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Social change powered by people
I work with teams and organisations, designing and implementing collaborative and participatory strategies that deliver social change.
My clients care about energy transition, sustainability, human rights, gender equality, and creating a positive social impact .
Hi, I’m Natalia Alvarez.
I work with busy people co-creating strategic solutions that deliver positive social impact that help them to achieve their goals.
Any social change requires understanding first what we want to change. That's where we start and that's at the foundation of how I help people like you to create a strategy that works; tailored to your needs, context, resources, impact and goals.
I have worked in energy transition, sustainability, social innovation, human rights and gender equality for companies, charities, universities and social enterprises.
-HOW I HELP-
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Co-designing projects that create social change.
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Facilitating strategic thinking for teams delivering social change that enables more efficient management of the project and more impact.
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Integrating participative and collaborative approaches in your project to maximise impact.
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Developing communication and collaborative skills to improve stakeholder engagement and impact.
"Natalia Alvarez approach inspired us to clarify our intention and purpose and use our “human” skills to enhance a positive contribution to personal and business development. Her focus on aligning values to make the workplace more successful and fulfilling is quite unique. I have no doubt in recommending her to any team wanting to clarify their message and purpose while focusing on making a positive contribution."
Graeme Keen
Relationship Director North of Scotland
Bank of Scotland
Some recent examples of my
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Designing, implementing and facilitating a co-creation project for a charity working on connecting people to the coast and empowering communities. The project created a design for an extension of the actual cafe, integrating the historical monument with the landscape and the coast through a participatory and co-creating approach.
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Designing, implementing and facilitating the co-creation of a green energy solution for a charity.
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Communication advisor for a CEO in the energy sector during the process of a business purchase.
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Delivering a workshop on innovation for a company in the energy sector.
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Coaching the senior team of a company delivering a complex renewable energy project on improving collaboration, reduce conflict and increase productivity.
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Facilitating a dialogue between a company and a community affected by the development of an energy project on their area.
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Design and deliver a workshop on managing difficult conversations for a global software company.
Natalia helped me craft a new communication and fundraising strategy, in a way that would stay true to the values of my project, my story and the community that was supporting us. Once we had crafted a way to communicate how individuals, businesses and community leaders could be a part of the project, our fundraising skyrocketed, our community grew and is now beginning to multiply. Working with Natalia has been my secret weapon, and I would recommend her highly and wholly"
Fiona McIntyre
CEO
Greyhope Bay
The blog
Communication insights for impact driven people
“When it comes to heart filled purposeful and authentic communication, Natalia gets to the essence. She does it with integrity, honesty and personal humility. A pleasure to work with.”
Darragh Power
Coach and Changemaker, Sales Acceleration and Leaderships Programme SAP
“Natalia has the rare ability to bring clarity in complex situations while being courageously commited to making a difference in people's lives. Her work is about empowering people by listening to diverse voices and bringing them together in one story. Something that is very much needed these days.”
Dr. Carlos Beristain
Member of the Truth Comission, Colombia
"When I started working with Natalia, there were communication and trust issues on my team that impacted team performance and ultimately put our project at risk. Natalia helped me to approach difficult conversations with individuals and the team to change certain behaviours, including some of my leadership styles. These changes have allowed the team and me to work in a coordinated way, have common goals, a trustworthy environment, and ultimately deliver what the project needed from us."
Emilio de la Cerda
Project Construction Manager
Scottish Power Renewables.
“Natalia has guided and helped organise the voices of diverse organisations to amplify their voices in the world of climate action. Our organisation represents diverse groups delivering diverse projects, each holding their own important story. Natalia was able to help highlight how we can structure ourselves to build visibility, our action, and empower our members."