Consulting

Our empathetic experts tackle complex financial challenges to help decision-makers enhance community results.

“NFF led a session for our board retreat that blew away both staff and board. And the best thing – at the end of the day we achieved exactly what we had hoped! That afternoon the board decided to free up invested funds to provide adequate operating resources and a stronger cash flow for the organization. They also unanimously agreed to invest heavily in development and marketing/communications in order to ensure long-term sustainability, as well as to invest in the health and well-being of our staff and in our infrastructure. We were all thrilled when our board unanimously agreed to invest in the long-term success of the organization rather than try to penny-pinch our way forward. Bringing in NFF was one of the best investments our funders have made.”

Anne Miskey
Chief Executive Officer, Union Station Homeless Services

We listen deeply, ask a lot of questions, and zoom in on the key issues

We work closely with you to gather and analyze data in context, and map out practical, do-able steps toward your vision.

We work well together

Like you, we run a nonprofit business that has to thrive and adapt. Our people are well grounded in nonprofit management and finance, with a range of experience from service provision to government to philanthropy to investment banking.

The solutions we craft are customized for you and the communities you serve

We help you identify, weigh, and prioritize options, and give team leaders and team members the capabilities and confidence to move forward.

Consulting Options

to help your teams build data-driven, decision-making capacity in nonprofit financial management and planning, effective capitalization, adapting and scaling programs and organizations, and more.

to individually guide new and seasoned nonprofit leaders through moments of transition, growth, and/or crisis, providing the analytical support critical to decision-making.

organized by issue, sector, or place, to explore common challenges and opportunities, and learn with and from each other.

service-providers, philanthropists, financial institutions, government, researchers, and others to brainstorm and operationalize breakthrough ideas like Pay for Success and outcomes-oriented funding.

Got a big idea?

We help translate social-sector innovation into action.

Partner with us

The spirit of co-creation and learning between NFF and our Oregon nonprofit partners has resulted in capacity-building work customized to our nonprofits' needs and delivered in a way that is truly relevant and accessible to a range of organizations.

Candy Solovjovs
Director of Programs, Meyer Memorial Trust

Like many arts administrators, I was trained in the arts, not administration. Professional development opportunities like those at NFF are essential to informing a fiscally responsible, healthy organization.

Emily Hopkins
Executive Director, Side Street Projects

The capacity-building assistance we have received has been extraordinarily consistent, available, and productive in helping to shape our thinking, strategies, business plan, budget development, and grant-seeking activities.

Kim Nichols
Co-Executive Director, African Services Committee

NFF is a leader at the intersection of economic development and community finance, and I've learned a lot just by being in the presence of others who appreciate critical thinking, robust conversation, and the sharing of new ideas.

Chance Craig
former Associate, NFF Consulting

We received intensive training from NFF that was earth-shifting for us. It moved us from 1-year to 3-year financial planning, and changed how we look at things – from hopeful to certain. You can have different conversations when you can be honest and thoughtful about your cash flow.

Manjusha Kulkarni
former Executive Director of South Asian Network