Jackie Baker

Workhorse Collaborative

PO Box 15243, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 | (412) 447-8209 | jackie@workhorsecollaborative.com
Works in: Allegheny

Last updated:
Thursday, Feb 01, 2024

Workhorse Collaborative is a Pittsburgh-based boutique agency that helps arts organizations, nonprofits, and creative entrepreneurs keep moving forward despite tight budgets and scrappy teams. We craft marketing and organizational strategies, untangle webs of financial data, sell events, and help scores of organizational leaders sleep better at night. We specialize in comprehensive, practical support that organizations who are punching above their weight deserve. We believe that work done in support of a specific community should include representation from that community in positions of power, so we assemble teams with diverse lived experiences and skill sets, and we advise our clients to do the same.

Areas of Expertise

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Budgeting, Financial analysis and planning

Employee recruitment and hiring, Executive coaching, Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), Employee development / retention

Business / financial models, Business plan development, Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Disability Issues

Past Clients

  • Organization: Kelly Strayhorn Theater
    Description of services provided: Organizational Support, Hiring Assistance, HR Support, Special Projects - Collaborative Models, Executive Training
    Website: https://kelly-strayhorn.org/
    Year services provided: 3
  • Organization: Chamber Music Pittsburgh
    Description of services provided: Executive Support, Staff Onboarding and Training, Hiring Assistance, Organizational Assessment, Steer RFP Process
    Website: www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
    Year services provided: 3
  • Organization: Literacy Pittsburgh
    Description of services provided: Financial Strategic Planning
    Website: www.literacypittsburgh.org
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Evolve Coaching
    Description of services provided: Led creation of Toolkit for Educators & Service Providers: Supporting Autistic Students, Development Support
    Website: https://www.evolve-coaching.org/
    Year services provided: 2
  • Organization: Canonsburg Educational & Cultural Institute
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning
    Website: https://www.goceci.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning, Shared Services Exploration
    Website: https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Lotus Arts Management
    Description of services provided: Strategic Roadmap, Capacity Resource Assessment, Staff Planning, Retreat Planning
    Website: https://lotusartsmgmt.com/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: New Hazlett Theater
    Description of services provided: Resident Company Model Buildout & Cohort Training
    Website: https://newhazletttheater.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Pearl Arts
    Description of services provided: Executive Coaching, Administrative Support, Staff Onboarding, Board Training,
    Website: https://www.pearlartsstudios.com/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Pittsburgh Public Theater
    Description of services provided: Financial Strategic Planning
    Website: https://ppt.org/
    Year services provided: 2
  • Organization: Public Media Content Collective
    Description of services provided: Board Retreat Facilitation
    Website: https://www.pmcc.org/
    Year services provided: 3
  • Organization: Touchstone Center for Crafts
    Description of services provided: Financial Strategic Planning,
    Website: https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
    Description of services provided: Staff Planning,
    Website: https://www.pittsburghyouthchorus.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Pittsburgh Opera
    Description of services provided: Financial Strategic Planning
    Website: https://www.pittsburghopera.org/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Rozsa Center
    Description of services provided: Executive Administrative Support
    Website: https://www.mtu.edu/rozsa/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
    Description of services provided: Workshops - Nonprofit Structures & Best Practices
    Website: https://www.cmu.edu/
    Year services provided: 3
  • Organization: Rhythm of the Arts
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning
    Website: https://www.rhythmofthearts.com/
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Alpha Workshops
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning, Development Support
    Website: https://alphaworkshops.org/
    Year services provided: 2


Training & Workshops

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