

Integrated advisory services for organizations that are serious about getting better.

 

01  Program Implementation

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From approved strategy to programs that actually run.

Having a funded, approved program is not the same as having a working one. The distance between a program on paper and a program in the field is where most organizations struggle—and where most of our clients need the most support. We specialize in closing that gap.

• Translate strategic plans and grant deliverables into actionable implementation roadmaps

• Design participant-facing program workflows, onboarding processes, and engagement structures

• Stand up cross-functional implementation teams and define roles, accountabilities, and timelines

• Monitor implementation fidelity and adjust in real time as programs move from launch to operation

• Document and systematize successful program models for replication and scale

 

 

02  Project Management

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Clear ownership. Tight timelines. Nothing falling through the cracks.

Organizational complexity grows faster than most teams’ ability to manage it. When projects sprawl, deadlines slip, and no one is sure who owns what, the work suffers—and so does the team. We bring the structure and discipline that keeps complex, multi-stakeholder work moving forward without chaos.

• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, and accountability frameworks across departments

• Facilitate cross-functional coordination between program, communications, finance, and leadership teams

• Implement practical project management systems and tools scaled to your organization’s size and capacity

• Identify and resolve bottlenecks before they become crises

• Train internal staff on project management methodology so the capacity stays when we leave

 

 

03  Social Media Engagement

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A strategic presence, not just a posting schedule.

Social media is one of the most underutilized tools in nonprofit and mission-driven organizational strategy—not because organizations don’t post, but because they don’t have a coherent strategy behind the posting. We help organizations use social media as a genuine engagement tool: one that builds community, advances advocacy, and amplifies the work in ways that reach the right people.

• Audit your current social media presence and identify gaps between your digital footprint and your organizational goals

• Develop platform-specific content strategy aligned to your mission, audiences, and key messages

• Train communications and program staff on social media leadership—from content planning to community management to real-time response

• Build editorial calendars and content systems that sustain consistent presence without burning out your team

• Advise on paid social, influencer and partner amplification, and issue-based campaign strategy

 

 

04  Executive Coaching & Leadership Training

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Better leaders build better organizations.

Organizational performance ultimately lives or dies on the quality of leadership at every level. Executive directors, department heads, and emerging leaders all face a version of the same challenge: more responsibility than they were ever formally trained to carry. We provide the coaching and leadership development that builds the capacity those leaders need—and that their organizations depend on.

• One-on-one executive coaching for nonprofit leaders, directors, and senior managers navigating organizational complexity, growth, or transition

• Leadership development cohort programs for mid-level managers and emerging leaders

• Organizational culture assessment and leadership alignment facilitation for executive teams

• Board governance coaching and board-executive relationship support

• Goal-setting, decision-making frameworks, and accountability structures for leadership teams

• Succession planning and leadership pipeline development

 

 

05  Crisis Management: Mediating and Mitigating

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When things go wrong, the response matters as much as the recovery.

Organizational crises are not exceptional events—they are an inevitable part of institutional life. What separates organizations that emerge stronger from those that don’t is not the absence of crisis but the quality of their response. We help organizations prepare for crises before they happen, navigate them in real time, and build the resilience to recover and learn.

• Pre-crisis assessment: identify organizational vulnerabilities, stress points, and gaps in crisis readiness

• Crisis communications strategy: develop internal and external messaging frameworks for rapid, coordinated response

• Stakeholder mediation: facilitate difficult conversations between organizational leadership, staff, funders, board members, and community partners

• Real-time crisis navigation support: serve as a strategic thought partner and operational resource during active organizational crises

• Post-crisis debrief and recovery planning: help organizations extract lessons, repair relationships, and rebuild internal trust

• Policy and protocol development: establish the standing systems that reduce crisis frequency and severity over time

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Workshops: Building Capacity From the Inside Out

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The Dottin-Haley Group’s advisory practice extends into the room. With over twenty years of experience in education, training, and leadership development, we design and deliver 90-minute professional development sessions that equip your team with practical, transferable skills they can apply immediately.

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Workshops can be combined into half-day (2 sessions) or full-day (4 sessions) formats, and are tailored to your organization’s specific context, team composition, and goals. Every session is interactive, facilitated—not just presented—and designed to leave your team with tools, not just takeaways.

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These aren’t lectures. They’re working sessions. Your team leaves with something they can use on Monday morning.

 

Available Workshop Topics:

 

Organization & Operational Efficiency

 

Program Implementation

 

Project Management

 

Effective Marketing & Social Media

 

Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

 

Team Management

 

Networking & Building Productive Relationships

 

Customer Service Excellence

 

Event Production

 

E-Commerce: Building a Site & Launching a Product

 

Visual Merchandising

 

Crisis Management & Communication

 

Workshop Format Options:

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Half-Day Seminar

2 sessions • Approx. 3 hours

Ideal for focused skill-building in one or two related areas. Choose any two workshop topics and we’ll design a cohesive half-day experience for your team.

 

Full-Day Seminar

4 sessions • Approx. 6 hours

For organizations ready for a comprehensive team development day. Choose four workshop topics and we’ll design a full-day arc that builds on itself from session to session.