Nonprofit startup
Develop your board and build strategic, funding, and marketing plans. This collaborative process takes at least three months and lays a practical foundation for your organization.
Organizational Development
Build the foundation for lasting impact.
Practical guidance for nonprofit and ministry leaders starting an organization, strengthening programs, or planning their next stage of growth.
Discuss Your OrganizationTurn a clear vision into an actionable plan
Strong organizations need more than a good idea. Spirit Excel works with leaders to connect their mission with the governance, strategy, programs, and evaluation tools needed to move forward.
Ways we can support your organization
Grant readiness audit
Assess your nonprofit’s readiness to pursue funding. Receive a customized report with recommendations to strengthen operations and address gaps.
Strategic planning
Create a customized strategic plan with clear goals, objectives, and activities that connect day-to-day work to your mission.
Program planning
Develop a comprehensive action plan tailored to your nonprofit’s mission, program goals, and applicable grant requirements.
Program evaluation
Identify evaluation needs and choose the right components, including logic models, evaluation questions and tools, data collection and analysis, and an evaluation plan.
Excel Coaching
Work through the program and fund development questions involved in starting or enhancing your business or ministry, with guidance grounded in Cheri’s experience.
Start where your organization is today
Understand the need
Discuss your mission, current challenges, existing resources, and the results you want to achieve.
Set the priorities
Identify which foundational needs matter most, from board development and readiness to program planning and evaluation.
Build the plan
Collaborate on the tools, goals, and next steps that will help your leadership team put the strategy into practice.
A useful first conversation
Bring a short description of your organization, its stage of development, and the main challenge you want to address. Existing plans, program descriptions, or upcoming funding requirements can help focus the discussion.
Your scope, timeline, and deliverables will be tailored to your organization.
Ready to take the next step?
Tell Cheri about your project, your goals, and where you would like support.
Discuss Your Organization