Strengthening Operations and Management Building Blocks After a Major Leap in Capabilities

We partnered with a funder and their grantee—a nonprofit experiencing a significant increase in capabilities, investment, and funding—to help them stabilize and strengthen their internal operations, management structure, and legal processes.

Both the funder and the nonprofit recognized the importance of ensuring that the organization's rapid growth was supported by sound operational and procedural foundations. Drawing on our founder’s legal background and our team's extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, we worked closely with the nonprofit to uncover and identify vulnerabilities within their current systems. We then worked to prioritize which of these issues required immediate remediation and which could be addressed as part of the organization’s long-term planning.

Together, we developed a comprehensive list of operational concerns and created a straightforward workplan to address them. Our approach focused on not overwhelming the organization, but rather, gradually building capacity while ensuring that key issues were addressed in a manageable way. This plan outlined clear responsibilities and timelines for implementation, helping the nonprofit build trust with their funder by demonstrating a methodical approach to their growth and operational approach.

The end result was a more stable and operationally sound organization, better equipped to handle its expanded responsibilities, and an empowered team that felt supported and ready to take on the future.