Nonprofit Startup
I help founders test their solutions against their intended beneficiaries before they spend considerable time and money applying for their tax-exempt status. Ask me about my nonprofit business readiness questionnaire and how the Nonprofit Lean Startup Business Model Canvas helps you get clarity and set yourself up for success with your new tax-exempt business.
Organizational Development & Capacity Building
Organizational development has been defined as the process through which an organization develops the internal capacity to be the most effective it can be in its mission work and to sustain itself over the long term. (from Nonprofit Expert)
I work with the internal team to suss out their processes and procedures. This starts with observing. Sometimes there is a process that needs to get out of the team's heads and onto paper. When you’re trying something new, a process may be iterated and trialed multiple times. I help you determine what worked and what didn’t. I make it easy for the people who actually do the work to help define and document how they do it.
Once a process has been defined, written down, and trialed, the organization has the ability to engage in process improvement.
Do you have a shiny new strategic plan, but need help creating measurables? A strategically-aligned annual action plan? I can help!
I work with the internal team to suss out their processes and procedures. This starts with observing. Sometimes there is a process that needs to get out of the team's heads and onto paper. When you’re trying something new, a process may be iterated and trialed multiple times. I help you determine what worked and what didn’t. I make it easy for the people who actually do the work to help define and document how they do it.
Once a process has been defined, written down, and trialed, the organization has the ability to engage in process improvement.
Do you have a shiny new strategic plan, but need help creating measurables? A strategically-aligned annual action plan? I can help!
Process Improvement & Innovation
Without defined processes and procedures, daily activities don't usually lead to progress toward the mission. One person described her job this way: “I feel like I jump into the dryer each morning, get tumbled about, and then jump out at the end of a very long day - without finishing crucial tasks. The next morning, I jump into the dryer again.”
At the same time, systems should serve people, not the other way around. I work with you to analyze the existing process. Then I ask "How can this work better?". This gives a starting point to experiment, measure, and collaborate to find innovative answers to that question.
At the same time, systems should serve people, not the other way around. I work with you to analyze the existing process. Then I ask "How can this work better?". This gives a starting point to experiment, measure, and collaborate to find innovative answers to that question.
Full-time and Fractional Nonprofit Executive Leadership
I offer experienced full-time organizational and operational leadership or on a flexible, part-time basis, keeping your overhead down.
Free Exploratory Conversation
If you choose to have an exploratory conversation, you and I talk about your needs and desired outcomes. The objective is to determine the most valuable use of her time within the parameters of the issue or project, the goals of your organization, and your budget. If we decide to move forward, then we both sign a Professional Agreement that details how we will work together.
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