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Arts & Nonprofit Consulting

Creative strategy and practical solutions for organizations, artists, and cultural leaders.

At Peak Creative Strategies, we work with arts organizations, creative businesses, and nonprofits to strengthen their vision, operations, and impact. Our consulting services blend big-picture strategic planning with hands-on implementation, helping you address immediate needs while building a sustainable future.

We’ve partnered with a wide range of clients — from national institutions to grassroots organizations — including Theatre for Young Audiences, The Kennedy Center, Kaiser Permanente, Pride Youth Players, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Illinois State University School of Fine Arts, Cock and Bull Arts, Theatre Historical Society, SAG/AFTRA, independent artists, and small businesses.

A two-page magazine layout with the logo 'tya today' on the top left, featuring a black-and-white photo of a man with glasses and messy hair on the left, and a woman with curly hair sitting on the grass on the right, surrounded by Lorem Ipsum text.
Logo for Theatre for Young Audiences USA featuring a colorful cluster of overlapping circles above the text 'TYA', with the tagline 'theatre for young audiences USA', shown twice, once with and once without the phrase 'come together'.

Creative Strategy That Works

Our Services

Board Development & Management

  • Strengthening governance practices

  • Facilitating productive board retreats and planning sessions

  • Clarifying board member roles, engagement, and responsibilities

Strategic Brainstorming & Planning Sessions

  • Guided workshops to clarify vision, goals, and action steps

  • Collaborative problem-solving to address operational or creative challenges

Brand Strategy & Revisioning

  • Defining or refreshing your organization’s brand identity

  • Aligning messaging, visuals, and mission for consistency and impact

Website Renovations & Redesigns

  • Assessing current site for clarity, usability, and branding

  • Coordinating updates or full redesigns to improve engagement and functionality

Membership Program Development & Management

  • Structuring or revitalizing membership tiers, benefits, and communications

Sponsorship & Fundraising Packages

  • Creating compelling, tailored sponsorship proposals

  • Designing donor-facing materials that inspire investment

Social Media Plans & Digital Marketing Strategies

  • Building content calendars and engagement plans

  • Coordinating cross-platform campaigns to grow audience and participation

Search Management

  • Organizing searches

  • Screenings and interviews

Digital Media Strategies

  • Leveraging online platforms for brand visibility, event promotion, and storytelling

  • Integrating video, photography, and live-streaming to expand reach

Organizational Re-Structure & Efficiency

  • Streamlining processes, clarifying roles, and optimizing communication flow

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How We Work With You

We customize our consulting to meet your needs. Some organizations come to us for a one-time strategic session, others for project-based work, and many for ongoing retainer consulting. Our goal is to meet you where you are and build a plan that works for your size, budget, and goals.

Whether you’re preparing for a major fundraising push, reimagining your brand identity, searching for new staff members, or overhauling your digital presence, we bring both the creative perspective and the operational know-how to make it happen.

Why Work With Us

We combine decades of experience in the arts, education, nonprofit management, and brand strategy with a deep understanding of what it takes for creative organizations to thrive. Our approach is collaborative, adaptable, and results-oriented — always focused on amplifying your unique voice and connecting you with your audiences in meaningful ways.

Magazine cover of TYA Today, Spring 2012 issue, featuring a close-up of person with glasses made from two phones, each displaying an eye, and wearing a hat with fuzzy pom-poms, flanked by another person in a hat, with text "on the cutting edge p8".
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Past Projects

Explore a curated collection of our past work, where imagination meets strategy. Each project reflects our drive to deliver thoughtful, effective solutions.

Branding design mockups for TYA USA, a theatre organization for young audiences, including logo variations, website homepage layouts, and color palette, with images of children performing and actors on stage.
People in costumes lying on the floor, including a person with a wolf mask, a woman with blonde curly hair and vintage outfit, and a woman with short dark hair wearing sunglasses.

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Cock and Bull Arts - website and digital development

Client
TYA/USA re—branding an organization

Poster promoting the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with various images of performances, a woman with red hair looking upwards in the foreground, and informational text about upcoming events and activities.
A colorful, multi-panel flyer promoting the ONE THEATRE WORLD 2013 event, including performances, keynote speakers, master classes, special events, breakout sessions, registration details, and sponsor logos, with images of puppets and performers.

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Illinois Shakespeare Festival - re-imagining ticket sales and marketing

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TYA/USA re-thinking a national festival

Contact us.

Reach out to us to discuss your project or issue — we’ll listen, ask questions, and work with you to create a plan that fits your needs, budget, and timeline.

  • "Peak Creative Strategies brought clarity, structure, and momentum to our planning process. Their ability to balance big-picture vision with practical next steps helped our board move from discussion to action with confidence.”

    —Theatre Historical Society

  • "They understood the complexities of working with artists, unions, and institutions, and offered guidance that was both pragmatic and deeply respectful of our community.”

    — SAG/AFTRA KMRC

  • "helped us strengthen our internal processes while keeping our mission front and center. Their collaborative approach made board members feel heard, aligned, and energized about the future"

    —TYA USA Board

  • “Peak Creative Strategies helped me see my business with fresh eyes. From branding to operations, their guidance was clear, honest, and immediately useful. I walked away with a plan I could actually implement.”

    —Upholstery Shops USA