Services

  • Fractional Operations Support

    We can strategize, plan, and/or troubleshoot around any operational topic. I can also fill a fractional operations director or COO role.

  • Project Packages

    I can take on an entire time bound piece of work and complete it myself or provide you with a project plan, templates, and training.

  • What I Don't Do

    I’m not a lawyer and can’t offer legal advice, but I can help you interpret and apply legal advice in your particular context.

operations support:

  • Not sure what you need or where to start? Let’s talk! Use the link above to book a free 30-min initial consultation call.

  • Fractional operations director or Chief Operating Officer (COO) roles

  • State charity registration and other corporate filings — see Startup Support for more details

  • Creating/refining core operations procedures and systems

  • Obtaining organizational insurance (e.g. Directors & Officers, liability)

  • Reviewing contracts and setting up systems around organizational contracts (from a non-lawyer perspective)

  • Risk assessment and helping to define risk tolerance within a 501c3 structure

  • Board admin and governance

  • Budget creation and monitoring

  • Training/mentoring for operations staff, including executive assistants

  • Copyediting

  • Talking through tricky internal issues with an expert in a judgement-free space

  • Something else? Let’s talk! I’m open to meeting your organization’s unique needs.

project packages:

  • Incorporate as a nonprofit and/or get 501c3 status

  • Initial charitable solicitation compliance + system setup for renewals

  • Review foundational org documents + project manage revision (e.g. articles of incorporation, bylaws)

  • Build your own project! I’m flexible on what projects can look like. I’m here to take work entirely off of your plate if that’s what you need.

rates:

  • For small orgs (less than $1M annual revenue), volunteer-led groups, mutual aid projects, etc. — I want to work with you! Let’s talk about your budget and what I can offer and we can go from there.

  • I generally charge $200-350 an hour (tighter timeline and/or larger org budget = higher end of the range)

  • Packages can be customized to your needs and will incorporate a discounted hourly rate.

some notes on values & approach:

  • The very concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging have been weaponized against the people that theoretically were supposed to benefit from prioritizing these approaches in our workplaces. I believe this highlights a fundamental disconnect around what we are actually fighting for, particularly in the mission-driven nonprofit world. My true north star is liberation: freedom from all oppressive structures, for all people (along with the ability for each of us to define what that looks like for ourselves). So I hold racial justice as a value and align my actions accordingly, knowing this is lifelong work and I have and will continue to make mistakes.

  • Maintaining a sense of humor is really important to me. We work on serious issues and most people are carrying heavy burdens of one form or another as we navigate the ongoing COVID pandemic, multiple genocides, and regular old capitalism. A Garfield meme is not going to save the world, but it might offer a few moments of respite. I often turn to Vu Le and his Nonprofit AF blog when I need to stop taking myself so seriously.