Testimonials

Our work has created clearer shared purpose and priorities, stronger internal structures and team culture, and deeper trust and transformation in our mission-driven organizational partners.

What Our Clients are Saying

Clear, responsive, and engaging

“Guiding Threads Collective was incredible to work with. From our first interaction to the last, they were clear, responsive, and engaging. They were also incredible facilitators and engaged our whole team through a series of group discussions, listening sessions, one-on-one conversations, surveys, and more. They surpassed our expectations and did a wonderful job of merging knowledge of the co-op world, our organization’s purpose, and a strong commitment to justice. I would work with them again in a heartbeat!”

— Farra Trompeter, Co-Director and Worker-Owner, Big Duck

Helped us see our dynamics and needs in new ways

“Guiding Threads were amazing to work with for our leadership retreat. They were flexible, rigorous, and took time to understand our context and priorities. In the planning phase they asked smart questions and helped us see our dynamics and needs in new ways, centering anti-oppressive values. They were responsive to feedback and direction and adapted the agenda in partnership with us. On the day of the retreat, they used an effective, flexible style, with facilitation tools that engaged each member of the group. They kept us focused, while offering space for us to grapple and struggle well.”

— Stella Billings, Chief of Strategy, Safe Horizon

Justice-oriented and antiracist praxis

“Guiding Threads makes an excellent team, and in turn that dynamic provided a wonderful backdrop to the team/trust building exercises they facilitated. They encourage curiosity and dialogue in a way that is mindful of identity, meaningful for discussion, and fruitful for reflection. As a person with multiple marginalized identities, I felt seen and heard, but not made an example of, and their concerted attention toward justice-oriented and antiracist praxis made their facilitation feel not only more productive but purposeful.”

— Justin Sprague, Interim Department Chair, Department of Women’s & Gender Studies at West Chester University

“They supported our team to build the foundation to foster trusting relationships beyond the retreat. Our team is now equipped to carry the team-building work forward into our everyday work.”

— Julie Remmelts, Director of Operations, Prime Coalition