Poppy Innovations offers a range of consulting services in the areas of business planning, project management, government relations, strategic communications and business strategy development to support your business and cultivate your organization’s potential. We help you to achieve results and high performance using our experience working with municipalities, private industry, and the non-profit sector.
Like finding ways to eat and live healthy, we also find effective solutions to business challenges to achieve your company’s goals.
PREVIOUS WORK BY POPPY INNOVATIONS:
Provision of leadership and change management as Interim Executive Director for Highbanks Society that offers long term affordable housing with supportive programs for young moms pursuing education
Revisioning staffing model, recruiting and hiring to rebuild and implementing changes to work flow processes for organizational efficiency.
Provision of executive leadership for childrens’ charity as catalyst of change during executive management transition
Supported the facilitation of long term recovery plan with High River and Government of Alberta
Updated Town Council Action Plan
Established and developed governance for management of community donations received following June 2013 floods in High River
Stakeholder engagement and framework for creation of Economic Action Plan for High River
Appointed as Interim Director of Corporate Services for the Town of High River
Development of departmental business plan
Managed strategic planning for High River renewal operations
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Part of our philosophy is that healthy eating and locally produced food makes our communities stronger and more resilient. Poppy Innovations provides strategies to bring people together towards a common goal. We draw from our years of experience in building community with non-profit organizations and community groups. We can help your group or community to develop fundraising strategies, draft grant applications, and facilitate stakeholder engagement.
PREVIOUS WORK BY POPPY INNOVATIONS:
Created Fund Development Framework for SPEC Association of Children and Families. Raised over $32,000 unrestricted funds in four months. Additional $69,000 prospective funds pending grant applications.
Lead and received approval for first ever Operational Plan and Human Resources Strategy for childrens’ charity
Developed year-round event/program series for a community association to offer opportunities for family development and volunteering within the community
Developed Operational Plan for a community association, including fundraising strategy to financially augment implementation of the Plan
Drafted and received approval of Fund Development Plan for Dunbow Recreation Board
Participated in the Gardening Advisory Committee with the Twin Hill development on Calgary’s eastside to improve the quality of life within communities
Coordinated garden themed interactive activity during client’s promotional event
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Regardless of the size of your business, we can provide support in project planning as well as engagement of leadership and employees within the organization to develop roadmaps that lead to successful project completion.
We pull our years of experience together to help your organization achieve results and reach project goals. Some of our recent project management successes have included policy development, strategic plan, needs assessment, and creation of a records management strategy.
PREVIOUS WORK BY POPPY INNOVATIONS:
Reviewed and revised communication strategy including social media and website redevelopment for childrens’ charity
Creation of Business After Hours speaker series to support development of local Business Community
Facilitated Renewal Plan for High River
Developed Records Management Strategy
Lead and managed Community Recovery Poll project for High River
Client List:
Highbanks Society |Town of Strathmore | SPEC Association for Children and Families | Town of High River Renewal Operations |Town of High River Corporate Services | RF Moote & Associates
Lake at Heritage Pointe Homeowners Association | First Calgary Financial
