Turning Complex Social Challenges Into Practical Change
Pineapple Flags works with non-profit, government, social enterprise and community groups to build services, redesign systems, amplify impact, shift policy and practice and share what works.
15+ Years
Of local and national civic and organizational leadership experience.
8+ Million
In funding secured and mobilized for solutions, putting resources behind housing, gender-equity, safety, opportunity and community-led change.
40+ Projects
That turned collaboration into meaningful community impact.
Complex Challenges Need More Than a Single Solution.
Some challenges call for something new to be built and others require organizations to rethink how they work together, shift policy and practice, build influence and bring new ideas into the room.
Pineapple Flags works across these points of change, bringing strategy, research, community knowledge and practical experience together to help create something meaningful and lasting. We will work alongside your team the whole way as your plans become a reality.
What we offer stems from our theory of change, meaning we help you build services, redesign systems, amplify impact and influence, shift policy and practice and build knowledge through sharing what works.
Building Services
Turn Ideas and Identified Needs Into Practical Solutions
Great ideas that innovate with care, build new ways, and fill gaps in our systems deserve to move from aspiration to action and we can help.
- Program and service design
- Service redesign
- Community needs assessments
- Feasibility studies
- Business cases
- Implementation and execution support
- Pilot and initiative design
- Outcomes frameworks
Redesigning Systems
Redesigning Systems by Changing How People, Power and Resources Work Together
Systems are complex places, often shaped by decades of fragmented decisions, a deficit of equity thinking, and stitched together by processes that were never designed to work together. We help make sense of the complexity, identify where change is possible, and build new ways of working that better serve people and communities.
- Systems planning and change
- Strategic planning
- Systems mapping
- Evaluation
- Collective impact
- Cross-sector partnerships and engagement
- Collaborative governance
- Lived-experience engagement
Amplifying Impact and Influence
Building the Resources, Relationships and Influence Needed to Move Good Ideas Further
Great ideas can sit on the sidelines when they don’t have the resources, relationships or support to move forward. We help build the partnerships, funding, attention and influence that give good ideas the opportunity to reach their potential and create meaningful change.
- Advocacy strategy
- Community/Government relationship building
- Funding strategy
- Grant and proposal development
- Funder engagement
- Partnership strategy and development
- Cases for investment
- Social impact and scaling strategy
Shifting Policy and Practice
Turning Evidence and Lived Experience Into Changes in Policy and Practice
Good work can only go so far when the policies and practices around it create barriers to change. We help bring community knowledge, research and lived experience into the decisions that shape how systems work and turn what we learn into better policies, stronger practices and new possibilities for change.
- Policy development
- Policy analysis and review
- Environmental and jurisdictional scans
- Community-based research
- Needs assessments
- Best practice reviews
- Equity and GBA+ analysis
- Service standards and practice framework
Sharing What Works
Sharing Knowledge to Help Change Take Hold and Amplify
Change has the potential to travel beyond the work itself. We help capture what was learned, share what worked and create knowledge others can build on, so good ideas have a chance to take root in new places.
- Keynote speaking and conference presentations
- Panels and sector presentations
- Custom workshops and learning sessions
- Staff, leadership and board education
- Knowledge mobilization strategies
- Knowledge translation and research-to-practice tools
- Learning briefs, case studies and practical resources
- Communities of practice and peer learning
How We Work
How we work matters just as much as what we create, and our approach is grounded in relationships, equity, curiosity and a commitment to meaningful change.
Care as Core Infrastructure
Relationships, wellbeing and sustainability are part of how change happens.
Lived Experience is Expertise
The people closest to an issue should have meaningful influence over the solutions.
Equity Changes the Question
We look at intersectionality and who benefits, who is missing and how power shapes outcomes.
Always Collaboration Over Silos
Complex problems require people, governments and organizations to work differently together.
Practical Change is Kindness
Ideas need pathways to implementation that are grounded, not just good reports.
Curiosity Before Certainty
Intentional space must be given to understand the problem before jumping into a solution.
Bringing Deep Knowledge to important community issues.
Our areas of impact reflect where we bring experience, knowledge and practical insight, shaped by years of working alongside communities, understanding the systems around them, and supporting the people working to create change.
Housing and Homelessness
Housing is about more than a place to live. It’s about the systems, policies, and communities that make housing possible. Explore our work to build more equitable and responsive housing systems.
GBV, Anti-Hate and Community Safety
People deserve to feel safe, welcome, and able to belong in the communities they call home. Explore our work building safer, more connected, and inclusive communities.
Gender Equity and Intersectionality
Building systems where women, trans, and gender-diverse people can live, lead, work, and thrive. Explore how we bring gender equity into strategy, policy, programs, and organizational change.
Advocacy, Policy and Systems Change
Good policy starts with listening to the people who experience systems every day. Explore how we connect research, lived experience, and community knowledge to create meaningful change.
Community Systems and Collective Impact
Bringing people, organizations, and ideas together to create change that no one can achieve alone. Explore our work building stronger collaborations, community systems, and collective approaches to change.
Economic Inclusion and Social Enterprise
Creating more equitable pathways to economic inclusion through social enterprises that meet real community needs. Explore our work in inclusive entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and community-based economic development.
Children, Youth and Families
Strong communities are built around the people, relationships, and systems that help children, youth, and families thrive. Explore our work strengthening those supports and creating better pathways forward.
Working on Complex Social Change?
If you are trying to build something new, rethink something that isn’t working, influence a decision, or make good work travel further, let’s talk about what you are working on.