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Julia Burns

Clarity

Member profile details

First Name

Julia

Last Name

Burns

Company

Clarity

Title

Partner

Julia@GainClarity.net

Phone

904-534-6141

Address Line 1

1905 Largo Rd

City

Jacksonville

State/Province

Zip Code

32207

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Website / Social Platforms

Website

Www.GainClarity.net

https://www.linkedin.com/company/clarity-transitions/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ClarityTransitions

Blog

https://www.gainclarity.net/blog

Company Profile

Company Overview

When strategy, talent, and culture align, your mission soars. Your people are the heart of your success. At Clarity, we help you build a coordinated strategy to attract and grow talent and foster an inclusive and supportive culture.

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Services

Strategy: Strategic Planning

Talent: Retention & Succession, Emergency Succession Planning, Development of Executive Succession Policies, Transition & Search Support

Culture: Race Equity Assessments & Planning, Board Engagement & Support

Practice Areas (select top 3)

Board Support (Development, Governance, Retreats, Training)
Executive Search & Recruitment
Leadership and Professional Development
Strategic planning
Workforce Recruitment, Training & Development

Client List

From 2022-2024, they include
Arc Jacksonville
Barnabas Center
Boys & Girls Club of Nassau County
Brain Injury Association of America
Center for Children's Rights
Changing Homelessness
Children's Home Society
CIL Orlando
Early Learning Coalition of Duval County
Early Learning Coalition of Orange County
ElderSource
Florida Child Nutrition Directors
Florida Native Plant Society
Florida Wildflower Foundation
Gateway Community Services
Groundwork Jacksonville
Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens
Jacksonville Jewish Federation & Foundation
JASMYN
Junior Achievement of North Florida
Leadership Jacksonville
Malivai Washington Youth Foundation
Mission House
National Diaper Bank Network
National Recreation Foundation
North Florida School
OneJax
Operation New Hope
RAP / RAM
St Johns Riverkeeper
United Way of NEFL
Virginia Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
We Care Jacksonville
Youth Crisis Center

Testimonial 1

Clarity has supported our organizations growth and trajectory through patient strategic planning and work with our board. They have been incredibly responsive and worked well with all stakeholders.
Betsy Dobbins, ED
Center for Children's Rights

Testimonial 2

I felt that this Strategic Planning process was excellent. Very knowledgeable about our non profit and worked well with our leadership team and Board.
Pete Hicks, Chief Development Officer
Youth Crisis Center

Testimonial 3

Clarity helped our organization with our three year strategic plan. Julia worked well with our board and staff and got everyone engaged in the process (not always an easy thing to do!). We were looking for a different approach from our current plan and she really hit the nail on the head! Excellent value for the cost and time involved. It was a real pleasure working with her.
Elizabeth Howe, ED
Center for Independent Living in Central Florida

Publications & Articles

Article 1

How to Plan and Execute an Emergency Succession

URL for Article 1

https://blueavocado.org/leadership-and-management/how-to-plan-and-execute-an-emergency-succession/

Speaker's Bureau Information

Speaker Bio

Julia began consulting in the early ‘90s with the design of outsourced training programs, went on to become the Management Consulting practice lead for Blackwell Consulting Services in Chicago, and began consulting in Jacksonville, FL in 1999 where she’s concentrated her work on nonprofit organizations. Julia is the author of How To Plan And Execute An Emergency Succession published on Blue Avocado. She is an active volunteer facilitator of racial equity conversations and a board member with 904WARD. Julia holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Topic 1

Retention & Succession

Topic 1 Description

Retaining staff members and helping them prepare for their next position within an organization is a challenge facing most organizations, and one which is compounded in striving for equity.
Our work is infused in equity and brings deep experience in nonprofit executive transitions. We have seen too many organizations unprepared to promote their next leader from their internal staff members and struggling to retain the staff that they have. The strategies for retention and succession planning have significant overlap. We talk about how to use an equity lens and a very pragmatic approach to helping organizations start to implement equitable practices and achieve positive impacts on retention, succession, and mission delivery.

Topic 2

Emergency Succession Planning and Preparation

Topic 2 Description

Many questions and decisions can be made to prepare for an eventuality that you hope never to see. This common-sense preparation can smooth unexpected leadership gaps and reassure the people you serve, your staff, and your funders that the mission will stay on track through change.

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