Nava Strategy

About Us

At Nava Strategy, we are relentless champions of collaboration, sustainability and human-centred, strategic planning, evaluations and capacity building.

Our aim is to help you transform your goals into measurable and attainable steps. We believe in the transformative power of ideas, data, and evidence-informed approaches to shape a better world. We see this work as a profound endeavor, combining ethical reflection with actionable strategies.
To accomplish this, we support social impact groups by combining our consulting experience and expertise with theirs, as we work together to intentionally solve problems, measure impacts, seize opportunities and create positive change. This is achieved through collaboration, mindfulness, and evidence-based practices.

Our Expertise

We simplify strategy. We are founders, researchers, educators, facilitators and consultants with decades of expertise. We know how systems and organizations function (from grassroots, start-ups to established groups). Where do you place your efforts? We help develop a roadmap and ensure your team has the capacity to tackle its priorities effectively.

Our Philosophy

Through human-centred capacity building, we aim for a holistic understanding. We believe in the transformative power of ideas to shape a better world. We approach social impact consulting as a profound endeavor, combining ethical reflection with actionable strategies.

Our Capabilities
Set Us Apart

Nava means ‘beautiful sound’ in Farsi. We bring a beautiful sound to your journey.

Complex journeys require diverse tools. Outdated training models are no longer, the static strategy doesn’t work. Are you making the progress you want? Our team designs, executes and evaluates strategies, trainings, tools, and workflows that create meaningful and measurable change. We leave these with you to continue in a sustainable manner.

Building Capacity

We design tailored strategies and evidence-based trainings (strategic planning, EDI, anti-oppression, wellness, teamwork, communication, among others). Let’s elevate your performance.

Evidence-Based Approach

We help harness the power of data and research-backed strategies to drive your mission forward through evidence-based methodologies. Let’s elevate your decision-making.

Measuring Results

We design and use evidence-based tools, evaluations and measurement approaches to tailor success. Let’s strengthen performance, programs, and actions through data-driven, decision-making.

Our Approach

Our team of experts, educators, and founders provide an effective approach to generating and using evidence to develop practical and responsive solutions to your urgent problems. Through collaboration and sustainability, we work with non-profits, governments, social enterprises and creatives, to forge strong partnerships and pave the way for enduring success. Let’s build greater equity and justice together.

How we work

1. Discovery Call

2. Kick-Off and Scope

3. Design & Implementation

4. Iteration

5. Ongoing Collaboration

Areas of Practice

Nonprofits

Nonprofits are overworked and stretched. There is a need to track measurements and impacts without losing sight of the important work provided for clients. Unsure of outcome measurements? Testing a new initiative? Want to catalyze innovation with concrete guidance? We help to address, how a nonprofit can scale, evolve and adapt effectively.

Social Enterprises

Social enterprises face the challenge of balancing profit with purpose. Scaling sustainably requires creating ethical value for communities, the environment, and stakeholders, while ensuring growth, and net neutral or net negative environmental impacts. We help social enterprises make strategic decisions that drive, purpose, lasting impact and success.

Creatives

The way people consume and interact with art is constantly in flux. Distribution, revenue streams, customer markets, purchasing habits, and other relationships are ever evolving. The landscape is hyper-competitive. The internet and technology are so pervasive. We help to address, how to leverage the best ideas into promising opportunities.

Salomeh Ahmadi (she/her)

BHSc, MBA

With an MBA and a background in the social sector, professor and researcher, she is passionate about connecting the parts to the whole ecosystem, in empowering and creative ways. She works with social entrepreneurs, non-profits and creatives providing consulting, an equity and human rights lens, strategy and training, to create positive impacts. She’s helped found grassroots groups, mentored start-ups and sat on multiple boards. She’s passionate about getting to the root to help build collaborative and sustainable solutions.

Roxy Cohen (she/her)

M.Ed., PhD

A passionate facilitator who uses her education and community building background to design engaging learning experiences for diverse organizations – corporate, government, university, non-profit, and co-operative sectors. She focuses on climate leadership, co-founding Conscious Minds Co-op and Camp, and Rooted and Rising Lab. Guiding leaders and teams with deep care, she helps them discover the processes, and insights needed to foster collaborative, positive atmospheres – helping teams and leaders discover pathways to success and a more harmonious world.

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