Revenue diversification
New-funder strategy when the base is too concentrated or must grow.
Nonprofit Advisory
Advisory for nonprofits at an inflection point.
Strategy, fundraising, board, and leadership, held by one advisor who has sat in your chair. Bounded engagements that build capacity and hand it back.
The moment
The hardest moments are the ones that decide what comes next.
A campaign on the horizon. A leader departing. A funding base that has to change. A board that hasn't kept pace with the organization it governs. These are the turns where good organizations either level up or lose ground, and they rarely come with a spare hand to guide them. Marque is built for exactly these moments.
Campaign aheadLeadership transitionRevenue that must diversifyA stalled strategyA board behind the curve
Why Marque
One advisor. Connected work. A defined end.
01
One advisor, not four vendors
The full arc of strategy, fundraising, board, and leadership, held by one person who knows your organization, so nothing falls between the seams.
02
Diagnosis before prescription
Every engagement starts with an honest read of where you are and the one or two moves that matter most. If you don't need us, we say so.
03
A fixed scope and a defined end
A number you can put in front of a board and a funder, and capacity that stays after we leave. Success is you needing us less, not more.
What we do
Enter through whichever door fits.
Financial scenario planning
Models that show the organization through funding shocks.
Board & governance
Composition, recruitment, and the governance a funder expects.
Strategic reset
An 18 to 24 month direction the board can staff and fund.
Evidence & impact
The case a new funder will actually back.
Partnership & merger
Clear-eyed counsel when combination is the smart move.
Succession & interim
Steady hands before and through a leadership transition.
Campaign counsel
Feasibility and counsel for the organizations on offense.
Not sure which door?
Request a readiness read
The advisor
I've sat on both sides of this table.
As a nonprofit chief executive, I built boards, led fundraising and campaigns, and owned the metrics that proved what worked, including growing annual revenue from a hundred thousand dollars to two million.
And I've been the executive on the other side, hiring consultants and learning firsthand which ones strengthen an organization and which ones just bill it.
In 2021 and in 2024, my wife, Julia, brought into this world two incredible children, and every morning before they head out for the day, I say to both of them, "Be kind." It stems from the notion that empathy is one of the most important attributes a human can practice and demonstrate.
When I work with you, kindness will lead.
More about Marque
Not sure yet?
A free tool for you to use
Marque's organizational health diagnostic allows you to dive as deep as you want. Want a quick read on your organization? Take the diagnostic. Want to dig deeper for a more detailed assessment? Take the diagnostic. In both cases, after you complete the questions, you will get named strengths, a benchmark for every dimension, and prioritized actions you can start this week. The more you share, and the more team members take the diagnostic, the better assessment we can provide. If you request a summary, we can share a comprehensive breakdown of your organization's health and deliver a product you can submit to your board for consideration.