we offer services focused on four key areas:

  • Vision

    Through training, board development and strategic planning, your vision, mission and core values are re-examined, clarifying organizational purpose and parameters.

  • Culture

    Board and leadership development, and human resource planning help you analyze organizational culture and provide opportunities to make adjustments to realign the culture to the vision, mission and values.

  • Impact

    We help you identify outcomes and other performance criteria that will signal accomplishment of impact or progress towards your mission. We help you define, evaluate, and select indicators of progress, develop data collection procedures and systems, and provide for quality assurance.

  • Sustainability

    To ensure continued relevance, we help you build systems, like your fundraising program, that are critical to long-term viability. We provide coaching and implementation assistance as you pilot and revise critical systems long term.

Our individualized, relational services can include:

Board Development

JDLA helps nonprofit boards embrace their leadership role through customized development strategies that include assessments, training, personal involvement planning, and governance resources. We equip boards to understand their responsibilities, evaluate their performance, and adopt actionable plans that strengthen long-term sustainability and organizational impact.

Mission, Vision & Core Values Development

We guide organizations through the deep work of clarifying or redefining their mission, vision, and core values. Through collaborative processes including stakeholder surveys, facilitated sessions, and coaching, we help align all areas of organizational operation with a clear and compelling sense of purpose that drives meaningful outcomes.

Donor Economic Analysis

We provide comprehensive analysis of donor behavior and fundraising trends to uncover actionable insights that improve fundraising effectiveness. Our economic review highlights donor attrition, giving patterns, upgrade/downgrade activity, and constituency ROI, helping organizations prioritize investments and maximize philanthropic potential.

Sustainable Fundraising Program Planning & Management

JDLA supports organizations in building donor-centered, long-term fundraising programs that go beyond transactions. Our planning includes fundraising strategy design, program toolkits, staffing plans, donor communication strategies, and donor engagement tools—all designed to cultivate a sustainable culture of philanthropy rooted in authentic relationships.

Strategic Planning

Our strategic planning process helps organizations chart a future that’s fully aligned with their mission and responsive to changing environments. With tools like stakeholder engagement, SWOT analysis, storyboarding, and strategic logic models, we deliver a living plan that guides decisions, resource allocation, and measurable growth over time.

Leadership Development & Coaching

We offer executive and team-based coaching focused on authentic leadership, vision alignment, and personal and professional growth. Services include assessments (e.g., StrengthsFinder, DISC), leadership maps, succession planning, and coaching programs designed to equip leaders to cultivate healthy culture and drive mission effectiveness.

Impact Planning & Performance Measurement Systems

JDLA helps organizations define, measure, and communicate the difference they make. From theory of change development to program-specific logic models, outcome measures, and performance systems, we ensure organizations can track progress, evaluate effectiveness, and articulate impact to stakeholders and funders with clarity and confidence.

Capital Campaign Planning

We guide organizations through feasibility assessments, donor interviews, and strategic planning to evaluate readiness and chart a clear course for capital campaigns. Our approach blends campaign strategy with donor cultivation, volunteer leadership planning, and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term fundraising success and community engagement.

Planned Giving

Our planned giving services equip organizations to design, launch, and manage strategic programs that inspire legacy-level contributions. From donor readiness surveys and economic analysis to educational primers, case statements, and implementation toolkits, we provide everything needed to develop and grow a sustainable planned giving program.

Merger Planning

JDLA specializes in facilitating mission-aligned mergers, collaborations, and strategic partnerships. Our process emphasizes due diligence (financial, cultural, and organizational), identifies the right partnership model, and supports implementation to ensure successful integration that honors impact, alignment, and shared culture.

Creative Services - NEW CATEGORY

Our creative services include brand identity, logo creation, visual storytelling tools, and website development. These assets help organizations clearly communicate their mission, engage supporters, and elevate their presence across digital and print platforms.