• Organizational Development

    Nonprofit board development

    Philanthropy grantmaking

    Grants management

    Organizational design, including restructuring

  • Training & Coaching

    Creative leadership strategies & development

    Executive coaching

    Training & coaching for all roles in an organization

  • Communications

    Stakeholder & community engagement strategies

    Organizational communication

  • Strategic Planning

    Movement building

    Plan development and execution

    Mission and strategic plan alignment

    Funding strategies

  • Research & Analysis

    Feasibility studies

    Impact analysis

    Needs assessments

    Program evaluation & assessment

    Survey development

    Interviewing

  • Facilitation

    Conflict resolution

    Work planning

    Team building

    Mission, vision, & values development

    Problem-solving

Our Approach

Trauma-informed. Culturally grounded. Transformative.

We gather input and get to the heart of the matter before we design solutions. We identify blind spots and fill in the gaps. We're not afraid to have difficult, direct conversations.

We're unique because we collaborate with clients to understand how everything is connected before we act.

Delena Mobley, Co-founder

Delena grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before landing in the Inland Northwest.  She has an extensive background in social and racial justice movement building, nonprofit board governance and management,
philanthropic grants management, organizational development, and project management. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Intercultural Peace and Justice from Holy Names University and a master’s degree in communication and leadership studies from Gonzaga University.

Kim Blessing, Co-founder

Kim earned her master’s degree in Technical Communications from Eastern Washington University, and specializes in organizational leadership, project management, training, coaching, facilitation, and clear and concise communication.  Prior to launching d&b Creative, Kim spent 15 years developing and executing innovative local, regional, and national public health campaigns; strategic communication plans; community engagement strategies; and trainings.