What brought you here
Maybe you landed on Nonprofit Dugout because you were scrolling around looking for answers or direction on a particular problem. Or maybe you’ve been visiting dozens of sites trying to figure out where to begin, what to ask or how much it would cost. All the while trying to find the time to actually pull back and assess what is happening without slowing down mission delivery. Nonprofit Dugout was built to help you answer those questions and keep delivering on your mission.
- 36%
- ended 2024 with an operating deficit, the highest in ten years of the survey
- Nonprofit Finance Fund, State of the Nonprofit Sector
- 9 in 10
- nonprofit leaders are concerned about their own burnout
- Center for Effective Philanthropy, State of Nonprofits
- 2 in 3
- nonprofit boards have no executive succession plan
- BoardSource, Leading with Intent
- 74%
- of strategic plan goals have no owner assigned to them
- ClearPoint Strategy, from more than 20,000 strategic plans across sectors
We have spent our lives and careers in your seat, asking the same questions with similar challenges.
Our team has decades of experience, learning and training. Why do we do it? Why Nonprofit Dugout? Because we really believe in the work small and midsize nonprofits do to create care, meaning and belonging in our communities every day.
We’re not consultants passing through, or even coaches. We’ve been practitioners, and now we invest that experience back into the organizations that help our communities thrive. Peer to peer, in your dugout for a season: working with you, celebrating with you, helping you do more of what you do best.
More about who you would work with
The Dugout Method
An organization is not one single thing.
It is a collection of capacities: mission clarity, governance, leadership, culture, execution, and resources, working together to fulfill your mission and create change in the world.
Learn more about the six capacitiesWhat we do with you and your team is help you get an unbiased read on those capacities, one layer at a time: a clearer look, your best next moves, and a plan to execute. It starts with a free health scan.
- 01
Scan
We take a first look across the whole organization.
- 02
Listen
We hear from your people directly, in conversation and a short survey.
- 03
Report
We bring what we found back to you and your team.
- 04
Prioritize
We decide together what is worth acting on first.
- 05
Track
We stay with your team through the year and keep the plan moving.
Communication from the Dugout
A short note every couple of weeks. One finding from the research behind the six capacities, or something we learned working with an organization.

