CHANGE
ROOTED IN
EQUITY & JUSTICE

We are a social impact consulting firm with equity and justice at our core. Using a human-centric and results-driven approach we help clients lead advocacy campaigns, design research, and direct their dollars in ways that move our world closer towards equity and justice.

Who We Are

CULTURE + RIGOR = IMPACT

Sojourn Strategies is a Black woman owned and all women run social impact consulting firm that brings a people-centered approach to advocacy campaigns, research and philanthropic advising. We support our clients in driving measurable impact by designing programs, campaigns and research grounded in both values and strategy. We believe that when we lead with values and community we are able to create real and sustainable change.

An underlying value of our work is a commitment to build a more equitable and inclusive democracy. We believe that means bringing to the center the voices often left at the margins. Whether it is in our research or project development, we always take a holistic approach to our work, making every effort to capture, incorporate and understand diverse and intersecting perspectives. We believe there is power and wisdom in the diversity of our lived experiences and in amplifying the voice of the unheard.

what we do

OUR SERVICES

Social Impact Campaigns & Strategy

Strategic Campaign Planning & Management: We design, advise, and manage strategic advocacy campaigns. We work on campaigns at all levels of government, but have deep expertise at the state and local level.
Coalition Development & Management: We use our years of organizing and expansive network to support clients in developing strategic, inclusive and effective coalitions and collaborative advocacy spaces.
Policy Advising & Analyses: We provide policy advice and analysis to help inform campaigns, programs, and long-term strategy. We have a particular expertise in voting rights, democracy, civic engagement, elections, and race, gender, and economic justice issues.
Project Incubation & Management: We help clients from ideation to execution develop and drive social impact programs and projects. We provide support with ecosystem mapping, strategy development and implementation.

Research Advising, Design & Execution

Research Management & Strategic Advising: We provide oversight of major research projects, including strategic recommendations on research design and comprehensive analysis.
Qualitative Research: We design and execute various types of qualitative research to meet client goals, including focus groups, listening sessions, participant observation and individual interviews.
Quantitative Social Policy Research: We design and conduct thoughtful and culturally competent surveys and assist with analysis and key takeaways for our clients.

Philanthropic Advising & Evaluation

Strategic Analysis of Issue & Movement Ecosystems: We design and conduct strategic landscape analyses of issue and movement ecosystems to help inform grantmaking and program strategy. We use both qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches to inform our analysis.
Advising on Grantmaking Strategy & Giving: We work with clients to develop grantmaking strategies that help align their goals with measurable and equitable impact. We also provide advice on grant portfolios and philanthropic giving.

Meet Our Founder & CEO

Katrina L. Gamble

Katrina is the founder and CEO of Sojourn Strategies. She is a researcher and political strategist who brings more than 15 years of experience working at the intersection of social justice policy and elections. Katrina has deep and extensive relationships with grassroots organizations across the country. She has led some of the most innovative campaigns and programs in the country. From winning major pro-democracy campaigns in more than a half dozen states to incubating the first national prosecutor accountability hub in the country she has used her deep belief in both community and strategy to drive impactful change. Prior to founding Sojourn Strategies she was an assistant professor of Political Science at Brown University and the Political Director of a national social justice organization. She has a PhD and MA in Political Science from Emory University and a BA from Smith College.