Collaboration solutions for social impact.

The resources to succeed are all around you.

“Under the leadership of Brad Beattie, founder of POP,
ARC experienced exponential growth and became established, through the creation of **SOGI 1 2 3**, as a leader in collaboration, mobilization and resource dissemination to reduce LGBTQ2S+ discrimination in schools.”

— Chair of Board, ARC Foundation

What kind of support do you need?

Advisor

We survey your landscape of interest to identify the breakthrough collaborations that would enable maximum social impact—as well as the easiest points of entry.
Advocate & Facilitator

We orchestrate unprecedented conversations between unlikely allies to explore shared goals and align efforts for the greater good.
Co-Creator

We roll-up our sleeves with existing leaders to co-create collaboration models that will scale their work beyond what’s currently imaginable.
All of these?

We can provide just-in-time input where it’s needed most or guide comprehensive initiatives by acting in all of these capacities.

What kind of collaboration do you need?

Grassroots & Inter-institutional

When grassroots leaders and like-institutions build on and coordinate with each other’s initiatives, there is a collective increase in the quality and efficiency of their work.
Cross-sector

When all relevant sectors connect and align their efforts in an area of interest, progress becomes more sustainable and is supported by the system as a whole.
Citizen & Stakeholder

When citizens and community stakeholders become joint leaders in needed change, we enable the widespread ownership for optimal reach.
All of these?

When all three types of collaboration are prioritized, the full potential for social impact can be realized.

About Us

POP is spearheaded by founder Brad Beattie.

Brad has over 25 years experience bringing people and ideas together. Most recently, he amplified grassroots voices and facilitated partnerships that quickly became SOGI 1 2 3—a collaborative educational initiative that, in less than three years, scaled from its pilot to include all 60 school districts, first nation schools and independent schools in British Columbia, while beginning to expand nationally. The success of the program hinged on innovative collaboratives between all education partners and stakeholders at the provincial, district and school levels. With these collaboratives as the foundation, SOGI 1 2 3 then grew beyond government education to become a true cross-sector collaboration that also engaged mission-aligned NGOs, corporations, and community stakeholders.

Prior to that, his history includes working with Reconciliation Canada to implement a landmark truth and reconciliation march of 70,000 participants and 1000 volunteers, and working with the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association to reimagine internal collaboration models. Additional clients include VANOC 2010, the Canadian Cancer Society, and more.

For Brad, it’s always been clear: great things happen when we play well together. He naturally sees the potential people power trapped in competitive, parallel or siloed relationships. In response, he has developed a sophisticated set of skills for initiating breakthrough conversations and activating existing leaders to co-innovate solutions that transform outdated landscapes for social change.