Nonprofit , Board of Director & Foundation Organizational Development - St Paul/Mpls
Want to grow your agency & enjoy more of the journey?
Learn strategies & proven steps taken by successful nonprofits to increase outreach & funding.
Proud Member & Technical Trainer for: MCN, AFP-MN & YIPA
What We Do
Custom-fit Strategies to help nonprofit teams GROW!
Do you have less than 12 staff & not enough hours in the day to get everything done?
With more than 65% of nonprofits having fewer than 12 staff and an annual operating budget under $500,000, the pressure to cover all the bases may feel like "plate juggling!" Get our help and expertise quickly, to help you navigate through the peaks and valleys of nonprofit management, funding, strategic planning and effective board management,
I am a phone call or email away. Nothing to lose, the first hour is on me!
The Technical Stuff
Whether you're just starting out as a new nonprofit or looking to restructure, merge or dissolve, we've got you covered. Our mantra is: assess, identify, advise & agree on next steps within your budget. Then, we execute together. Our mission is to create relationships to strengthen nonprofit mission impact. That's how social change really happens! Since 2002, our promise has been: We'll be there, as questions or issues arise, every step of the way.
Degrees & Certifications:
-Bachelor of Science, Intl Marketing & Comm, University of MN
-Two Mini-MBAs : Nonprofit Mgmt & Leadership. Univ of St Thomas
-Sampling of certifications: Strategic Planning, Fundraising Effectiveness (Lilly School of Mgmt, Indiana State Univ), Grief & Trauma Principles & Practices, Program Design with Measurable Outcomes, Nonprofit Finance & Operations, etc.
How to Keep Nonprofits Strong & Sustainable
Sometimes the decisions nonprofits must make, can leave them feeling they're at the edge of a cliff...survival, merge or dissolve? When you are looking for a lifeline, reach for a nonprofit sector expert with more than 15-years of in-depth experience. Is your budget limited? No problem. Do you need someone who can help you grow, by understanding all three sectors: nonprofit, corporate and government? That's me.
Our first hour of discussion is on my dime, not yours. More than 98% of prospective clients have hired me, after receiving a Project Scope with pricing. The majority of clients engage my services over time, as needs arise related to: fundraising diversification, strategic board planning/development, technical assistance and/or required facilitation of capacity building grants.