You're probably not looking for a consultant. You're looking for a way through.
I work with nonprofit CEOs, executive teams, and boards facing moments that exceed the organization's current capacity. These are usually capable organizations with committed leaders, trying to solve an extraordinary problem while managing lean day-to-day operations. Issues like:
Pivotal decisions
"Should we take on this partnership?”
"Can we afford the plan we approved?"
“Should we close, redesign, or expand this program?"
"We just can’t align around a key decision"
Financial pressure
"We can't get out of this deficit."
"Cash is tighter than the budget suggests."
"We lost a major funding source."
"We need to know which programs we can actually sustain."
Decision alignment
"The board and CEO aren't aligned."
"No one's clear who owns the decision."
"The board wants to help but keeps moving into management."
"Important decisions keep getting delayed."
Critical crossroads
"We can't keep operating this way."
“The organization has changed and our structure hasn't."
"We keep treating symptoms."
"I'm exhausted, and the organization needs more than I can give it right now."
Leadership transition
"Our chief executive is leaving."
"Our founder is beginning to think about stepping away."
"We need interim leadership while we search."
"A new CEO has arrived and needs support to ramp up quickly."
This work is most useful when you and your board are willing to engage, look at evidence, hear difficult information, decide, and follow through. It's collaborative, but it isn't designed to validate an answer you've already chosen or produce a report no one intends to use.