LM Genuine Solutions

Our Expertise

Through the Founder and CEO’s extensive, multi-faceted experiences combined with long-standing relationships built over the last 30 years, LMGS provides a wide breadth array of services. The target market consists of organizations and businesses, both for profit and nonprofit, that need support and direction in identifying and implementing solutions for strategic priorities that lead to positive and sustainable change in their communities. The comprehensive framework of services is described below.

What we do best…

Rarely do we deliver just one of our services. LMGS is a full-service team that looks at each project holistically and provides the right strategic and tactical solutions to ensure a successful outcome, every time!

Strategic Leadership & Problem Solving

Strategic assessment of client goals, priority issues, challenges and/or overall purpose and mission.
Organizational strategy advisement inclusive of operations, partnerships, and fiscal management.
Development of organizational strategy to address specific issues/challenges, comprehensive strategic plans, and/or business plan.
Lead or advise on the implementation of full strategic plans, individual strategies and/or workplans.
Lead and/or support the implementation of programs or initiatives.
Monitor and/or report on the implementation of strategy or strategic plans.

Strategic Relationship Building

Assess goals, challenges, or issues and determine which stakeholders and organizations are critical to engage based upon priorities/goals.
Develop an engagement strategy to address client priorities.
Lead and/or support the implementation of engagement strategies to achieve stakeholder buy-in and engagement.
Lead cross-sector communications and engagement projects and/or strategies.
Serve as liaison to partners, government entities, community groups, residents, and other institutions and stakeholders.

Project Management

Develop project management work plans.
Lead and/or support the implementation of project work plans.
Lead and/or support launch events and communication campaigns as components of the project work plan.
Lead and/or support intergovernmental strategies and/or advocacy.
Develop marketing/branding strategy for product, project, or initiative.
Oversee the development and/or implementation of branding/marketing strategy of product, project, or initiative.

Organizational Support and Management

Develop program designs to include timelines and client teams’ onboarding processes.
Develop operational plans for departments and/or organizations.
Create staffing plans for departments and/or organizations.
Develop budgets for departments and/or organizations.
Guide and facilitate entities to achieve their determined goal/end result.

Communications and Public Relations

Develop media and communication strategies for organizations, project(s), initiative(s), and/or strategies.
Engage and oversee communication/media relations teams throughout the implementation of strategy, project and/or initiatives.
Develop and/or review press releases, media advisories, quotes, or content to be used for social media, media, and/or public relations activities.
Develop and lead presentation content in small and large group settings, as needed.
Draft and manage regular newsletters and/or communication tools.

Negotiations and/or Governmental Relations

Develop, lead and/or advise on negotiation strategies including Public-Private Partnerships.
Lead and/or support negotiations on behalf of the client.
Draft, review, and provide feedback/revisions on Memorandums of Understanding, affiliating agreements, contracts, or other pertinent documents in preparation for legal review.
Support and/or oversee the finalization of agreements with attorneys.
Lead and/or support the development and approval of legislation at the local, state, and/or federal levels.

Organizational Governance & Policy

Guide on policy development and advocacy.
Review organizational bylaws.
Review and provide recommendations for governance and business models for key initiatives and/or community-wide priorities.

Fund Development & Asset Management

Lead/guide the development of fund development strategies.
Lead and/or support the development and/or management of funder collaborations.
Create operating budgets.
Lead and/or support the implementation of fundraising plans.

Group Facilitations

Convene cross-sector leaders, stakeholders, community residents and/or youth to promote the exchange of ideas and resources.
Conduct preliminary meetings to garner information tied to the needs of the client/business.
Facilitate effective and purposeful focus group/committee meetings.
Prepare talking points, program development and/or support for facilitation of meetings to promote solution-orientated action steps.

Grant Related Activities

Identify and address gaps in resources, knowledge, or opportunities that could be supported by grant funding.
Research/identify funding opportunities.
Develop approach, coordinate development of grant teams and proposals, draft, and/or submit proposals.
Conduct compliance meetings.
Manage compliance and reporting processes.
Prepare for audits and/or support staff through audit review and/or responses.

Administrative Support

Manage the memorializing of meetings and/or initiatives including meeting minutes, summary reports and/or annual reports.
Develop and manage of Listservs.
Manage and/or organize shared drives.
Manage scheduling, logistics, and/or engagement of leadership and working group level meetings (both one-time and standing meetings) for projects and/or initiatives.
Organize logistics of strategic social events or initiatives for potential and current partners.

entities and organizations LMGS has worked with