Our experienced and committed team listen with an expert ear to develop a tailored solution to empower you in making enduring positive change. We are your trusted advisor that supports and challenges you to get the best out of every situation and opportunity.
Our tailored solutions empower you to make enduring positive change:
- Strategic planning and advisory
- Lifestyle and leadership coaching
- Facilitation – small and large groups, in person and online
- Programme and Project Management – initiation, delivery and/or leadership
- Fundraising and funding applications
Ready to learn how our services can help you create lasting impact? Contact us today.
“As a small mana whenua-led project with high demands on time and energy, Rebecca helped turn seemingly complex fundraising into a straightforward step-by-step process that allowed us to meet funder expectations while staying true to our core work and values.”
Makere Jenner
Tū Mai Taonga
Strategic planning
We work with you to co-design strategic planning processes that help you and your team unpack your thinking and turn it into a clear, actionable plan. One that drives real progress, not just sits in a drawer.
With our support, you’ll refine your vision, set meaningful goals, and create a strategy and delivery approach that speaks to your organisation’s future while balancing current realities and resources now.
We’ll help you:
- understand your strategic context
- Build a shared view of challenges and opportunities
- Define long-term goals and priorities
- Map out a clear, actionable path forward
- Engage your Board or leadership team in the process
- Align projects and activities for greater impact
See our strategic planning and advisory in action: Northland Inc case study
Strategic change support
Change is inevitable. When change happens, either within your organisation or in the environment you operate in, we can support you to adapt, grow, and respond.
We’ll help you:
- Understand the changing environment, and evaluate options to respond to it
- Plan and support change implementation, with people at the centre
- Design new governance and operating models that align with the change
- Lead clients through change, or support clients to lead their teams
- Deliver work programmes during a change process
- Have a bigger and longer lasting impact
See our strategic change support in action: Case studies
For local leaders and teams navigating complex and changing environments, we’re here to help.
Our coaching packages are available to support a holistic approach to empowering leaders, including lifestyle changes for greater leadership impact. Our experienced coaches bring practical tools, leadership expertise, and public and private sector experience to support your growth and empower you to achieve your goals.
We’re passionate about building local capability, ensuring leaders gain the confidence and skills to drive meaningful change that can be sustained over time. We recognise it can be difficult to separate work and life when leading and delivering positive change in communities, as human beings we bring our whole selves to our work. Our coaching philosophy takes this into account when empowering local leaders, taking a whole-leadership approach.
Founder Mo McConnell is a qualified leadership coach and a member of the Government Leadership Development Centre (LDC) Coaching Panel.
We are excited to be supporting Rebecca on her professional development journey to train as a certified Lifestyle Coach through Dr Mindi Pelz.
Coaching and mentoring are embedded in all our services and everything we do – so when we complete our work with you, you’re ready to take it forward.
When people are on the same page, they are more likely to be successful and achieve their goals. Our facilitation services help individuals and teams have meaningful conversations, build shared understanding, and work together more effectively.
We facilitate meetings, workshops, and team-building sessions for small or large groups, in person or online. Our approach is relaxed yet focused, designed to bring out the best in every group we work with.
We have seen real success in supporting leaders and Boards with decision-making and prioritisation through facilitation and use of a multi-criteria analysis tool. We bring all of our experience and skills to design with you a facilitated process that empowers a group to prioritise a complex set of options in a transparent and collective way. Refer our recent work with Northland Inc as a Case Study.
We’ll help you:
- Plan programmes, projects, or key business initiatives
- Define how your organisation operates
- Strengthen teamwork and collaboration
- Set priorities and focus efforts
- Discover tools to manage change
We create inclusive spaces where people feel empowered to contribute, navigate change, and take ownership of the decisions that shape their future.
See our facilitation in action: Autaia case studies
We know funding can be complex, but it can make all the difference in driving lasting impact. We’re here to help you navigate it with confidence.
We have deep experience in supporting groups to articulate their vision and securing investment, from managing government grants to crafting successful funding applications for commercial, environmental, and social initiatives.
Whether you need help with a single application, a strategic fundraising plan, or building partnerships with investors, we work alongside you to align your vision, priorities, and sustainability goals with the right funding opportunities.
With experience and networks across central and local government, philanthropy, and NGOs, we know how both applicants and decision-makers think, creating a win-win approach that keeps kaupapa at the centre. We’ll help you find the right funders, craft tailored applications, and ensure alignment for the best chance of success.
We’ll help you:
- Identify your organisation’s priority funding areas
- Develop a clear fundraising strategy and plan
- Scan for aligned funding opportunities
- Draft compelling applications for submission
We also offer ongoing advisory support to partner with leaders on key projects to facilitate lasting impact. This often includes:
- Aligning strategy, policy, and operational documents with new directions
- Supporting delivery and capability uplift of your team with mentoring and advice
- Reviewing delivery models and team operations
See our fundraising and funding support in action: case studies
BeConnected’s services have been invaluable. Mo and the team brought the tension and analysis we needed to [stand up our Programme of work and secure investment].
Thanks for all your help with our funding applications for both Ngaa Rauru and Te Ranga Tupua. Without your experience and skill in navigating the governments funding streams it would have been difficult.
Thanks so much for your facilitation of our session … I noticed conversations in the teams about the results, some are delighted to understand more about themselves.
I had several really successful coaching sessions with Mo. All the sessions were positive learning experiences for me where I reflected on the challenges in my role and worked with Mo to take away new approaches to try out. I really enjoyed the combination of gaining insight followed by practical action.
Thank you for all your mahi with Tupuanuku it is the foundation [of our project] and providing guidance on the daily
As a small mana whenua-led project with high demands on time and energy, Rebecca helped turn seemingly complex fundraising into a straightforward step-by-step process that allowed us to meet funder expectations while staying true to our core work and values.
Be Connected has been an incredible force on my journey. Walking alongside me, they’ve encouraged radical actions, unwavering support, and the bold steps needed to elevate my vision to the next level. Their partnership is a game-changer.
“My expectations were exceeded with the outcomes of the [2024 Waitangi Housing] Expo and I would highly recommend the BeConnected team to anyone wanting a strategic but practical pair of hands to bring your vision to life on the ground.”