A Strategic Social Impact Consultancy dedicated to empowering leaders and organizations to navigate change and drive progress toward their deepest purpose
At Tide & Thrive Co., we help leaders, teams, and organizations not just survive but thrive amid change. With a broad background—spanning institutional philanthropy, grassroots advocacy, and corporate inclusion initiatives—we bring decades of experience implementing change, leading teams, and building strategies to scale impact.
Our approach is multicultural, recognizing that diverse local and global perspectives are essential for trust and sustainable solutions, ultimately turning organizational promises into lasting, shared progress.
This is work that AI cannot replicate—where creativity, empathy, and a deep understanding of diverse perspectives come together to shape a truly inclusive and bold vision. If this proposition aligns with your mission, we’d love to connect with you!
photo credit: Hannah Arista Photography
Our Services
-
Capacity Building: Learning support, program scalability, coalition building, donor cultivation, and "Support Beyond the Check" for grantee partners.
Donor Advisement: Grantmaking strategy, strategy implementation, grant portfolio development and management, resource mobilization, cross-sectoral partnerships, and partner convenings.
Program Design: Build and execute actionable blueprints for impact at scale, including designing pilots, outlining budgets, and setting clear impact metrics.
Latino/na/ne Strategies: Help organizations elevate their brand and messaging through storytelling, dialogues, and culturally responsive experiences. By focusing on a multicultural and generational lens, we guide our partners toward transformative approaches to building trust and creating messaging that resonates deeply with the communities they serve.
-
We unlock effective leadership, build deep trust, and foster shared success. Our approach integrates collaborative practices to drive internal change and effective teamwork.
Our Core Services:
Action-Oriented Coaching: Build a personalized, one-on-one professional development and support system designed specifically to help executives and leaders navigate the personal, emotional, and team challenges of building and scaling organizations through a social Impact framework.
Team Facilitation: Design and lead high-impact collaborative meetings, team building sessions, retreats, and focus groups. We ensure the community voice is central to every solution and strategic vision.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Frameworks: We will create an environment where all employees, grantee partners, and communities feel seen, heard, valued, respected, supported, and empowered to fully contribute their unique perspectives. We will implement valuable strategies to transform your internal-facing programs, such as Employee Resource Groups, DEI Advisory Committees, and Inclusion Councils.
Board Governance: Optimize governance by fostering executive-board trust, aligning structure with strategy, and maximizing board expertise, engagement, and effectiveness.
-
Identity Workshops: Designed sessions that help individuals, teams, or organizations explore, define, and articulate their core values, mission, and unique characteristics. Participants immerse themselves in facilitated exercises to clarify who they are, what they stand for, and how they are perceived. This serves as a foundation for strategic alignment, communication, or personal growth.
Trust-Building Learning: Design and facilitate curated learning spaces for donors, grantee partners, boards, and volunteers to reimagine the funding dynamic. This process helps funders authentically partner with grantees in a true spirit of service.
Ocean Healing Circles: Weave the power of Blue Mind theory and nature-informed practices into your work, leveraging neuroscience and ocean therapy to promote well-being and authenticity.
Tide & Thrive Co. offers a range of engagements and services to help individuals, families, private foundations, community foundations, nonprofits, and value-aligned companies navigate change, achieve sustainable results, and anchor their mission through expert social impact strategic consulting.
Susi Collins, Founder & Principal, Tide & Thrive Co.
photo credit: Michele D’Oliveira
Susi Collins is the Founder and Principal of Tide & Thrive Co., a seasoned Social Impact Strategist with twenty years of global, high-impact leadership experience from organizations including The Gates Foundation, The George Gund III and Iara Lee Foundation, Salesforce, AWS, and Nordstrom. She excels at building multisector strategies and partnerships, focusing on the crucial intersection of equity, philanthropy, and organizational effectiveness.
As a visionary leader, Susi empowers leaders and organizations to navigate and influence the tides of change, helping them build stronger, more resilient communities. She provides comprehensive strategic support—insightful and actionable—to ensure their work creates sustainable, lasting impact through trust-building.
She holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco and a DEI certificate from Cornell, and is certified with the Ocean Healing Institute. Her leadership insights have been shaped by prestigious fellowships, such as the Aspen Institute Latino Society Program and Hispanics in Philanthropy. She is committed to giving back and has served on nonprofit boards for the past fifteen years, and currently on the UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Advisory Council, the Acevedo Foundation, and Poderistas.
Originally from Lima, Peru, Susi resides with her multicultural family in Los Angeles.

