Bonovin helps organizations transform during hard moments of change.
What we do
We help organizations transform during hard moments of change. Sometimes that is running a full strategic plan. Sometimes it's exploring mergers and acquisitions. Sometimes it's launching something new. Sometimes it's a hard strategic pivot.
When old tools, knowledge, or approach won’t fit the current problem, we help teams chart a new path forward in line with their values and mission. We help you define strategic plans, launch new initiatives, and navigate new partners, politics, and perspectives.
We thrive in ecosystem complexity. We thrive in the unknown. We thrive when bringing new partners to the table with different perspectives.
When are we a good fit?
You’re doing something new - You are launching a new initiative, developing your next strategic plan, or making a hard strategic pivot.
You need a practical, actionable plan - You want a strategy that you can act on tomorrow, rather than a complicated report that leaves you unsure of how to get started.
You need a customized, tailored approach - You need a consulting approach that fits who you are and that will work with your organizational culture, rather than a formulaic consulting process.
You need a creative, fresh perspective - You need a person or team that can bring new insights and ask hard questions, but that is backed by decades of experience in nonprofits, philanthropy, and government.
You need to translate across new partners - Your work is changing, and you need to translate across new partners, politics, and perspectives in order to find common ground.
You want embedded strategic advising - You want ongoing coaching and support in addition to strategic consulting to help you navigate the difficult leadership questions you face in this process.
You need help communicating your new direction - You want communications expertise to help you articulate your new direction to build support internally and with external partners and funders.
Select examples of our work
Strategic planning and implementation
We led a strategic planning process for an $80 million strategic pivot for a national education nonprofit. We designed operational processes to help teams implement the new strategy and led a communications sprint to articulate the new direction with potential funders and partners.
Launching a new initiative in climate
We designed an operational plan to enable a national think tank to raise $100 million at the intersection of climate change and youth.
Launching a new initiative in education
We helped a national nonprofit at the intersection of climate change and education launch work in two states, including building a statewide coalition and passing statewide legislation.
Building an operational plan for national scale
Helped an organization working with foster youth align its operational model with its new strategic plan as it scaled from one state to seven states.
Strategic clarity and communications
We helped a global education organization with more than $1 billion in annual revenue to launch a new initiative in its first months by clarifying strategic questions and articulating its strategy to funders and partners.
Five year strategic planning
We have led multiple strategic planning processes to help organizations define five year strategic plans.
Strategic advising
We advised multiple early stage organizations launching new initiatives in mental health, climate change, and education - including providing executive coaching for leadership.