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For Nonprofits & Community Orgs

You're doing the work. We help you sustain it.

You started this because you care about your community. We help you build the systems, strategy, and funding infrastructure that keeps your mission alive for the long haul.

We've been where you are. We know what it feels like to care deeply about the work and still wonder if the lights will stay on next quarter. That's exactly why we do what we do.

How we Help

Services for nonprofit leaders

Strategic Planning

A strategic plan should be a living document that actually guides your decisions, not a 40-page binder that collects dust on a shelf.

We facilitate collaborative planning processes that get your board, staff, and stakeholders aligned around a clear, actionable roadmap. You walk away knowing what you're doing, why you're doing it, and how you'll measure whether it's working.

Grant Readiness

Grant readiness is not the same thing as grant writing. Before you can successfully pursue funding, your organization needs solid financials, a compelling narrative, logic models that hold up to scrutiny, and compliance systems that satisfy funders.

We get you ready for all of it. And when you are ready, you'll have actual grant submissions in hand, not just a plan to write them someday.

Leadership Coaching

Running a nonprofit means wearing a dozen hats and making high-stakes decisions with limited resources. It can be isolating. We provide one-on-one and team coaching for nonprofit leaders navigating growth, transitions, burnout, and the constant pressure of doing more with less.

This is practical, accountability-focused coaching. Not vague motivation. Real tools, real progress, real check-ins.

Capacity Building

Capacity is the infrastructure that lets your team focus on mission instead of putting out fires. We help you build it: processes, staffing strategy, financial systems, operational documentation, and the internal structure that makes your organization run without depending on any one person.

The goal is to make your organization resilient enough to grow when opportunities come and stable enough to weather the slow seasons.

Board Development

A great board doesn't happen by accident. It takes intentional recruiting, clear expectations, governance training, and a culture of engagement.

As a BoardSource-certified governance consultant, Libby helps you build a board that fundraises, governs, advocates, and champions your mission. Whether you need a complete board overhaul or just a tune-up, we meet you where you are.

Sound Familiar?

You might be a good fit if...

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You have a passion for your mission but don't have a clear plan for sustaining it financially

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Your board is disengaged or unclear about their role beyond attending meetings

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You know you should be pursuing grants but don't know where to start or if you're ready

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You're growing fast and the systems that worked when you were small aren't working anymore

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You feel like you're doing the work of three people and there's no time to plan for the future

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You want to bring in outside help but you're tired of consultants who don't understand grassroots work

How we work together

Flexible engagement models

Project Based

A defined engagement with a clear scope, timeline, and deliverable. Ideal for strategic planning, board retreats, or grant readiness assessments.

Retainer

Ongoing monthly support with regular check-ins, coaching, and advisory. Most of our long-term clients choose this model. Typical retainers run 12 months. 

Cohort Program

Join a Sustainability by Design cohort funded by a government or philanthropic partner. Group-based learning with individual coaching and peer accountability.

Featured Result

Artspace, Raleigh NC: Fundraising Transformation

Worked with this small nonprofit arts organization over six months to completely transform their fundraising approach during a period of post-COVID transition and growth. The results led to a second engagement for board strategic planning.

6 mo

Initial engagement

2x

Engagements completed

Ongoing

Continued growth