We design services around the four characteristics of resilient organizations, offering customized support for nonprofit organizations, funders, and collaboratives alike:

Vision – We help organizations clarify direction, prepare for uncertainty, and prioritize what matters most.

• Scenario Planning – preparing for multiple future possibilities
• Strategic Planning – setting mission, goals, and priorities
• Sustainability Planning – preparing organizations to adapt and advance critical outcomes despite changing circumstances
• Leadership and Board Development – strengthening governance and leadership capacity

Engagement – We support organizations to mobilize communities, cultivate partnerships, and foster trust to advance shared goals.

• Community Engagement Strategy – planning and structuring ongoing involvement of stakeholders
• Community Mobilization & Organizing – equipping groups to take collective action
• Partnership & Coalition Building – designing, launching, and supporting multi-partner efforts
• Facilitation & Convening Services – leading community conversations, dialogues, town halls, cross-sector meetings
• Strategic Communications – message development, storytelling, alignment of voice with mission
• Public Relations & Marketing – media outreach, campaigns, brand visibility
• Stakeholder Mapping & Analysis – identifying, understanding, and engaging key partners and audiences
• Leadership & Community Voice Development – building the capacity of community members to participate and lead

Impact – We transform evaluation into a learning process – empowering organizations and funders to adapt, improve, and demonstrate success.

• Program Evaluation – assessing the effectiveness of programs and services
• Participatory Evaluation – engaging in community- and participant-led evaluation
• Impact Evaluation – measuring long-term outcomes and community change
• Dissemination of Findings – sharing results through reports and presentations

Resources – We support organizations to align funding strategies with mission and long-term outcomes, helping ensure progress endures.

• Accelerated Sustainability Planning – developing strategies to address urgent funding challenges and advance long-term funding stability 
• Funding Model Review – assessing and strengthening revenue structures
• Grant Development Support – training, coaching, and feedback for grant development
• Major Donor Cultivation – building skills to identify and engage donors
• Fundraising Activities – advising on strategy and effectiveness of fundraising activities and events

Note: NSC builds the capacity of nonprofits to secure and manage resources. We do not typically run fundraising campaigns or write grants on behalf of clients; instead, we train, coach, and advise so organizations can sustain their own fundraising capacity over time.