Amplifying Impact

Strategic Operations, HR & Revenue Consultancy for Canadian Nonprofits

Nonprofits operating outside Canada's primary metropolitan centres face a unique set of challenges. While community needs grow exponentially, regional organizations frequently navigate infrastructure deficits, staff turnover, and complex funding landscapes without access to localized consulting support.

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At the design coop, we provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary consultancy engineered specifically to streamline operations, engage your team with HR support, and secure critical revenue lines for equity-serving, youth, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC organizations across Canada.

Our Core Interventions

We do not offer generic, surface-level advice. We embed within your leadership team to audit workflows, build custom training infrastructure, and optimize your operational capacity.

Our Services

  • Training and Programs

    Unlock your team's full potential with our engaging corporate training and team building programs. We empower organisations to cultivate stronger teams, enhance skills, and drive collective growth through unique, impactful learning experiences.

    We understand that every team is unique. That's why we offer flexible pricing options and customizable training solutions designed to accommodate organizations of all sizes, from small teams to large enterprises.

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  • Artificial Intelligence Operations

    Apply the power of AI to automate your operations and drive success. Imagine making your business run more efficiently while expanding audience reach and unlocking new possibilities.

    Amplify brand value, drive connections and enhance marketing effectiveness with intelligent, AI-powered strategies. When combined with automation, AI introduces intelligent, real-time decision-making into various aspects of your marketing and business operations.

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  • Non-profits

    Running a non-profit? You've got enough on your plate without worrying about impact and communications. We get it. That's why we provide comprehensive, affordable solutions designed specifically for you.

    How do we do it? Our remote team model saves us money, and we pass those savings directly on to you. With members coast to coast across Canada, you get the benefit of a full agency's expertise without the hefty price tag. It's a win-win.

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Our Clients

We are proud to have helped our amazing clients create amazing work.

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  • As a small business leader with a big mission, I was so glad to have Quinten's steady hand in digital marketing to improve my website. He knows the tech and best practices well. But better still, he's a joy to work with and turns a frustrating slog into a fun, productive effort that improves my clients' experience. Strongly recommend!

    B. Lorraine Smith (Alberta, Canada)

    2025

  • the design coop has been instrumental in setting up our marketing material and giving it character. The level of service was excellent with all our requests met in a timely and efficient manner. Looking forward to working with him again in the near future!

    Emile H. (Montréal, Lebanon)

    2023

  • I would like to sincerely thank you for this valuable and insightful program. It was not only informative, but also very practical, and it helped me understand digital marketing from a real-world perspective. This project helped me move beyond just learning theory into actually creating something real and structured. It gave me the confidence to take practical steps toward launching my own business and thinking more strategically about marketing. Thank you again for your support and for delivering such a motivating and well-structured course.

    Reem H. (Hamilton)

    2026

  • The first element that attracted me to Quinten’s work is the astonishing creativity behind it. His attention to detail and his willingness to tailor every design to the particular occasion or organization is what characterizes his professionalism. His feedback and active relationship with me in our partnership with Vivo Cuore Foundation are what permits me to put my full trust in his ability to reinvigorate Vivo’s design. If there is one takeaway with Quinten Sheriff, it's that his artistic passion generates pieces that exceed one’s expectations.

    Sandrine M. (Montréal)

    2024

  • What an amazing course, you made the subject way more approachable and simpler than I thought web design would be. I really liked the templates and resources you shared with us. It is totally different to what I was expecting.

    Liliane (Toronto)

    2025

Case Studies

Highlighting the transformative impact journeys of our clients.

Our expertise allows us to deliver high-quality solutions that meet our clients’ unique needs. Discover how we’ve helped businesses create innovative marketing, communications and consulting solutions.

Revitalising the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Working Group

Revitalising the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Working Group

The Connectors Podcast: Building a Brand Around Human Connection

The Connectors Podcast: Building a Brand Around Human Connection

Endeavor Intelligence: Navigating the AI Landscape

Endeavor Intelligence: Navigating the AI Landscape

Concordia University's Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance

Concordia University's Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance

How ENERGY Built a Winning Content Management Strategy

How ENERGY Built a Winning Content Management Strategy

HSBC: Empowering Employees with Degreed

HSBC: Empowering Employees with Degreed

Blog Posts

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Designing and Implementing an Intersectional Grant Equity System
Designing and Implementing an Intersectional Grant Equity System
Creative Care: Putting Youth Mental Health at the Centre of the Arts
Creative Care: Putting Youth Mental Health at the Centre of the Arts
Digital Adoption is Change Management in Disguise
Digital Adoption is Change Management in Disguise
The ArtistsInspire "Creative Care" Podcast
The ArtistsInspire "Creative Care" Podcast
Making Data and Knowledge Visible
Making Data and Knowledge Visible

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