Navigating complex and shifting landscapes is currency in the arts these days. If your organisation has become stuck in siloed thinking and acting, Dean Merlino’s consultation will break you out of it. With Dean’s support, you have the opportunity to free your organisation from reactivity, instead creating your own agendas and actualising them. Apart from differentiating and upgrading your brand, this will take your community standing and funding opportunities to an unprecedented level. Dean will shift your organisation into thinking and acting as a leader, with specific and measurable impact in the world.

Dean can work with your organisation in the following areas:

Strategic development

Organisational review and goal setting 
Finding your strategic direction and organisational values 
Differentiating what is strategic development and what is tactical 
Creating your point of difference in the sector 
Dean will help you find the right language for your organisation and develop a brand that people will trust

Organisational outputs

Staff training packages in engagement practices and cultural development 
Thorough program and project evaluations to help you develop long-term outcomes and dissemination 
Grant application support, helping you construct a robust rationale for your bid 
Developing dissemination methods that improve the impact of your organisation and make funding bodies take notice

Partnerships

Meaningful stakeholder and community relationships that will inspire trust in your programs and ensure richer outcomes 
Developing your skills in assessing your community impact and cultural value, creating a clear picture of what your organisation does well and roadmapping stronger engagement 
Engaging in meaningful partnerships where your output is informed by cutting-edge arts research 
Shifting your organisation out of silos and into leadership