Nonprofit Capacity Building

At Resonate, we're all about strengthening nonprofits. It's our mission to help your organization grow and shine, ensuring you have everything you need to create real, lasting change. Think of us as your partners in progress, committed to boosting your capacity to do amazing work.

Core Service Areas

  • A customized and collaborative approach to define your long-term vision, identify priorities, and develop an actionable roadmap to achieve your goals. We prioritize stakeholder engagement, and plans that are rooted in your business model. We’ll craft a highly customized process that moves you from idea generation to decision making as an organization. In the end, your board and staff will agree on what’s a priority for the next chapter of your organization, allowing you to continue to resonate with community need.

    Case studies of strategic planning work we’ve done:

    Cradle of Hope →

    Bolder Options →

    Interfaith Care Givers of Polk County →

  • Expert guidance to boards, including assessment, policy development, education, and planning, to build effective and sustainable governance. Through self-assessment, discovery, and commitment to action, Resonate will facilitate an educational journey for your board to build capacity and investment in their own development as a board of directors. In the end, your board will be better equipped to perform in service to organization’s needs.

    Examples of work we’ve done:

    Northside Economic Opportunity Network →

    Foster Advocates →

    Adaptive boards don’t stop at technical solutions →

    Choosing a nonprofit board to join →

  • Part-time executive-level support to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drive strategic initiatives. As your fractional Chief of Staff, we serve as an extension of your team by:

    Crafting organization development processes to gain alignment between your staff on your strategic direction

    Overseeing programs or projects

    Driving strategic initiatives that align with your vision

    Working collaboratively with your diverse stakeholders, including executives, employees, and external partners

    Establishing operational systems and structures to make your work run smoothly

“Although I know effective governance can take years to master, Jenny did an excellent job of tailoring information to deepen our collective definition of the board in just one night. Each member was able to lock on to a piece of the training that resonated with them individually. The increased understanding of roles and responsibilities will enhance overall contributions to the organization and the community we serve. Nonprofits at any life cycle stage would benefit from a customized [training] with Jenny.”

— Dawn Bentley, nonprofit Executive Director

LatinoLEAD • Foster Advocates • Bolder Options • Preservation Alliance of Minnesota • Bellis • LeadMN • Interfaith Caregivers • Tapestry Folkdance • Trumpeter Swan Society • Phoenix Residence • Cradle of Hope • Women Veteran Initiative • African Reconciliation and Development Organization • Weavers Guild of Minnesota • Minnesota Host Home Network •

LatinoLEAD • Foster Advocates • Bolder Options • Preservation Alliance of Minnesota • Bellis • LeadMN • Interfaith Caregivers • Tapestry Folkdance • Trumpeter Swan Society • Phoenix Residence • Cradle of Hope • Women Veteran Initiative • African Reconciliation and Development Organization • Weavers Guild of Minnesota • Minnesota Host Home Network •