We help mission-driven organizations maximize their potential.
Welcome. At Welcome Strategies, we specialize in creative community engagement, network development, and strategic advising for nonprofits, government, businesses, and philanthropy.
About
We are Alexandra Nelson and Jaime Dempsey, strategists and founders of Welcome Strategies. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, we work with partners across the country.
As artists and public-good practitioners with executive leadership experience in public agencies and philanthropic organizations, we bring deep expertise across local and national philanthropy, community leadership, and the nonprofit and civic sectors.
We are passionate about designing programs, campaigns, and collective efforts that build lasting value.
Visit our LinkedIn profiles for bios and professional skills summaries.
Services
Our strategies foster connection, build shared ownership, and generate momentum: seeding powerful partnerships and maximizing returns on investments of time, talent, and resources.
We offer consulting services in the following areas:
Engagement – Deepen connection and participation across audiences and stakeholders.
Networks – Strengthen and activate networks to advance mission and impact.
Advising – Guide programs, partnerships, and leadership for strategic results.
Planning – Facilitate visioning and strategic planning aligned with action.
Documentation – Create compelling content, proposals, and strategic communications.
Events – Design and execute purposeful, engaging convenings.
Recent clients include the State of Arizona via Arizona Office of Tourism, the Arizona State University Art Museum, Art Heals AZ, Artlink Phoenix, Civic Imagination via Goldenrod Collaborative, Local First Arizona, the Somerton Tamale Festival, and US RAO/United States Regional Arts Organizations.
We are enthusiastic collaborators, thought partners, and connectors—ready to design custom solutions in collaboration with your team.
