Institute for Social Vision Design

Consulting & Support

ISVD provides wide-ranging support for organizations addressing social issues, from intermediary services, creative consulting, and strategic design to total production of community development and public-private partnerships.

Creative Consulting

Pro Bono

We provide free consultations on design, public relations, and branding for civic activities, NPOs, and social projects. We offer guidance and advice on all creative aspects including logos, flyers, websites, and videos.

  • Consultation on design and PR material direction
  • Branding and communication design advice
  • Creative priority assessment
  • Referral to appropriate production partners

Strategic Design Support

Conditionally Free

We support upstream strategic design for social projects. We accompany you through vision/mission clarification, stakeholder mapping, logic model construction, and evaluation metric design. Provided free of charge for highly social activities.

  • Vision and mission articulation and structural organization
  • Logic model and theory of change construction
  • Stakeholder mapping and framework design
  • KPI and evaluation metric design

Student Career Counseling

Pro Bono

We offer free career counseling for students struggling with career choices and planning. We help deepen self-understanding, organize options, and support self-determination.

  • Career brainstorming consultations
  • Self-understanding and strengths discovery support
  • Organization of academic and career options
  • Building connections between social issues and careers

Community Development & Social Project Production

Free Initial Consultation

We provide total production from structural analysis of regional issues to concept design, stakeholder coordination, creative production, and operational design. We support the overall design and execution of projects involving municipalities, businesses, and NPOs.

  • Structural analysis and concept design for regional issues
  • Stakeholder coordination and consensus-building facilitation
  • Production direction and creative work
  • Operational design and PDCA cycle construction

PPP / Public-Private Partnership Support

Free Initial Consultation

We support the framework design and promotion of multi-sector projects involving government, private companies, and NPOs. We help build schemes that balance public interest and business viability, create proposals, and design partnerships.

  • Public-private partnership scheme construction support
  • Proposal and planning document creation support
  • Funding scheme design utilizing grants and sponsorships
  • Stakeholder coordination and facilitation

AI Adoption & DX Assessment

Free Initial Consultation

We assess your organization's digital maturity and explore AI/DX directions together. Based on the realities of NPOs, municipalities, and SMEs, we introduce priority areas and suitable tools and partners.

  • Simple digital maturity assessment
  • Consultation on AI utilization direction
  • Introduction of appropriate tools and vendors
  • Advice on implementation approach

Second Opinion

Free Initial Consultation

We provide objective feedback from a third-party perspective on business strategy, organizational management, and social issue approaches. We offer independent opinions on existing plans and consulting results.

  • Feedback on business plans and strategies
  • Opinions on the validity of existing consulting proposals
  • Risk and oversight identification
  • Introduction of alternative approaches

Grant & Subsidy Consulting

Free Initial Consultation

We provide information on suitable grant and subsidy programs and offer advice for applications. We help organizations tackling social issues take the first step in fundraising.

  • Information on available grants and subsidies
  • Guidance on application requirements and schedules
  • Advice on application document structure
  • Referral to specialists and support organizations

Google for Nonprofits Consulting

Free Initial Consultation

We guide you on how to use and apply for nonprofit benefits including Google Workspace, Google Ad Grants (approximately $10,000/month in advertising), and YouTube Nonprofit Program.

  • Overview and application requirements for Google for Nonprofits
  • Advice on Google Ad Grants utilization
  • Consultation on Google Workspace adoption
  • Introduction to other Google nonprofit programs

Feel free to reach out about other inquiries as well.

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Consultation and strategy design are provided by ISVD. For ongoing support including production and implementation, paid services are available through our partner, Correlate Design LLC.

Fees for strategic design support are determined on a case-by-case basis considering the social significance and scale of the project. Please feel free to contact us first.