You’re here to make change. We’re here to make it easier.
We help start, scale and sustain mission-based organizations
You came to this work to breathe new life, beauty, and power into the world. You didn't come to manage policies, data, compliance, grants, or contracts. You need an infrastructure to sustain the work, but you don't want bureaucratic processes that bring you down or replicate the system you're here to change. We help you build or strengthen your organization in a way that's rooted in your values, honors your team’s culture, and lets you focus on the work you're called to do.
How we help
Consulting for nonprofits, social enterprises and other mission-based organizations
Starting a mission-based organization
You’re in the seed stage, starting a nonprofit or other purpose-driven organization. You want to understand your options and feel secure in taking the right steps given the goals, values, and resources you have. We offer solid ground beneath your feet, helping identify the steps you need to take and directly assisting with whatever aspects you need. This can include bylaws, 501(c)3 status, insurance, board governance, employee handbook, making a business plan, understanding what rules and regulations will affect you and how to navigate them, and more.
Building capacity to sustain the work
You’ve been around the block, but you’re at a point where your infrastructure can’t keep up with your growth. We help build the capacity to make the work sustainable. We work with you and your team to find a way of bringing the outcomes you need while honoring the people and culture that made the organization what it is today. We can help create equitable systems for data management, compensation, hiring, financial controls, compliance, and more. This is the root stage, where you’re making necessary investments into the foundation that supports the work.
Telling your story
You know the power of your work. The world deserves to know it too. We can help tell your story, which begins by lifting the voices central to the mission. We can also help you track your impact and engage with data in a way that’s inclusive, humanizing, and useful. In telling your story, we offer grant writing, data analysis, policy writing, fundraising pitches, website copy, and more. This is the flower stage, where you’re ready to share your beauty and call in others to join the movement.
Our approach
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We can only succeed by centering the voices of those closest to the work: your team and your community. When we begin working with you, hearing these voices will be our first priority. This means we start by deeply listening to truly understand what matters most to you all.
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How well your team succeeds depends on how well you understand and support each other. Especially during times of growth or change, it’s critical to recognize this and invest in relationships to ensure we feel seen and energized. We approach our work in a way designed to strengthen and, if needed, help heal relationships within your organization.
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Given the systems in which we operate, it is difficult for mission-based organizations to lead in a way that aligns with their values. Whether it comes to power dynamics, organizational culture, compensation, hiring practices, bylaws, and all the spoken and unspoken policies and procedures that influence the work, we believe it is critical and possible to rethink “business as usual” and operate in a way that honors the values you stand for.
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You’re here because you want support. You want a partner you authentically trust who helps bring to life the change you seek. We’re here to be that partner, offering the tangible deliverables or coaching you’re seeking within the means you have available.
Connecting with us
Start by sending us a message to let us know what you're all about. We're excited to hear about your mission, as well as what support you could use to make it happen.
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Next we'll connect for a free 30 minute discussion to see how it would feel to collaborate. We'll explore the support you could use, any parameters and questions you have, and what options we have for working together.
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If we agree it’s a fit, we'll get started. Whether you're looking for quick guidance or a partner in the work, we'll stay with you to make sure you get what you need. We’ll structure the work so you see how we do before making any big commitments.