Micheline McKay leads a consulting practice committed to encouraging a positive public policy climate for its clients in the cultural and not-for-profit sector.
Understanding governments’ priorities and the public agenda, as they impact your needs and issues, is key to developing clear messages and strategies to deliver results for your organization.
Having the research and organizational capacity to back it up is vital.
MM+A works with organizations to provide:
Government relations
- Stakeholder liaison and strategic advice
- Briefs and presentations to Standing Committees
- Strategic advocacy plans and initiatives
Policy Analysis
- Public policy analysis
- Environmental scans
Research
- Key informant interviews
- Qualitative surveys
- Analysis of sector-wide best practice
Organizational development
- Mandate reviews and governance
- Strategic planning
- Business planning
Advocacy workshops and presentations
- Cultural policy overviews
- Advocacy workshops
- Case studies
Recent work
Over 2008 and 2009, Micheline McKay has successfully worked with the Ontario Museum Association, Soulpepper, the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation and the Ontario Literacy Coalition (the latter two in collaboration with Everson Public Affairs) on government relations. She undertook organizational development projects with the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors, Folk Alliance Canada and the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (with Carrie Brooks-Joiner and Assoc.) Micheline has delivered advocacy workshops for the Canadian and Provincial Arts Funders and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatre and made public policy presentations to the Ontario Museum Association.
Research projects include:
- a study into the Creative Capacity in Canadian Rural and Remote Communities for the Creative Cities Network (with Carrie Brooks-Joiner and Assoc.);
- stakeholder interviews for future of Casa Loma, for the City of Toronto (with Jennifer Ginder); and
- a report on the potential for an affinity group to serve Canadian grantmakers (in collaboration with Jennifer Ginder) A second study for the same client group researched the operations of affinity groups in Canada and abroad.
Our clients include:
- Arts and Culture Partners Canada
- Business for the Arts
- Canadian Dance Assembly
- Cultural Human Resources Council
- Directors’ Guild of Canada, Ontario Council
- Elmer Iseler Singers
- The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall.
Until recently, Micheline McKay was also the Founding part-time Executive Director of Opera.ca, the national association for opera in Canada.
Our clients return. Please contact us for references.
