We love what we do.
All of our previous experiences have led us here. We know the impact that your work has on the world. Our job is to help you maximize that impact and support your team to be as effective as possible. Let us help you find a different future and move hopeward, together.
Our partners make us proud. We strive to do the same.
Our values are more that just words on paper, they're the guiding principles that shape our interactions with clients, partners, and the communities we work with. They serve as the foundation upon which we build relationships, tackle challenges, and achieve impactful outcomes.
Hope
We believe that the future can be different, and that we each have the power to make it different.
Quality
We strive to provide high quality services that make a lasting and positive impact.
Connection
We care about you and the people you serve. We actively listen to the realities of where you are and what you need so that we can provide targeted services and support to help you succeed.
Adaptability
We are very comfortable with ambiguity and change. We understand that you are navigating complex and dynamic challenges and being able to adjust quickly and efficiently as things change is vital.
Authenticity
We are true to our values and believe that meaningful partnerships include transparency, sincerity, respect, and accountability.
“Your session was excellent. I really appreciated the conversation and ideas shared in building strong relationships. [Your follow up] only solidifies and models how one might embody and truly live what they advise. Bravo!"
- Shelley Taylor, Executive Director, Consortium for Educational Change, Chicago, IL
The Hopeward Team
Danielle Brower
CO-FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Danielle has experience managing a wide range of collective impact initiatives and is passionate about human-centered policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation. She has over 10 years of experience in social services, including providing direct services, community, state, and national level backbone support, project management, and evaluation. Danielle received her Master of Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis where she focused on social and economic development, as well as policy and procedural development and implementation. Danielle lives in Seattle with her partner, Alex and two dogs, Julep and Rye.
Rebecca Gillam, MSW, PhD
CO-FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Rebecca has over 20 years of social service experience, including direct services, project management, evaluation, and leadership. She has facilitated and evaluated interagency collaboration at both the state and local levels focused on public health, well-being, and community building. Her dissertation, Predictors of Interagency Coordination in Early Childhood, examined data from 10 local interagency teams across 4 states and found that relationships are key to effective collaboration. Dr. Gillam has designed and conducted both qualitative and quantitative evaluations supporting ongoing quality improvements in service delivery, including work with SenseMaker®, an innovative mixed methods approach to hearing unique perspectives across communities to inform decision making and promote collaborative change.
