Seed Collaborative supports institutions to advance towards equity and belonging.

Seed’s approach is to operationalize visionary initiatives at the intersection of organizational development and diversity, justice, access, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DJAEIB).

We work nationally, across industries, with mission-driven institutions, government agencies, health systems, philanthropies, arts, and community organizations to advance their initiatives through a lens of equity and belonging. 

Our Approach

Theory of Change:

We believe organizations must create the internal conditions to achieve lasting equitable outcomes and an experience of belonging for those they serve.

To achieve and maintain equity and belonging for those you serve, we believe organizations must bring about equity and belonging internally in their structures, cultures, policies, and practices thereby creating the conditions for lasting change of equity and belonging.

Equity and belonging are reached and sustained internally when organizations:

  • maintain ongoing journeys towards diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB);

  • while also developing and applying data grounded strategies that work to achieve equitable outcomes for all, perused in ways that meet people where they are.

The approaches best positioned to support organizations in developing equitable and belonging based strategies and outcomes while advancing their internal DEIB journeys are Targeted Universalism and the belonging practices of co-owned and co-creative collaborative group process, bridging, and shared leadership.

What We Do

Seed builds the equity capacity of institutions to reach just outcomes and evolve their organizational cultures towards belonging. Our Organizational Development strategies advance social equity and support transformational cultural, operational, and structural changes.

We are a team of expert strategists, researchers and facilitators that guide institutions to envision new systems that advance equity and belonging.

Strategic Planning and Implementation

Cultures and Communities of Belonging

Communities of Practice

Our consulting teams deliver:

  • Equitable strategies/strategic plans

  • Equity plans

  • Coaching and guidance

  • Strategic implementation support

  • Culture repair

  • Communities of practice

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging training

Meet Our Team

Seed Collaborative, LLC (Seed) is a Black-owned, women-led, Los Angeles-based consulting firm specializing in supporting clients to reach equitable strategic outcomes and organizational cultures of belonging.

Hear from our clients

  • "Seed has been extremely helpful, easy to work with and very responsive to any inquiries, questions, requests, etc. They connected us with funding sources, legal services and other consultants as resources. They have been a pleasure to work with."

    Christy Schilling | Executive Director | Bark Avenue Foundation

  • "Evocative, challenging, enlightening, collaborative. The work of Seed Collaborative has strengthened our team and in turn, our work with partner organizations."

    Liz Baxter | CEO | North Sound ACH

  • "They were very accommodating and easy to work with. Paul willingly shares his knowledge and resources."

    Carolyn Chadwick | CEO | Tessie Cleveland Community Services

  • "Seed is amazing, full stop. It's rare to find consultants who truly listen, who embrace the culture of OUR organization, rather than insisting on their own, who ensure we get to the right place for US, and who make it all feel fun in the process. Every time we work with SEED we feel heard, supported, and like we're able to move forward."

    Kaile Shilling | Executive Director | Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network

  • "Paul Hudson was very results oriented. He met with both Boards of Directors and explained process of merger and associated risks."

    Jack Barbour | CEO | Southern California Health and Rehabilitation Program (SCHARP)

  • "I found our experience with Seed to be very smooth and positive. They are communicative and responsive and easy to work with. We were able to hire them for two parts of our merger process thanks to a grant from NSI. "

    Kerry Armstrong | Executive Director | Home Dog LA

  • "Paul Hudson was a mentor to me from the start-up of ICEF and as it grew. He has a razor sharp mind, he is kind, and has a great sense of humor. One of the best humans I have ever known. I hope more learn from him, and I hope more foundations support his work."

    Michael Piscal | CEO & Founder | College Achieve Public Schools

  • "Thank you immensely for such a potent session and eye-opener. It was everything I had hoped for and it enabled my continuum an entry for further exploration of the process. Your presentation resonated for the rest of the afternoon."

    Ambassador Shabazz | LACC

  • ""I am already seeing a lot of positive feedback in our post-meeting survey. Managers are starting to internalize the lessons and they are seeing and participating in our shift to tangible actions. It’s very encouraging!"

    Anna Mendoza | Sr. Management Analyst | City of Sunnyvale

  • "Seed provided stellar facilitation and strategic guidance throughout our merger exploration process. Their deep knowledge of nonprofit governance, organizational effectiveness and racial equity principles positioned them well to navigate difficult conversations with ease and guide a diverse group of stakeholders to an unanimous decision to merge. They also brought joy to our process which helped deepen trust between our stakeholders and their team. We would rehire them in a second and in fact, we already have!"

    Tom DeCaigny | Executive Director | Create CA

  • "Seed was very thorough, direct and worked well with us...Evan was a joy to work with and the team at Seed are top notch."

    Sandra Martinez | Chief Impact Officer | LA84 Foundation

  • "The Seed team was thoughtful, strategic and process oriented. Our team was greatly impacted and benefited by their work with us...We love Seed and would recommend their team to any organization needing additional support"

    Marlene Montanez | Associate Director | Long Beach Forward