Plan for What's Next

Practical strategies, real alignment, stronger results.

When your nonprofit has clarity, everything feels easier. Your board and staff move in the same direction, your goals are clear, and your mission is stronger.

At Raise the Bar, we provide nonprofit strategic planning, organizational assessments, board development, and operational design to help you get everyone aligned, build practical roadmaps, and create momentum you can actually sustain.

Clear vision, shared direction

Stronger boards & leadership

Practical plans you can use now

Your Path to Working With Us

Ready →

Book your free consult
We’ll get to know your goals, challenges, and opportunities—then send you a custom proposal with a clear scope and budget.

Set →

Make the plan
Together, we’ll map out the strategy, assessment, or roadmap that will get you where you want to go.

GET ON OUR CALENDAR

Go →

We make it happen
Our team gets to work—implementing the plan, guiding your team, and making sure you have the systems, people, and resources to succeed.

Strategic Planning, Visioning & Retreats

Clarity when you need it most.

If you’ve ever felt like your nonprofit is working hard but not always in the same direction, you’re not alone. Our strategic planning and visioning services are designed to bring your board, staff, and stakeholders together around a shared vision—and then put that vision into action.

Whether you need a one-day retreat to reset priorities or a full multi-year plan, we guide you through a process that is collaborative, realistic, and energizing. The result? A roadmap your team will actually use, not one that collects dust.

What you get:

A clear, practical plan that guides decisions every day
Alignment between board, staff, and stakeholders
A flexible roadmap that adapts as your needs change

Organizational Assessments

See what’s working—and what’s not.
Sometimes, leaders can sense something isn’t clicking but can’t quite pinpoint why. That’s where our organizational assessments come in. We take a deep, objective look at your culture, leadership, systems, and funding model to highlight both strengths and blind spots.

By gathering honest feedback and analyzing data, we help you see your organization more clearly—so you can make confident decisions instead of second-guessing.

What you get:

A full picture of your nonprofit’s health
Straightforward recommendations (no jargon, no fluff)
A foundation for smarter, more confident decisions

Board Development

Turn your board into a true partner.
Boards have the power to accelerate—or stall—your mission. If you’ve ever wished your board was more engaged, more strategic, or simply clearer on its role, you’re not alone. We work with boards to reset expectations, strengthen leadership, and improve collaboration with staff.

Whether you need to recruit new members, reinvigorate existing ones, or shift from operational to strategic, we help your board step up with confidence.

What you get:

A more engaged and accountable board of directors
Clearer roles, responsibilities, and governance models
Stronger partnership between board and staff

Business Planning & Operational Design

Make your systems work for you.
It’s one thing to have a great vision—it’s another to have the systems to support it. Our business planning and operational design services help you take a fresh look at how your nonprofit actually runs. From staffing and workflows to budgets and communications, we identify what’s working, where things get stuck, and how to streamline. Together, we’ll design operations that support growth instead of holding it back.

What you get:

Smarter use of staff and resources
Operations that align with your mission and goals
A plan for growth that feels achievable

Startup & Growth Strategies

Big ideas, grounded in reality.
Starting a new nonprofit or program is exciting—but it’s also overwhelming. Which structure should you choose? How do you fund it? What should you prioritize first?

We help founders and growing organizations take those big dreams and shape them into clear, practical plans. For existing nonprofits, we also guide smart expansion into new communities or programs.

The goal is always the same: growth that is sustainable, intentional, and mission-driven.

What you get:

Guidance on launching or expanding with confidence
Clear steps rooted in market realities (not guesswork)
A long-term plan for sustainability and impact

Strategic Consulting Solutions

Practical advice, when you need it most.

Not every challenge requires a big project or months of planning. Sometimes you just need a trusted partner to think through options, troubleshoot a sticky situation, or guide your team through change. That’s where our strategic consulting solutions come in.

We offer one-on-one or group consulting sessions that give you direct access to experienced nonprofit professionals who’ve been in your shoes. Whether you’re stabilizing after a big shift, rethinking how your programs run, or simply want to grow smarter, we bring fresh perspective and practical ideas.

Our approach is flexible—we get to know your unique landscape and tailor support to your specific goals. You can work with us in bundled hours or through a retainer, giving you the right level of access without the cost of hiring full-time staff.

Common reasons organizations choose consulting support: