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We co-create long-term visions and goals for social impact alongside organizations and communities by beginning with a tailored process of uncovering and understanding your “Why?” “Why us?” and “Why now?” Visioning and planning work with PDA includes:
Theory of Change development
Mission and purpose alignment
Design-centered strategy for new initiatives, transitions, or equity audits
Design for Belonging informed by Design Justice and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) strategies
Philanthropic and fundraising proposal development
Lasting and effective programs are co-created with cross-sector partners, community members, and the unwavering understanding that diverse expertise, lived experiences, and social connections strengthen outcomes. This includes greater creativity and innovation, effective problem-solving as well as driving successful outputs—like growth. Partnership and program development with PDA includes:
“Dual Capacity-Building Framework” exploration and strategies
Cross-sector partnership frameworks for mutual benefit
Strategic program management and personnel asset-mapping
Timeline, budget, and resource management
Impact, evaluation, and reflection toolkits for long-term learning and measurement
We stand firm in our belief that designers should never impose design solutions on communities that have not asked for design support. PDA empowers our clients to advance collective capacities for social impact through a process of cultural awareness and co-creation, which is non-negotiable when working with BIPOC and historically marginalized populations. Working with PDA to develop equitable and intentional engagement strategies includes:
Community and stakeholder design charettes and co-creation processes
Culturally relevant and responsive feedback-generation strategies
Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
Pop-ups, community meetings, and activations
Healing Centered Engagement strategies
Powerful storytelling and communication has the power to inspire action, provide crucial information, challenge perspectives, and spark emotional connections. Working with PDA to tell authentic, important, and visionary stories includes:
Informational campaign strategy and implementation
Communication planning and purpose alignment
Graphic design and artistic direction
Transformation of collective narratives into artifacts, spaces, and archives
We believe that each and every one of us is endowed with the ability to be creative, that the built environment should be equitable, and that “artists are the gatekeepers of truth.” Public Art and cultural assets are proven to improve health outcomes, increase social cohesion, build community trust, and improve quality of life. Working with PDA to design public art and place-keeping initiatives includes:
Strategies for preserving shared cultural legacies (digital, spatial, narrative)
Public arts initiative development and administration
Strategies for new, climate conscious, and radical uses of public space
Livable neighborhood planning rooted in Missing Middle Housing strategies
Art installations that catalyze cross-cultural exchange and accessible creative expression for youth, adults, and families