Maureen Fitzgerald Consulting
Maureen Fitzgerald Consulting is a public policy and advocacy resource offering solutions to improve access, participation and administration of the federal nutrition programs. Our purpose is to build capacity, focus on equity and design action plans for our clients in government and nonprofit agencies.
Services
Advocacy Campaign Design
We help organizations achieve their mission with policy and legislative solutions
- Provide technical assistance on advocacy for 501(c)3 organizations
- Facilitate campaign planning sessions
- Create campaign priorities, calendar and action plan
- Strategies to deepen coalitions and expand partnerships
- Campaign metrics and evaluation design
- Staff and Network Training
- Assist with story collection to increase awareness and impact
Public Policy Expertise
We work to improve access to the federal nutrition programs
- Focus on participant experience
- Draft regulations and agency notices
- Draft policy papers
- Staff training
- Draft federal nutrition waivers and provide implementation guidance
- Demonstration project strategic planning
- Action plan to break down administrative barriers
State Campaign Evaluation
We oversee state-level advocacy projects to ensure goals and objectives are met
- Develop data-driven metrics and evaluation tools to track progress
- Site visits and regular check-ins
- Synthesize trends, policy opportunities and identify challenges
- Impact analysis
- Strategic counsel on digital advocacy
- Communications and messaging assistance
- Technical assistance
Strategic Planning
We collaborate with clients to define their goals and objectives within a strategic plan
- Assess current capacity and conduct environmental scan
- Define key organizational values/beliefs
- Outline vision and goals for the future
- Develop action plan
- Draft strategic plan, Board implementation plan and staff objectives