Planting Seeds Consulting

Susan Silber

catalyzing & supporting resilient and regenerative places

Planting Seeds Consulting provides support for resilient places: resilience hubs and other place-based community resilience programs at the intersection of climate solutions, disaster preparedness and community care.

About resilience places

Across the country, community leaders are transforming existing community facilities trusted by community members instead – from libraries to recreation centers and senior centers – into Resilience hubs are being developed all over the country to address the urgent need t

Resilient Places stand at the intersection of sustainability, community care & belonging and disaster preparedness. Resilience hubs are being developed all over the country to address the urgent need to support resilience-based programming. The Resilient Places Initiative’s broadened definition includes programming related to community belonging; as well as a variety of places.

consulting services

Planting Seeds Consulting works with a variety of organizations and communities to promote, develop and scale up resilience hubs, spaces and other place-based community resilience programs.

Clients include local governmental agencies, community-based organizations, international nonprofit organizations; and facilities being developed as resilience hubs: places of worship, schools, community centers and more.

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SITE DEVELOPMENT

Short- and longer-term consultations to help develop sites as resilient places, including assessments, community visioning sessions funding opportunities

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PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Introductory presentations, workshops (one-time and series), facilitation for panel discussions

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EQUITABLE FUNDRAISING MODELS

Development of funding models to equitably distribute funds to community-based programs and organizations

Project Portfolio

I have 30 years of experience as a grassroots organizer, fundraiser and program developer, specializing in catalyzing the building of resilience hubs, spaces and blocks in Northern California while staying rooted in equity and community.

Click below to view a selection of projects that are completed or in progress to give you a better idea of the scope of my services.

View My Portfolio

I offer both hourly and project-based consulting.

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Current and past clients

testimonials

I have interacted most with Susan and found her to be very supportive and creative about how to help us build our resilience hub. Susan is a strong and gentle leader who encouraged everyone to speak up and collaborate during our leadership training. I appreciated her...

I would recommend and appreciate Susan for her skills, organizational abilities and passion for the community resilience mission and organized action steps that she pioneered with the NorCal Resilience Network. She was had the foresight and dedication to put these...

Susan is simply a stellar organizer and a deeply dedicated advocate for our environment. The combination of her passion for the well being of the planet and her formidable organizing skills are truly a gift to the greater movement for sustainability. It was a joy to...

Susan Silber is a visionary who started a nonprofit to realize this vision. I worked with Susan when she was founder/executive director of the NorCal Resilience Network, to build community capacities via programs, funding and policies to increase community resilience....

I've worked with Susan on multiple projects and she is an impressive grassroots organizer. Susan is thoughtful about ensuring projects create community resilience and are equitable in both process and outcome. Susan is a trusted advisor to the environmental non-profit...