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What is Development Solutions Organization (DSO)?

DSO is a nonprofit that

provides consulting services to
international development
clients.

Our goal is to work with our

clients create sustainable
business models to ensure
their long-term success and
deliver innovative, marketbased solutions

Our core is our people.

Our Project Framework

Foster a
supportive
community
with
mentorship
and growth
opportunities
across sectors

Leverage best
practices from
private,
government
and non-profit
sectors

Develop creative
innovative, impactful
solutions to enhance
the capabilities of
international
development nonprofits.

How We Work

Our Role Across the Value Chain

DSO links students and professionals to form consulting teams that work
with non-profits to solve a current and pressing problem

DSO delivers low cost high-quality solutions to non-profits through

research and actionable conclusions

DSO enhances student participants experience with exposure to consulting,

mentorship, and opportunities for post-graduate employment

DSO provides professionals with an opportunity to impact the development

realm, networking possibilities, and management/recruiting experience

Project Staffing

Professionals span a gamut of

industries, skills, and years worked.
These experiences are leveraged
when providing a client solution

Clients are top international

development organizations and
leaders in social entrepreneurship

Students with a broad range of skills

are recruited from top universities
like Carnegie Mellon University,
Stanford University, and
Georgetown University

Previous Projects

Kiva is an organization that seeks to empower individuals though lending to alleviate

poverty by providing zero-internet/low interest microloans. DSO helped to create a
comprehensive historical view of the fellowship program and provide recommendations
for future cycles.
Ashoka Changemakers works to accelerate lasting change in communities around the
world by activating a global network of social entrepreneurs, innovators, business
leaders, policy makers and activists to build the movement for Everyone A
Changemaker. Our DSO team worked along Changemakers to redesign their
Changemaker home pages in order to continue to foster their worldwide Changemaker
network.
The Atinga Project aims to promote Western consumer recognition of and response to
the local capabilities of African communities, supporting their dignity and development
through the sale of their recycled taxi-tire sandals. DSO created a three-pronged
marketing plan to assist in the launch of Atingas new line of sandals for an upcoming
cross-country tour.
Freedom Connect is a high impact anti-trafficking prevention organization. DSO worked
with Freedom Connect founder Aashika Damodar to create a customizable case
management tool that also worked with SMS texts

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Why DSO?
Benefits

Appropriate turn-around time to

communication exchanges

Honest and timely feedback on

engagement work and deliverables

Costs

Actively engaged and invested in

project outcomes

At least 1 - 3 hours a week of

dedicated time to project meetings
(internal or client-facing),
development of work products, and
communication

Active engagement and participation

in all meetings

Timely delivery of project work

products and deliverables

Top-quality work products

Defined project scope and

expectations

Appropriate contact person used as

first line of communication

Transparent and honest

communication with client throughout
project

Active engagement and participation

in all meetings

Why DSO?
Benefits

Receive professional services from top-tier consultants and professionals

Transfer private and academic best practices to non-profit sector

Receive additional support to execute activities and goals for which team might not
have bandwidth or resources

Services
Marketing

Marketing strategy
Data analytics
Online marketing
Search engine
optimization

Analytics

Data-based decision
making
Data analytics

Human-Centered Design

User experience
Research
Content strategy
Search engine
optimization

Questions?

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@dsoglobal

development solutions
organization