01Nonprofit consulting · Jacksonville, Florida
Every seat at the table.
We advise nonprofit executives, boards, and philanthropic families — as people who have run the organization, raised the money, told the story, chaired the board, and decided where the grant went.
02Who we help
Three kinds of people we work with.
Executive directors
The budget is flat, two key staff just left, and the board keeps asking for a plan you have not had a quiet week to write.
Boards and board chairs
You are weighing a campaign, hiring or supporting an executive, or trying to fix meetings where the same three people do all the talking.
Philanthropic families
You are giving more than you used to, the requests keep arriving, and you want a way to decide that holds up at the next family conversation.
03What we do
Four practice areas, one conversation.
- 01Organizational Strategy & EffectivenessWe've outgrown how we operate.
- 02Leadership & Executive SupportI need to lead this better, and I'd like someone in my corner.
- 03Fundraising & PhilanthropyWe need to raise more, or decide whether we can.
- 04Communications & StorytellingPeople don't understand what we do, or why it matters.
Implementation
Clear advice is only useful if it can be put into practice. When the work calls for implementation support, we can stay alongside your team to help carry it through.
04Why Springboard
Counsel from people who have held the jobs.
Most nonprofit advice comes from one side of the table. Ours draws on experience across six: executive leadership, fundraising, communications, board governance, grantmaking, and coaching.
Different seats reveal different parts of the same problem. That is why our counsel can connect strategy, leadership, fundraising, communications, governance, and philanthropy instead of treating each one in isolation.
You get the counsel you would gather around a table — from the people who have actually sat in those chairs.
The six seats, and who has sat in them.
The executive
Interim executive director, Congregation Ahavath Chesed
The fundraiser
Development director
The storyteller
Communications director
The board chair
Chair of the board of trustees, Jewish Community Alliance
The funder
Director of Social Impact, 2021–2026, the Miller Families
The coach
Veteran executive coach
05How we work
A conversation, then a proposal, then the work.
Step 1: Conversation
Thirty minutes to understand what is happening and whether we can help.
Step 2: Proposal
A clear scope, timeline, and fee.
Step 3: Agreement
We put the scope in writing and make sure expectations are clear.
Step 4: The work
Senior, hands-on counsel from the people named in your proposal.
Step 5: Follow-through
We stay where useful or hand off with your team ready.
Three things we hold to.
We'll tell you the truth, including “not yet.”
Sometimes the honest answer to a campaign question is that the organization is not ready, and saying so early is cheaper than saying it late.
You will know who is responsible for your work.
Every proposal names the people involved, the role each will play, and what you can expect from them.
We measure what can be measured and are honest about what can't.
We do not guarantee outcomes that this sector cannot guarantee.
Start with a conversation.
Tell us what you're facing. Thirty minutes, no commitment, and an honest read on whether we can help.