The partner you need to succeed in business and in life

Blackbird & Foster is a specialist consultancy working with leaders, directors and boards in the social purpose sector to elevate the critical intersection of governance, strategy and operations, providing tailored solutions for every client.

Consultancy Services

Consultancy Services

Delivering governance and transformational outcomes within social enterprise and mission-driven organisations.

Integrative Coaching

Integrative Coaching

Offering a range of targeted development and coaching packages that can be customised to meet individual needs and goals.

Training Services

Training Services

Customising a range of industry training programs as part of our mission to build sector capacity and capability.

Do you feel like you are operating your business in crisis management mode most of the time and not getting the results you want?

Running a business shouldn’t be that hard.

Partner with us and we’ll help you develop a winning culture. We’ll streamline your processes and train your people to be motivated and excel at what they do. Your business will become a well-oiled machine that will produce results consistently!

Transformation of organisational culture, policies, processes to meet client expectations requires a holistic, integrated, client-focused approach.

Blackbird & Foster will work together with your team to create winning strategies and develop a team you can rely on to perform at their best every day.

Erin Black - Founder & Principal

Erin Black is the driving force behind Blackbird & Foster, where her extensive expertise in governance and strategy makes a significant impact in the social purpose sector. With a commitment to fostering meaningful change, Erin employs a unique blend of deep understanding and practical solutions that enable leaders and organisations to effectively tackle challenges.

Her dedication to collaboration and organisational excellence has made her a trusted ally in realising aspirations, ensuring that clients achieve not just success but also enduring and impactful outcomes.

Erin provided the board of a community Youth and Children’s organisation with outstanding governance support, assisting the organisation to lift their governance capacity, building governance systems and supporting governance processes. As the organisation’s Board chair, that support was invaluable to me and to the organisation, as we re-shaped and uplifted our governance and our strategy. Erin is a skilled, experienced, supportive, insightful and hard working professional who has added significant value to the mission of our organisation.

John Cox

Non-Executive Director. Board Chair, National Director, THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA

Experience elevated success and tangible outcomes with the Blackbird and Foster team.

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