Fundraising strategy, training, and support. Effective fundraising reflects organizaitonal strategy, relationships, and values. We can help you mobilize the right resources, choose the right methods, implement working systems, and execute a good plan. Communicate with authenticity and power, centering not donors or investors, but the people with whom you are building change. We can help you design and deliver community-based capital campaigns, major gifts programs, or secure foundation and Federal grants.

Strategic planning and change management support. Make decisions around shared purpose and respond to changing conditions without losing alignment and focus. Our process roots into your organization’s identity and purpose, clarifies guiding values and your funding model, and engages your stakeholders.

Coaching for nonprofit executive directors leading organizational change. Our way of working combines coaching and mentoring with peer technical assistance focused on your priorities. We support you as a person and in your role, as well as your fundamental work to mobilize resources and engage team, board, donors, funders, and community. Leadership support from social entrepreneurs, creatives, connectors, and consultants who have been there.

Funding Stream Accelerator 

Build and launch — or reboot — one priority funding stream (such as major gifts or grants) and get it moving. Includes a funding stream selection, initial pipeline drafts, clarity for leadership and board, and a practical 90-day action roadmap.

Strategy Intensive

Refocus thinking to allow for renewed momentum toward mission. Intended to take a relatively brisk 3-4 months, the goal of this service is to help nonprofit leadership update identity or create a framework for turnaround.

Strategic Planning 

A facilitated stakeholder-engaged process averaging 8-10 months to create a values-rooted, future-directed and actionable strategic plan. This service is intended for times when there are directional choices to make and time for mid-and long-term thinking. 

Executive Advising

For nonprofit Executive Directors who are navigating leadership, resources, and change. We’ll match you with an advisor and consultant with career experience in nonprofits and philanthropy for 1:1 biweekly conversations. Our approach combines peer mentoring and traditional executive coaching with substantive, strategic advice.

Board Development

Training, coaching, and/or advising for policy and practice, and bylaws changes. Succession planning and preparation. Clarifying roles of the board vs. Executive Director, especially as the organization grows and develops. Preparing for transition from fiscal sponsorship to independent 501c3 status. Improving board meetings.