Solutions for Nonprofits and Organizations

Powering Change in Mission-Driven Work

I support nonprofits that need help identifying and wrangling their most complex challenges. This ranges from piloting a new program to improving workplace culture, assessing impact, and navigating change.

Let's Build Your Roadmap
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The Hidden Costs of Doing Good

Mission-driven organizations carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, and it shows up in complex, messy, and often overwhelming ways:

  • Competing priorities that constantly pull your attention away from strategy and the big picture

  • Staff that is stretched thin and wearing too many hats, leading to overwhelm and missed opportunities

  • Roles and responsibilities that are unclear, making accountability hard to maintain

  • Communication between staff, board members, and other stakeholders that is inconsistent, causing misalignment

  • High turnover and low morale that weaken your workplace culture and strain your capacity

Turn Struggles into Strategy
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An organization is only as effective as its plan to realize its strategy. If you’re preparing to launch something new, trying to diagnose a problem, or struggling to match capacity to needs, I’m here.

I’ll co-create a plan and a process to help you make an impact with the resources you have.

Turning Strategy Into Action

Start a Strategic Conversation
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I have deep experience planning, launching, and measuring programs for mission-driven organizations.

I can step in during the design phase, build a project plan, manage the program, or help you develop effective partnerships to sustain long-term success.

Stronger Programs, Greater Impact

Design a Program that Works
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Building Cultures Where People Thrive

People do their best work when they feel safe, valued, and supported. I’ll help you create a culture that values people, reduces turnover, and keeps you on track to meet your goals.

I serve as a staff advocate, bringing skills in capacity planning, facilitation, hiring and onboarding, and leadership coaching to build your strongest team.

Support Your Staff's Success
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Ways I Can Help

Each proposal I create is customized and co-created with my clients in a thorough but efficient process. This results in a “right-sized” engagement for your budget and capacity - no “one size fits all” plans here!

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Executive
Transition

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Change & Crisis
Management

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Staff Recruiting
& Onboarding

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Leadership
Coaching

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Stakeholder Engagement
& Alignment

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Decision-making
Process
Improvement

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Program Design & Implementation

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Project
Management

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Meeting
Facilitation

Let's Get Started
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Here’s how I do it:

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Schedule a Consultation

Your first 30-minute consultation is free! Let’s feel each other out and look for a mutual fit.

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Bring Your Tough Challenges
& Big Ideas

Come to your consultation ready to tell me about what you’re working on and where you’d like to go next.

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Co-Create a Plan or Chart
Your Next Steps

Your consultation will result in a plan to work together or next steps you can take on your own.

Schedule a Consultation