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Mosaik Strategies, LLC was started by Mikel Smith Koon in 2002 as MSK Consulting to advise and guide non profit organizations looking for support from corporations. As the owner of a community outreach initiative at a Fortune 100 company, her company had goals and objectives that could be addressed through relationships with diverse organizations. But it was difficult getting non profit organization staff to communicate with the corporation decision makers in a way suitable to address shareholder concerns. It was also difficult getting corporate decision makers to understand how to communicate with non profit staff in terms of what was important to them.

MSK Consulting, now Mosaik Strategies, LLC was formed to address this need. Realizing that there are mutual benefits in relationships between corporations and non profit organizations, Mosaik Strategies, LLC develops alliances between these two sectors. There are many facets to developing successful relationships. Mosaik Strategies, LLC offers non profit organizations/association services, corporate services and training.

Mikel Smith Koon President

Leadership

After working with major corporations for more than eighteen years and maintaining continuous involvement in supporting nonprofit organizations, Mikel founded Mosaik Strategies to facilitate relationships of value between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. She has initiated alliances between non-profit organizations and companies within the pharmaceutical, technology, automotive and retail industries to name a few.

Prior to founding her company, Ms. Koon developed diversity and community outreach programs for Intel Corporation. She created the strategy for and implemented their External Outreach Initiative, a successful program that lead to the company receiving several honors, including recognition as one of Fortune Magazine's 50 Best Companies for Minorities and Hispanic Magazine's 2002 Corporate 100. 

Ms. Koon is sought after as a speaker on corporate relations and strategic diversity and has written a number of articles on these and other topics. She was honored as the Business Women's Network's Woman to Watch for February/March 2003. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Washington DC Chapter (AFP/DC).  She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications from Hofstra University in New York.

Project Examples

Fortune 100 Corporation
The Problem: This company had a number of diversity initiatives in place, but was not recognized for its dedication to diversity internally or externally.

The Solution: Ms. Koon developed a high-impact, high-visibility, low-budget strategy to ensure the company's commitment to diversity was well-known both internally and externally. She developed and implemented the company's first Diversity Summit for internal visibility and implemented an external outreach initiative for external visibility.

The Result: The employees became more aware of the company's strong commitment to diversity, thereby increasing employee satisfaction and furthering its diversity story. The employees became the company's champions for its diversity initiatives to help bring the story to life externally. The company received a number of honors from many different groups recognizing the company's commitment to diversity to include a position in Fortune Magazine's 50 Best Companies for Minorities and Hispanic Magazine's Corporate 100 for providing Hispanics with the most opportunities.


Regional Health Clinic
The Problem: The Clinic had few corporate relationships and was dependent upon government funding, foundation support, and individual donations. Government funding was being cut and the Clinic needed to explore new avenues of funding.

The Solution: The clinic targets the gay/lesbian community as well as the Hispanic and African-American communities. Mosaik Strategies developed, rebuilt, and nurtured corporate relationships, especially with companies interested in these communities or interested in the health focus of the clinic. We also developed a corporate strategy for a more effective annual fundraising event by increasing the participation of major sponsors.

The Result: The result was a number of grants, to include an in-kind gift valued at $380,000. In addition, the clinic developed renewed and stronger relationships with sponsor companies and increased visibility.


National Association
The Problem: Organization needed to diversify its funding and reduce its dependency upon federal funds.

The Solution: Mosaik Strategies developed a corporate relations strategy to increase mission and program funding. We targeted companies interested in the associations industry.

The Result: We developed and implemented a successful corporate relations program and received a number of unrestricted grants to help fund the annual conference and a significant unrestricted corporate grants to help fund the association's mission.

Select Project List

American Contract Bridge League
American Immigration Law Foundation
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Big Change Networks
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission
Centre for Development and Population Activities
Directors of Health Promotion and Education
Diversity Training Group
Drexel University
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Fellowship of Christian Athletes    
Hazen Inc.
Intel Corporation
Melwood
National Association of County and City Health Officials
RTZ Communications
Simpson Communications
United Cerebral Palsy
Whitman-Walker Clinic