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how we can help

For leaders—especially those without an operations background—who are managing the complex challenges of navigating change and uncertainty, strained team dynamics, or misaligned systems.

trusted advisor

Thoughtful partnership and insight from someone who’s been there and can help you make informed decisions, evaluate opportunities, and untangle challenges. More than a sounding board, your advisor is a solution-oriented collaborator.

    • You’re looking for timely strategic support to help address your ongoing leadership challenges in areas like operations, finance, HR, culture, and board engagement.

    • You need support to relieve the pressure, gain clarity, expand your capacity, and sustain your energy for the work that matters most.

    • You need targeted responsive solutions without waiting for a scheduled meeting.

    • Bi-weekly strategy sessions to tackle your most pressing issues together

    • Insight when you need it via email/text between sessions

    • 6 month initial commitment

    • Quarterly renewal

executive coach

Unlike an advisory relationship, where we provide direct guidance on specific issues, coaching is a facilitative process that centers your personal and professional goals. The emphasis is on defining what success means to you and developing your effectiveness as a leader.

    • You’re ready to deepen your self-awareness and enhance your leadership skills

    • You recognize the value of objective input as you determine your next steps

    • You’re willing to have your thinking challenged

    • You’re holding it together for everyone else, but wondering when you’ll get the space to think about your next moves

    • 90 minute kickoff session

    • Subsequent bi-weekly sessions are 50 minutes

    • 3 and 6 month options

    • Single sessions available

fractional leader

Fractional operations support when you need a well-planned roadmap AND the strategic partnership to implement it—without the expense of hiring another full time leader. We’ll review what’s working and what’s not, then take practical steps to optimize your operations and relieve the pressure.

    • The way your organization is working is holding you back and you need an operations strategist with deep experience.

    • You want help untangling sticky issues & building smarter systems so you can lead with more clarity and capacity.

    • You’re ready to zoom out and make more strategic decisions that connect the dots between your priorities, people, and processes.

    • Hands-on senior management embedded in your organization

    • We’ll set parameters, develop a roadmap, and check-in regularly to track progress and establish new goals

    • Fractional engagements are 6 or 12 months long

    • Interim leadership engagements vary by circumstance

common ways we support

    • Distributing responsibility across leadership teams

    • Managing up, down, and sideways

    • Developing a leadership bench

    • Job mapping & role restructuring

    • Feedback: delivering, receiving, creating a culture that embraces it

    • Implementing competency based interviewing

    • Change management support through leadership & operational transitions

    • Optimizing outsourcing strategy (e.g., fundraising, IT, PEO, accounting)

    • Operationalizing strategic plans

    • Establishing internal communication & meeting frameworks

    • Budget scenario planning

    • Nonprofit finance 101: making sense of financial statements & how to use them for decision-making

    • Current technology gap analysis

    • New tech implementation, system migrations

    • Board member onboarding & engagement

    • Craft rinse & repeat model for Board meeting prep

    • Financial audit readiness assessment

    • Charter reauthorization prep

frequently asked questions

  • While we consult primarily with nonprofits and other social impact organizations, our executive coaching clients have come from a broad range of industries including tech, education, hospitality, and healthcare.

  • Here’s the quick version: think of an advisor as someone who tells you the answers while a coach is someone who helps you figure out the answers for yourself.

  • Yes. Executive coaching tends to focus on strategic thinking and decision-making as well as embracing and leading change. It isn’t about titles. It’s about elevating your capacity to lead — both professionally and as a leader in your life.

  • Our primary services are those detailed above, but we do work with clients in other ways as scheduling permits. Prior engagements have included Board retreats, workshop facilitation, and planning for program sunsetting. Send us a message or book a call if you’d like to discuss further.

  • The right fit, in terms of skillset and style, is very important to us, too. Booking an introductory call is the best way for both of us to get clear about your needs and to assess whether and how working together might be the right next step.

  • Send us a message from the contact page or book an intro call to explore further.

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Navigating challenges that are hard to name and even harder to ignore? We’re here for that.