Approach
Designing systems behind sustainable impact
Nonprofit sustainability is rarely about a single issue. It’s a design challenge — shaped by how leadership, governance, finances, and strategy work together as a system.
When those elements fall out of alignment, organizations compensate through effort. Over time, that strain shows up as financial fragility, unclear decision-making, or leadership fatigue — often before the signs are obvious.
Most challenges are not isolated problems to fix. They are signals from systems that have evolved through growth, funding patterns, leadership transitions, and well-intended decisions.
A systems-level perspective
Sustainable impact emerges when
these elements are aligned.
Understand the system — diagnostic and financial insight
Clarify direction — strategy grounded in capacity and tradeoffs
Align for resilience — governance and leadership systems that endure
Not every engagement includes all stages. Discernment is part of the work.
How the work unfolds
I partner with boards, CEOs, and executive teams as a thought partner — grounding recommendations in reality and working with a small number of organizations to ensure depth, trust, and follow-through.
How I work
I partner with boards, CEOs, and executive teams as a thought partner — grounding recommendations in reality and working with a small number of organizations to ensure depth, trust, and follow-through.
