We’re Prosper Strategies, and we can’t wait to meet you.
For more than a decade, we’ve worked with nonprofits to harness the power of their people to create changemaking strategies. Many people find us through our writing, our podcast, and word of mouth — but if for some reason you’re new here, we can’t wait to introduce ourselves.
Meet Lindsay and Alyssa, Prosper Strategies’ co-founders, who take a hands-on approach with every client engagement.
Most nonprofit strategy fails for the same reason.
It’s shaped by the few people in the room, not the many people affected by it. Boards and funders get a seat at the table; the staff doing the work and the communities being served often don’t — or they’re consulted after the real decisions are already made.
Our Shared Power Strategy™ philosophy exists to change that. Our job isn’t to hand down a plan. It’s to build the conditions where boards, staff, funders, and the people you serve can shape that plan together.
Three things that shape every engagement we run.
Collaborative and decisive — not one or the other
Most firms lean into consensus-building or fast decision-making, rarely both. We build real buy-in from your stakeholders, then hand clear decision-making power to whoever’s closest to each issue — so alignment never turns into gridlock. When an engagement calls for it, we bring in specialists — bilingual facilitators, sector experts, trauma-informed practitioners — built around what your community actually needs, not a one-size-fits-all team.
Beneficiary-centered, with clear roles for everyone
We put the priorities of the people you serve first — not last, and not as an afterthought to a board or funder conversation. Every stakeholder still has a defined role in shaping the strategy, so nobody’s voice gets lost and nobody’s left wondering where they fit.
We build the muscle to carry it forward
A strategic plan isn’t the finish line — it’s where the real work starts. We don’t just hand you a document and walk away. We help your team build the habits and structures to keep evolving the strategy long after we’re gone.
Organizations like these have trusted us with this work.
Member value research and messaging strategy for a national professional association
Bilingual, community-led strategic planning for a legal aid nonprofit
Brand architecture and messaging strategy for a national hunger-relief organization
Repositioning and turnaround strategy for an iconic legacy nonprofit
Global expansion strategy for an international children’s nonprofit
Membership-focused strategic planning for a national industry association
Your success is our success.
A good strategic planning engagement asks a lot of everyone involved, and it only pays off when we’re genuinely the right partner for where your organization is right now. Our first conversation is as much about finding that out together as anything else.
of our business is repeat work — our relationships with clients outlast any single engagement.
“Alyssa and Lindsay expertly guided us through the strategic process, collaborating closely with people facing hunger, our CEO and executive team. If your nonprofit is considering making a commitment to developing strategies that center your constituents, there is no one better to guide you than Prosper Strategies.”
Jenny Arnold, Vice President, Feeding America
Read our blog or listen to our podcast — or dig into how we work.
What to expect when we talk.
Length
45–60 minutes. Enough time for a real conversation.
What we’ll cover
Where your organization is right now, what you’re hoping this work leads to, how you’re approaching your search for a firm, and where — if anywhere — we fit in.
What it is
A conversation to decide whether it makes sense to have another conversation. Nothing more is expected of you than that.
We’re looking forward to the conversation.
Come with your real questions — about your organization, about how we work, about whether this is the right time. That’s genuinely what the call is for.