Building winning partnerships.

Tia excels in building winning partnerships from the ground up. With expertise in research, pitching, and negotiating, she forges partnerships that transcend mere transactions, fostering long-term advocacy. An adept relationship builder, Tia navigates cross-functional challenges to achieve positive outcomes. Explore an initiative she spearheaded below, showcasing her prowess in partnership development.

Creative: Selman
Partner: American Farm Bureau Foundation

How it’s done.

  • Issue | With the increase of digital infrastructure in rural America, ensuring Rural Americans are digitally literate is a high priority. From a workforce development perspective, closing the gap in digital literacy is critical to ensuring individuals can participate in an increasingly digital economy. Job seekers use the internet for job searches, communication with potential employers, and training.

    Opportunity | Build an initiative to support rural digital literacy for 300,000 students and educators.

  • How | Tia launched a new partnership with a national foundation supporting rural and agricultural communities. She developed a comprehensive six-month engagement plan, featuring a virtual summit, educator fellowship program, and partner-led engagement strategy.

    Why | To cultivate vital relationships with external thought leaders for collaborative advocacy opportunities.

  • Outcome | Successfully launched national partnership, managed internal team and agencies leading to more than 300K rural educators and students.

  • The Magic | Executing this multifaceted initiative demanded essential skills such as masterful relationship development and management, creativity in problem-solving, adept negotiation, effective communication, and seamless project management.

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