{"id":751,"date":"2024-10-17T13:19:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechangemakers.com\/expertise\/social-impact\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:10:38","slug":"social-impact","status":"publish","type":"expertise","link":"https:\/\/thechangemakers.com\/us\/expertise\/social-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Social impact consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Social Impact Consulting<\/h1>

ChangeMakers creates meaningful partnerships to navigate change for community development, well-being and justice.<\/h2>
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We foster relationships with and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments, organizations, communities and businesses. Through our deep expertise in negotiation, economic development, engagement, advocacy, program design and social impact, we help clients navigate transformational change in their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Services<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Class action outreach and advisory<\/li>
  2. Community program design and capacity bridging<\/li>
  3. Economic development, land and infrastructure<\/li>
  4. Indigenous, public and interest holder engagement<\/li>
  5. Reconciliation strategies<\/li>
  6. Social change and advocacy communications<\/li> <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Social Impact Leadership Team<\/h2>\n \n
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    \n \"AlyssaMelnyk\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Alyssa Melnyk<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    President, Social Impact Consulting<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \n <\/i>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    \n \"AndreaSweet\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Andrea Sweet<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    SVP, Experience, Technology & Compliance<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Anthea\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Anthea Darychuk<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    Sr. Director, Reconciliation Strategies<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"CaraTobin\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Cara Tobin<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    VP, Class Action Advisory & Communications<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Chriselle D'Souza<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Sr. Director, Community Program Design & Delivery<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Correy <\/div>\n\n
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    Correy Myco<\/div>\n\n \n
    He\/Him<\/div>\n \n
    Chief Client Officer, Social & Public\u00a0<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Geoffrey\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Geoffrey Forsdick<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Director, Social Change<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Heidi <\/div>\n\n
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    Heidi Kim<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Sr. Director, Class Action Advisory & Communications<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Hilary <\/div>\n\n
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    Hilary Friesen<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    VP, Social Change<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Jillian <\/div>\n\n
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    Jill McLean<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    EVP, Community Program Design & Delivery<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Kathleen\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Kathleen Keating-Toews<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    Director, Social Change<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Kim <\/div>\n\n
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    Kim Blanchette<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    President, Class Action Advisory & Communications<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Kristen <\/div>\n\n
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    Kris Owen<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    VP, Community Program Design & Delivery<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Lloyd <\/div>\n\n
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    Lloyd Roberts<\/div>\n\n \n
    He\/Him<\/div>\n \n
    VP, Reconciliation Strategies <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Micki Baydack<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    Director, Engagement National Practice<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Natasha\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Natasha McKenzie<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    VP, Social Change<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"CMS <\/div>\n\n
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    Nicole Kewageshig<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Sr. Director, Wellness<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Sophie\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Sophie E. Fung<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    Sr. Director, Experience, Technology & Compliance<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"Stasa-Veroukis-Regina\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Stasa Veroukis-Regina<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Director, Class Action Advisory & Communications<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Tara Hattangadi<\/div>\n\n \n
    She\/Her<\/div>\n \n
    Director, Research & Evaluation<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \"VB\" <\/div>\n\n
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    Varinder Brar<\/div>\n\n \n \n
    Director, Social Change<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    Related work<\/div>\n \n
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    CPRS Awards MACP<\/p>\n

    \"Gang<\/div>\n

    Gang Life Is No Life: Gang Prevention Campaign 2023<\/h2>\n

    <\/p>\n <\/a> \n \n

    Poverty Reduction<\/p>\n

    \"British<\/div>\n

    British Columbia Poverty Reduction Strategy Update<\/h2>\n

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    Aboriginal Legal Services<\/p>\n

    \"Strengthening<\/div>\n

    Strengthening the voices of Indigenous clients in the justice system<\/h2>\n

    <\/p>\n <\/a> \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Looking for a partner? Want a great career?<\/div>
    Reach out and start a conversation with ChangeMakers.<\/div>
    Contact us<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1755,"template":"","service":[14,15,16,17,18,19],"expertise-cat":[],"class_list":["post-751","expertise","type-expertise","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSocial impact consulting - ChangeMakers USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Through our deep expertise in negotiation, economic development, engagement, advocacy, program design and social impact, we help clients navigate..\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thechangemakers.com\/us\/expertise\/social-impact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Social impact consulting - ChangeMakers USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Through our deep expertise in negotiation, economic development, engagement, advocacy, program design and social impact, we help clients navigate..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thechangemakers.com\/us\/expertise\/social-impact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ChangeMakers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fb.changemakers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-05T14:10:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thechangemakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_1000107973-crop.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thechangemakers.com\\\/us\\\/expertise\\\/social-impact\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thechangemakers.com\\\/us\\\/expertise\\\/social-impact\\\/\",\"name\":\"Social impact consulting - 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