Organizations
are
UNEXplored
places
of
possibility

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our mission

We believe the path to organizational transformation involves understanding, learning, and a willingness to change. Transformation is only possible when organizations commit to sustaining difficult conversations that create radical empathy and lead to a culture where all people are treated and seen as equals. When people are valued, they want to add value. This belief underpins our work.

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we help organizations
articulate workplace culture & values, navigate barriers and build bridges to success, create cultures of curiosity and continuous learning and embark on strategic transformation.

core offerings

  • Organizational Assessment
  • Learning for Teams & Leaders
  • Strategic Transformation
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our team

We are strategists and facilitators who are committed to building bridges in a fractured world. We do this by asking questions, enabling story, and helping organizations make sense of the multiple narratives that exist in their spaces. We take time to understand challenges using a wide range of data and curated processes and‌ finally, identify opportunities that plant seeds of the bold and possible.

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OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE
A human rights organization adapting to the changing face of activism, A global foundation expanding beyond who they traditionally funded, An NFL team building an impactful sustainable employee council, A creative agency training their teams on allyship worldwide, and A medical school seeking to understand the experiences of its faculty, students and staff.

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testimonials

Paul O’Brien
Amnesty International
“In a series of five integrated rigorous reports, they gave us a thorough diagnosis and a pathway forward for living up to our stated values and strengthening our culture. Of the 35 final recommendations they ultimately shared, our community committed to advancing all of them.”
Executive, Global Ad Agency
FCB Global
“Their facilitation skills are outstanding: informed by deep subject matter expertise and an ability to manage nuance in a way that has diverse participant groups feeling seen and supported.”
Morgan Monaco
Prospect Park Alliance
“Third Settlements’ approach is to become fully immersed into an organization's culture, understand their norms and personalities and gracefully guide leadership to find common ways of being and approaches to working together.”
Baltimore Ravens
Elizabeth Mearman
“Together, Third Settlements created and continue to develop the Diversity Action Committee, wrote and continue to bring to life an inclusion statement, constantly cultivate a culture of inclusion, tackle workplace challenges, expand the concept of “diversity” and offer educational opportunities to develop employees into future inclusive leaders.”

IDEAS THAT INSPIRE OUR WORK

11/2024

Explore how nonprofit leaders make decisions about their organizations’ policy advocacy—a new report from Independent Sector, with contributions from Project Manager Claire Connacher

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10/2024

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Machines are not neutral: AI’s potential algorithmic discrimination and how we can mitigate and protect ourselves by strengthening accountability through the law.

9/2024

A must listen—Principal and Co-Founder Dax-Devlon Ross’ new true crime podcast series, The Burden

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8/2024

How To Hide An Empire: an engrossing and revelatory read about the US’ accumulation of land and its impact on indigenous communities from Guam, Hawaii, and the Philippines

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