Translating complexity into clarity
Intellerate Consulting
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, organizational leaders face complex challenges. As founder of Intellerate, Laurie Silverberg, PhD, bridges the gap between vision and execution, bringing clarity to uncertainty.
From intergovernmental organizations to higher education, political advisory groups to nonprofits, Laurie helps mission-driven organizations around the world move seamlessly between strategic thinking and meaningful results.
Strategic support that works
Let Intellerate amplify your impact.
Bridging ideas across international audiences
When innovative concepts need to reach global stakeholders, Laurie brings extensive international experience in higher education, research, and policy. Laurie provide exceptional writing, editing, and German-to-English translation services, ensuring that your content communicates across cultures. Grant applications, reports, and evaluations become accessible to international panels without losing their intellectual rigor.
Delivering results when you can’t afford delays
Small and midsized organizations with ambitious goals but limited bandwidth need efficient strategic planning that leads to action. Laurie gets oriented quickly and delivers complete solutions—from strategic plans and comprehensive evaluations to detailed implementation handbooks—with nimble timelines that don’t sacrifice quality. You get publication-ready materials that move your organization forward from day one.
Partnering with organizational leaders
When you’re overseeing projects across initiatives with little time for focused writing and strategic work, Laurie brings the detail-oriented thinking and independent execution you need. She dives into implementation challenges and helps you focus on high-level decisions. This means you get thoughtful, actionable outcomes without adding management overhead to your schedule.
Services
Strategic Planning
Has your organization created strategic plans that ended up collecting dust? Or are you unsure of where even to begin? Intellerate can help you build a plan that actually works.
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Reports, Evaluations, & Toolkits
Intellerate transforms complex information into clear, actionable prose. We distill research findings and program data into compelling narratives that highlight key insights, showcase impact, and provide concrete recommendations your stakeholders can understand and implement. We also create user-friendly resources with clear frameworks, actionable templates, and accessible language.
Project Leadership
Trust your project’s vision to Intellerate. We support busy leaders by launching initiatives, forming effective teams, facilitating productive meetings, and managing both details and big picture. We keep you informed while handling the complexities—so you can focus on leading, not coordinating.
Strategic Editing
Intellerate turns your technical, insider knowledge into persuasive documents that work for everyone involved—from the experts who wrote them to the funders and decision-makers who evaluate them. More than basic editing, this involves restructuring arguments, clarifying priorities, and balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders.
“Laurie Silverberg was exceptional. Even under intense pressure and tight deadlines, she remained highly motivated and demonstrated remarkable strategic thinking. She quickly grasped our complex, interconnected challenges, set the right priorities, and consistently delivered excellent solutions. Her open, friendly, and constructive approach made her feel like a trusted partner from day one.”
Jutta Allmendinger
President, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2007–2024)
Chair, G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, 2022
“Laurie Silverberg offers a distinctive leadership and consulting style. She is very engaging, facilitates collaboration, provides valuable insights, and adapts to changing circumstances, while effectively “leading from the middle.” She quickly integrates with teams and prioritizes their progress above all else. Laurie makes it clear that she is personally invested in realizing the goals and vision of the organization.”
Mike George
Nonprofit Consultant
Director Emeritus, Wisconsin School Music Association
Past Chair, SCORE Mentors Madison
“Having worked with other consultants, I can confidently say Laurie stands out. Her preparation was both thorough and efficient, enabling her to gain a deep understanding of our organization’s history and to help us envision a strong path forward. We left the experience with clarity, a detailed report, and a practical, step-by-step action plan for implementation.”
Pat D’Ercole
Director Emerita
Aber Suzuki Center, UW–Stevens Point
Let’s connect.
Whether you’re ready to dive into your next project, or you simply want to explore possible collaborations, reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Laurie is based in Madison, Wisconsin and Berlin, Germany. She is a native English speaker with full professional proficiency in German.