“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
The Not-For-Profit Friendly Incubator
Finally, it’s yours. We’re here for you:
helping you and your team overcome your unique distractions and blind spots, and playing to your strengths (inclusive & neurodivergent friendly)
supporting your organization’s goals and working around your values
providing customized solutions that work around your schedule, budget, and learning style
connecting you with a supportive and inspiring community of other dreamers and builders making the world a better place
Our nfp & community leaders deserve the same quality of support as the next Uber.
Driven by Research
Beyond survival, your organization can thrive:
Widespread Burnout & Impact on Mission: A staggering 95% of nonprofit leaders express concern about burnout, with 34% reporting it as "very much" a pressing issue within the past year, directly impacting the organization’s mission. Support your team’s mental health with skills, tools, and community that increase capacity & responsibly redistribute load.
Staffing, Retention, & Succession Challenges: 63% of nonprofit leaders citing limited staff capacity as a top challenge. Combat turnover with tools and events related to the #1 research-backed driver of job satisfaction: role design.
Financial & Operational Struggles: Nonprofits face increasing competition for donor attention, making it harder to secure funding, and about 25% of nonprofits lack systems to measure their program impact, which hampers their ability to evaluate effectiveness and attract funding based on demonstrated success. Increase your organization’s impact and craft compelling narratives to drive funding by attending our exclusive Wicked Wednesday events.
Enjoy Smoother Sailing with our Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery
Save a fortune, endless hours, and untold stress.
The Refinery offers expert guides, tools, and templates to tackle the most pernicious problems at every stage of your organization’s development:
gain a deep understanding of your customer and their relationship to your brand
develop insightful sales & marketing strategies
produce sophisticated financial forecasts & scenario plans
impress and inspire funding partners (donors, investors, lenders)
hire with foresight: delay expensive hires and hire for long term fit
reduce overdependence on the founders and support founder focus
create a culture where people — including yourself — actually want to work
much, much more
Helping the Helpers
Discover a structured & supportive environment to scale your impact.
The more important a cause, the more important it is to care for its hard-working servant leaders.
reduce overdependence on your organization’s senior leaders with tools to facilitate delegation and safe transfer of responsibility
learn how to bypass burnout with monthly restorative rhythms for your team members
further develop immediately applicable skills in stakeholder facilitation
streamline financial reporting while improving financial fidelity and increasing confidence in your funding partners
Connect With & Grow Alongside Other Mission-Driven Founders
Although we have different goals, our paths have a great degree of overlap. Our members help each other by:
exchanging highly valuable expertise
facilitating new connections including co-founders, financial partners, trustworthy professionals, and friends
mentoring and advising on complex challenges
learning and developing new skills together
