Shanker Strategies is a consulting practice designed to advance the health and well-being of LGBTQI+ people by strengthening the organizations that provide care and support for us. It is led by Adrian Shanker, a non-profit entrepreneur and LGBTQI+ health policy expert who led LGBTQI+ health policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Biden-Harris administration and who has worked at the municipal, state, and federal levels on LGBTQI+ and HIV policy for 15 years.
Adrian’s years of experience and his deep subject matter expertise in both non-profit management and LGBTQI+ health policy is only matched by his expansive network and his unrelenting passion for the health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people.
Consulting for LGBTQI+ and HIV/AIDS Non-Profit Organizations:
A seasoned non-profit leader with 15 years of experience in non-profit executive leadership in LGBTQI+ and HIV focused non-profit organizations, Adrian is well-prepared to support organizations with:
- Program Evaluation
- Strategic Visioning and Planning
- Development Planning
- ‘Culture of Philanthropy’ Organizational Development
- Executive Coaching
- Board Development
- High-impact Advocacy and Government Relations
Shanker Strategies is especially excited to work with LGBTQI+ community centers, LGBTQI+ and HIV focused health centers, and other HIV service providers, however consulting services are also available for allied non-profit organizations.
Consulting for Healthcare Organizations:
Adrian is a nationally-regarded expert in LGBTQI+ health policy, data equity, and access to care strategies and is excited for opportunities to partner with healthcare organizations seeking to improve care for their LGBTQI+ community members. Examples of consulting partnerships include:
- Developing and facilitating a community of practice among healthcare staff to develop in-house expertise
- Detailed review of barriers to care at a healthcare facility, including review of intake forms, waiting rooms, and patient experience
- Incorporating sexual orientation and gender identity data across organizational data instruments
- Integration of new health services to address gaps in care for the LGBTQI+ community (including navigation of funding, training, and operational challenges)
Adrian is also available for grand rounds, training on LGBTQI+ access to care strategies, and speaking engagements for healthcare professionals.
Advocacy and Government Relations Consulting:
At its heart, policy change is about process as much as it’s about great ideas and skilled activism. Knowing when to utilize which activist tools to yield the desired policy change is a skill Adrian has carefully honed over many years, and to significant results. Adrian’s entire career has involved advocacy and policy to advance LGBTQI+ equity, and he has significant experience with the process of high-impact advocacy and policy change at the municipal, state, and federal levels — both from his time as an advocate and in his service in senior roles in state and federal agencies.
Adrian provides advocacy and government relations consulting to a range of clients – including national organizations, community-based organizations, and corporations – interested in increasing their impact and advancing their organization’s needs on the municipal, state, or federal levels.
Disclaimers:
Shanker Strategies was formed to strengthen health and well-being for LGBTQI+ people and does not provide consulting services for organizations that cause harm to the LGBTQI+ community.
Shanker Strategies is not a lobbying firm, we provide expertise and strategy to clients to increase their impact in public policy.
Shanker Strategies is not available for consulting projects prior to February 1, 2025.