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Consultant Details:

Contact: Zahirah Mann
Name of Firm: Sustainable Vision Partners LLC
Language Spoken: English
Website/LinkedIn URL: https://sustainablevisionpartners.com/

Consultant Expertise

Facilitation of exploratory/negotiation phase, Facilitation of integration planning

Program Areas

Arts and Culture, Community and Economic Development, Education, Environment, Human Services, International Relationship, Philanthropy, Sports and Recreation

Number of Individuals in Firm:

1

Names and Titles of Individuals in Firm:

Zahirah Mann
Founder & President

Names and Titles of Individuals in Firm:

Zahirah Mann
Founder & President

Firm or Consultant Address:

210 Annandale Rd., Pasadena, CA 91105

RFQ Contact Name:

Zahirah Mann

RFQ Contact Phone:

323-868-3333

Geographic area currently served by firm (select all that apply):

Los Angeles, California

How would you describe the range of diversity reflected in your firm’s consultants and leadership (or self, if sole practitioner)?

Woman and BIPOC founded, owned, and led.

Please describe your mission, values, and approach:

Sustainable Vision Partners LLC strengthens the capacity, alignment, and long-term impact of mission-driven organizations, with a particular focus on entities seeking to work together in purposeful and coordinated ways. We partner with nonprofits, public-private partnerships, intermediaries, philanthropic institutions, government agencies, and other public-serving organizations to advance strategies and partnerships that support meaningful and lasting change. Our approach is collaborative, strategic, and grounded in clarity. We listen closely, identify opportunities for alignment, and help partners move forward with shared purpose and understanding. Informed by the contexts and communities they serve, Sustainable Vision Partners LLC supports organizations in moving forward with confidence, integrity, and momentum, ensuring that collective efforts are positioned for meaningful and enduring impact.

What expertise or perspective do you bring to organizations looking to ground their collaboration practices in values of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Sustainable Vision Partners LLC draws on more than 20 years of experience from its founder, who has supported mission-driven organizations in strengthening their structures, partnerships, and long-term effectiveness. At SVP, we help entities ground their sustained collaboration in values of diversity, equity, and inclusion by centering clarity, trust, and purposeful alignment. We listen deeply, surface shared priorities, and partner with organizations to create strategies that honor the perspectives of those closest to the impact. We support clients in building the conditions for equitable, effective, and enduring collective work.

Please describe your ideal engagement. Feel free to include issue area and scope of project:

At Sustainable Vision Partners LLC, our ideal engagements support organizations and collaboratives that are ready to strengthen alignment, clarify priorities, and move forward together in purposeful and coordinated ways. We partner with entities pursuing shared initiatives, public-private partnerships, multi-organization collaborations, and related collective work. Our work is both dynamic and process driven, incorporating assessments, strategic design, facilitation, collaborative planning, and targeted trainings, as needed. We are especially drawn to partners who value equity, shared purpose, and long-term impact, and who are committed to building the structures and relationships that support sustained, meaningful change.

How many strategic restructuring projects have you or your firm been involved with?

Sustainable Vision Partners LLC builds on the extensive sustained-collaboration experience of its founder, who has guided multiple large scale, cross-sector initiatives. This includes coordinating more than 100 partners as President and CEO of the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z) on efforts involving workforce development, education, climate resilience, and small business support; leading 18 organizations to secure funding for and launch the South LA Eco-Lab, focused on climate justice and economic mobility; and helping to form and lead the Foster Together Network, which united philanthropic, governmental, faith-based, and community partners to strengthen supports for children and families. She has also supported additional collective impact and multi-organization collaborations across systems change, economic mobility, community resilience, and related issue areas. These efforts reflect deep, long-term experience in building durable structures for shared action and sustained alignment.

Please describe your fee structure:

Sustainable Vision Partners LLC uses a value-based and project-based fee structure. Fees are tailored to the scope, duration, and complexity of the engagement and are designed to reflect the value delivered, the level of partnership required, and the outcomes sought.

What percentage of your clients are within the nonprofit sector?

Including philanthropic clients, 100% of Sustainable Vision Partners’ clients are connected to the nonprofit sector.

Are you open to remote engagements?

Yes

Briefly describe 1-3 examples of restructuring projects with which you have been involved. Please name all participating organizations. (Please prioritize NSI-funded and/or LA-based organizations).

Collaborative Design and Launch – South LA Eco-Lab
Participating Organizations: GRID Alternatives, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education, the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone, TreePeople, LA Metro, and additional local nonprofit and government partners (18 organizations total).
SVP’s founder coordinated and led 18 organizations through the design, funding, and launch of the South LA Eco-Lab, a collaboration focused on climate justice, green workforce pipelines, clean energy access, and economic mobility. This work included establishing shared priorities, aligning organizational efforts, building cross-partner structures, and developing a collective implementation strategy to support sustained collaboration.
Final Outcome: Successful joint development and launch of the South LA Eco-Lab, funded through a major state climate grant ($35M in state funding leveraged against $24.6M in other resources) and governed by a multi-partner collaborative structure.

Add any other information you feel would aid in understanding the value you or your consulting firm can bring to a strategic restructuring exploration or implementation process:

There is a proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” At Sustainable Vision Partners LLC, we help organizations go far by strengthening the clarity, coordination, and shared purpose needed for meaningful collaboration. We bring a steady, action-oriented approach that supports partners in moving forward with both momentum and alignment. While collaborative work can be more time intensive, it often yields outcomes that are more enriching, effective, and durable. Sustainable Vision Partners LLC, adds value by creating processes that increase efficiency without sacrificing depth, helping organizations surface key insights quickly, make informed decisions, and stay focused on what matters most. Our role is to help partners build the structures and relationships that allow collective efforts to move with confidence, integrity, and sustained impact.

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