Translating complexity into clarity
Intellerate Consulting
Leaders today face soaring expectations, competing priorities, tight timelines, and complex stakeholder dynamics.
Whether you need international expertise, nimble strategy development, or a trusted ally to execute your vision, Intellerate helps you clarify your vision, communicate effectively, and chart your path forward.
Your challenge, our approach
Find the partnership that moves you forward.
Bridging ideas across international audiences
You have innovative ideas that need to reach global stakeholders—but getting it right means understanding the language and the culture. Whether it’s a grant proposal, handbook, or annual report, you need someone who can translate complex concepts for international agencies, funders, scientists, and cross-cultural teams without losing the nuance that matters.
Delivering results when you can’t afford delays
Your small or midsized organization has ambitious goals but limited bandwidth. You can’t spend six months wordsmithing a mission statement: you need clear, actionable strategies developed on your timeline—so you can stop planning and start doing.
Partnering with organizational leaders
When you’re leading multiple initiatives and juggling endless meetings, it’s hard to find the time for deep thinking, focused writing, and hands-on implementation. You need a trusted partner who can drive progress while keeping you informed, engaged, and focused on what only you can do.
Our Services
Let Intellerate amplify your impact.
Strategic Planning
Has your organization created strategic plans that ended up collecting dust? Or are you unsure of where even to begin? Intellerate can help you build a plan that actually works.
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Reports, Evaluations, & Toolkits
Intellerate transforms complex information into clear, actionable prose. We distill research findings and program data into compelling narratives that highlight key insights, showcase impact, and provide concrete recommendations your stakeholders can understand and implement. We also create user-friendly resources with clear frameworks, actionable templates, and accessible language.
Project Leadership
Trust your project’s vision to Intellerate. We support busy leaders by launching initiatives, forming effective teams, facilitating productive meetings, and managing both details and big picture. We keep you informed while handling the complexities—so you can focus on leading, not coordinating.
Strategic Editing
Intellerate turns your technical, insider knowledge into persuasive documents that work for everyone involved—from the experts who wrote them to the funders and decision-makers who evaluate them. More than basic editing, this involves restructuring arguments, clarifying priorities, and balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders. Is your draft written in German? We also specialize in transforming German drafts into polished English prose, taking you from Entwurf to excellence.
See our results.
Learn more about past projects and clients.
“Laurie Silverberg was exceptional. Even under intense pressure and tight deadlines, she remained highly motivated and demonstrated remarkable strategic thinking. She quickly grasped our complex, interconnected challenges, set the right priorities, and consistently delivered excellent solutions. Her open, friendly, and constructive approach made her feel like a trusted partner from day one.”
Jutta Allmendinger
President, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2007–2024)
Chair, G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, 2022
“Laurie Silverberg offers a distinctive leadership and consulting style. She is very engaging, facilitates collaboration, provides valuable insights, and adapts to changing circumstances, while effectively “leading from the middle.” She quickly integrates with teams and prioritizes their progress above all else. Laurie makes it clear that she is personally invested in realizing the goals and vision of the organization.”
Mike George
Consultant to Nonprofits
Executive Director Emeritus,
Wisconsin School Music Association and
Alliance for Arts Education
“Having worked with other consultants, I can confidently say Laurie stands out. Her preparation was both thorough and efficient, enabling her to gain a deep understanding of our organization’s history and to help us envision a strong path forward. We left the experience with clarity, a detailed report, and a practical, step-by-step action plan for implementation.”
Pat D’Ercole
Director Emerita
Aber Suzuki Center, UW–Stevens Point
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Let’s connect.
Whether you’re ready to dive into your next project, or you simply want to explore possible collaborations, reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Laurie is based in Madison, Wisconsin and Berlin, Germany. She is a native English speaker with full professional proficiency in German.