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Non-Profit Management Consulting

Structures as Thoughtful as Your Mission

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Non-profits need organizational frameworks as meaningful and purposeful as their missions. I help values-focused organizations develop sustainable growth strategies, create educational partnerships, build systems that support global expansion, and plan for lasting significance.

More Than Good Intentions

More Than Good Intentions

Drawing on 30 years of experience with global non-profit organizations like Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), I understand the unique challenges and opportunities that mission-driven organizations face.

My approach focuses particularly on peer-to-peer community structures—organizations that create value through connecting people with shared interests and complementary expertise. This work balances organic community development with sustainable frameworks designed to facilitate genuine connection while ensuring the organization can look forward to a sustainable future. 

My Approach

Working together, we’ll:

  • Assess your organization’s current structure, systems, and growth trajectory
  • Develop membership or participation models that support sustainable expansion
  • Create educational content and programming that advances your mission
  • Build relationships with academic and professional institutions to enhance your offerings
  • Implement systems that support global growth while maintaining quality and consistency
  • Balance the unique needs of volunteers, professional staff, and stakeholders

Throughout this process, we’ll focus on the tools that empower your organization to fulfill its purpose and mission focus.

Creating the Capacity for Change

Non-profits that are intentional in their structuring expand their capacity to create meaningful change in the world. With the right foundation, mission-driven organizations can scale their impact while maintaining the passion and personal connections that inspired their founding.

My clients report not just improved operational metrics, but a deeper sense of alignment between their daily activities and their larger purpose. When structure and mission work in harmony, non-profits become powerful engines for positive transformation–both within their organization and in the world beyond.

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No one has made me feel more welcomed and inspired. Sean not only excels in entrepreneurial and leadership realms but possesses an innate ability to connect with others. He has challenged my conception of what a leader can be, demonstrating firsthand the possibilities of managing with both empathy and dependability.

- Meagan Hatton-Mishra,
Learning Content and Community Manager, YPO

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

- Winston Churchill

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

- Joseph Campbell

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.

- George Bernard Shaw

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.

- Brother David Steindl-Rast

If you study the root causes of business disasters, over and over you’ll find this predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification. If you look at personal lives through that lens, you’ll see the same stunning and sobering pattern: people allocating fewer and fewer resources to the things they would have once said mattered most.

- Clayton Christensen

The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.

- Joe Batten

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

- Peter F. Drucker

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

- Albert Einstein

Let’s talk about what matters most

Whether you’re navigating growth challenges, considering leadership transitions, or building more meaningful connections within your team, I welcome the conversation and opportunity to collaborate. Share what’s on your mind, and let’s figure out how I might help you achieve your most important goals.