Begin to Activate, Customize, and Integrate Your Nonprofit Operating System in 90 Days or Less
Most nonprofits aren’t struggling because of their mission. They’re struggling because their team is trying to carry that mission without a simple, repeatable way to work together. The Impact Operating System strengthens your vision, your team, and your operations so you can create the impact you feel responsible for.
A System That Fuels Impact
Without Losing the Heart of Your Mission.
How It Works – The Integration Roadmap
Phase 1: Activation
Before you move forward, you need clarity and a shared understanding of how the organization works. In this phase, your team learns the Impact Operating System and how it connects strategy to execution. This is more than onboarding. It is a shift in mindset that prepares leaders to lead, operate, and execute with confidence. Alignment starts here.
Phase 2: Customization
No templates. No copy and paste. Your nonprofit is one of one, and your system should reflect that. We tailor every part of the operating system to your mission, culture, and team, including vision, rhythms, roles, and communication. Systems only work when they match how your people actually think, move, and collaborate.
Phase 3: Implementation
This is where the system moves from concept to daily practice. We train your leaders, support the rollout, and help your team build habits that stick. If it doesn’t work at 3pm on a Tuesday, it doesn’t work. The result is real alignment, consistent execution, and momentum your nonprofit can grow on.
The Results
Alignment, Momentum & Real Growth
With your team aligned around a shared system, progress becomes consistent.
You get a plan people follow, fewer fires, stronger teams, and clear accountability.
Burnout drops, capacity grows, and operations finally support sustainable growth.
Your nonprofit becomes a place where great work happens and momentum builds.
IMPACT
Up to 60% increase in measurable impact within 3 years.
DOLLARS
Up to 35% increase in year-over-year fundraising revenue
PRODUCTIVITY
43% increase in team productivity within 18 months
STAFF
90%+ of leaders report increased clarity in roles and priorities
BOARD
3X increase in board engagement and alignment
COMMUNICATION
40–60% reduction in internal miscommunication
How much hands-on-help and expertise would you like from us?
We have two options: The ImpactLite & the ImpactPro.
Process Name: ImpactLite
Perfect for organizations who want a kickstart to the process, don’t want to start alone, but aren’t ready for full support yet.
Metaphor: ImpactLite is like getting in shape using YouTube workouts and free meal plans—it's flexible, affordable, and totally doable if you're self-motivated and consistent.
In One Sentence:
We set the foundation together and you maintain the momentum.
ImpactLite Details
Bring your three-person team and join other nonprofits for a high-impact, 3-day workshop experience. You’ll walk away with team-wide alignment and a solid kickstart to customizing your Impact OS.
Perfect for organizations who don’t want to do it alone but aren’t ready for full support yet, or who want to try it out before making a full commitment. It helps you down the road quickly and gives you what you need to finish the rest on your own.
What the ImpactLite Includes:
- Access for up to 3 team members in a collaborative workshop environment
- Impact OS books for each participant
- Guides to help you keep momentum during and after the 3-days
- Training in the workshop for Weekly Impact Check-in
- Integration Plan is 50% completed by the end of the 3-days, but you’ll have the coaching to finish fleshing it out with your team.
- Your custom OS is —35% completed by the end of the 3-days, but you’ll have a roadmap to finish the rest on your own.
- 30-day follow-up call for support and accountability
What does the ImpactLite do?
- Gets your started with a BANG! Creates space for focused, strategic alignment across key leaders
- Builds foundational clarity across all 8 components of the Impact Operating System
- Equips your team with tools, shared language, and a clear next-steps plan Introduces rhythms that support better communication and follow-through
- Gets you started down the road of customizing your Impact Operating System
What does the ImpactLite NOT do?
- It does not include facilitated integration across your whole organization
- It does not provide long-term accountability or coaching beyond 30 days
- It does not walk each department through their full implementation
- It does not include quarterly reviews, data dashboards, or advanced systems customization
- It does not complete the customization of your Operating System
Chances of a Successful Integration in Your Nonprofit: ~45%
Why? The Kickstarter gives you structure, tools, and shared team alignment for the start of your journey—but it still requires strong internal discipline to carry the work forward for the next 12-24 months and available bandwidth for a few leaders to do the heavy lifting for that one or two year period. Most teams see meaningful early wins.ImpactPro Details
This is the gold standard. One of our Impact Strategists walks alongside your team for a full year to customize the Impact Operating System to your unique context, ensure full implementation, and embed the rhythms, habits, and tools that create lasting impact and train your Executive Team and various department leads. If you’re ready for high trust, high results, and a system that becomes second nature—this is your path. It’s the highest chance of success, and the deepest partnership we offer.What the ImpactPro Includes:
- A dedicated, personal Impact Strategist for 12 months
- 1:1 walkthrough of the full journey: Activation → Customization → Integration
- In-person and virtual facilitation of team sessions and workshops
- Full customization of 100% of your OS tools, done together
- Ongoing feedback loops and continued refinement
- Books + custom Integration Guide for your entire team
- Completed Integration Plan with your strategist—no guessing
- Certified badge for Impact OS implementation (use on your website, grants, reports)
- Priority access to live events, new tools, and strategy intensives
- Exclusive alumni network with other Accelerator orgs
- Impact Planners for your entire team
- Access to C-Suite premium retreats with our team and a few other leaders from high impact nonprofits, creating a MasterMind environment
What does the ImpactPro do?
- Embeds the full Impact Operating System across your organization
- Facilitates buy-in and alignment across leadership, staff, and board
- Builds systems that sustain momentum—not just spark it
- Provides expert guidance through every phase of implementation
- Ensures your people, processes, and strategy are fully integrated
- Builds internal confidence and external credibility
What does the ImpactPro NOT do?
- It doesn’t work without your team showing up—we’re partners, not magicians
- It doesn’t make decisions for you—but it ensures you’re equipped to make the right ones
- It won’t fix toxic culture overnight—but it gives you the tools and coaching to turn it around
- It doesn’t end at “installation”—we walk with you until it sticks
When a nonprofit activates, customizes and integrates the Impact OS using the Accelerator, here are some of the results we often see:
Impact
Up to 60% increase in measurable impact within 3 years
Fundraising
Productivity
43% increase in team productivity within 18 months
Staff
90%+ of leaders report increased clarity in roles and priorities
Board
3X increase in board engagement and alignment
Communication
40–60% reduction in internal miscommunication
Chances of a Successful Integration in Your Nonprofit: 95–98%
Why? Because this isn’t just a toolkit—it’s a fully guided transformation. You get deep support, real-time feedback, and a personal strategist committed to walking with you until your systems are built, tested, and working. Organizations that invest at this level don’t just understand the Impact OS—they live it, and they see mission-aligned results across programs, development, people, and execution.