RISE Consulting
with Danielle Skogen
Nonprofit & Social Impact Consulting for Women-Centered + Feminist Organizations
Founded and led by Danielle Skogen, RISE Consulting partners with nonprofit organizations, foundations, social impact initiatives, and corporate giving programs to strengthen sustainability, improve program outcomes, and build the systems required for long-term impact.
welcome!
Let’s RISE together!
Let’s work together to ensure your work is…
Resilient
Innovative
Sustainable
Equity - focused
Ways I can Help:
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Helping your organization overcome challenges affecting your operations, staff dynamics, or bottom line so that your staff can succeed individually and your organization can collectively advance in your goals, and further your impact. Curated and holistic support to leaders to help them thrive in their roles and beyond, to maximize organizational impact.
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Providing end-to-end support to help organizations define their future direction and execute it through strategic planning, organizational assessment, governance strengthening, and change management support - with clear goal-setting and accountability structures
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Guiding, planning and supporting impactful and innovative fundraising campaigns and diverse income generation strategies to ensure lasting income-generating success and organizational sustainability
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Improving grant writing strategies to increase your ROI and craft proposals that align with both your mission and funder requirements. Whether you are seeking someone to independently write grants on your behalf or are looking for guidance, strategies, and best practices to help you improve your own grant-writing systems, RISE is here to help set up your organization for long-term success.
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Assisting projects in incorporating improved practices and projects that amplify the voices of girls and women and prioritize their safety and well-being, built upon feminist and gender transformative theories and proven practices.
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Creating comprehensive, contextualized, impact-driven, and measurable project plans to help your organization meet the needs you seek to address as well as reach the goals of your mission and vision.
Support options include:
Needs assessment and informed project design
Developing a theory of change model or concept proposal,
Developing project management and monitoring and evaluation plans
Creating project timelines and action steps to foster accountability.
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Supporting you in the planning and implementation of your program or organization, including fine-tuning your mission, vision, core activities, and goals as well as creating a financial sustainability plan and budget.
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Supporting your organization throughout all stages of curriculum development, including initial brainstorming, program organization, objective setting, impact measurement, and curriculum writing.
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"Danielle is an exceptional consultant and an absolute pleasure to work with. She took the time to really listen, understand our context, and honour the complexity of our work, which made every conversation feel grounded and supportive rather than transactional. Her questions helped us see our programs and challenges more clearly, and she consistently turned our scattered ideas into clear, usable plans and tools. Danielle really became part of our team, and I would jump at the chance to work with her again."
— Erin
I’m Danielle Skogen, RISE CEO
International Nonprofit Co-founder and Leader, Feminist Coach
& Purpose-Driven Consultant for Change-Making Organizations
I help impact-focused, socially-driven leaders and organizations like yours develop the sustainable strategies and practices you need to innovate your programs, raise more funds, and radically increase your impact.
I’ve had the honour and privilege of building my expertise with real-world experience: I co-founded a girl empowerment organization in Guatemala, which grew from a small GoFundMe campaign to a thriving organization with a multi-six-figure annual budget. I’ve designed equity, empowerment, and poverty relief programs for organizations in North America and throughout the Global South. I’ve helped countless organizations re-think and re-vamp their fundraising efforts to secure hundreds of thousands of new revenue source
I’ve raised over 2 million dollars for women and youth-centered causes, co-created 700 hours of gender equity & empowerment curriculum, provided coaching + consulting services to executive directors, boards and staff all around the world, and led talks at international conferences, summits, and retreats.
You don’t need to do this alone. You need clarity, strategy, and a partner who understands both the heart of your mission and the realities of running an organization. I have built organizations from the ground up, and occupied every level on an organizational chart, and I am here to help.
From grassroots programs to multinational businesses, I help women-centered or feminist social initiatives and nonprofits develop the clarity, integrity, and sustainable systems they need to RISE.
RISE Consulting is right for you if…
You are a large organization with teams in place capable of completing most projects and achieving your goals, but you need additional support to address specific challenges (often on an as-needed basis), execute key tasks, and elevate your impact. RISE provides strategic guidance, actionable plans, and coaching to help your team excel, meet their objectives, and drive greater success
You are a mid-size organization that has a small but dedicated team that may lack the time, expertise, or strategies to scale and enhance your mission. RISE works with your team by providing them customized strategies, detailed work plans with clear goals, skill-building training, and ongoing coaching to ensure accountability and sustained success.
You are a small grassroots or start-up organization, with limited staff or volunteers, with limited time, resources, and perhaps strategic expertise. RISE can provide you with the coaching you need to advance in the right direction, and can lead key projects to take the burden off your team, freeing them to focus on your mission.
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“Since working with Danielle, I’ve noticed a clear shift in my team's day-to-day habits and performance. They take more time to settle in before the day begins, and are therefore able to better approach the day with more calm and intention, which I have noticed has greatly improved organizational dynamics and overall performance and outcome achievement. Danielle has a multi-faceted approach that blends together helpful solutions, ideas, and resources, with empathetic and personalized coaching. I highly recommend working with Danielle.”
— Aimee, Program Director at Sexual Response Center
Why my background as a consultant, coach, and non-profit leader is the magic elixir your organization has been missing…
Consultants often bring the tools and knowledge you need to solve the issues you are facing - but have you ever noticed that as soon as they leave, often so does your momentum, follow-through, and accountability? As a coach, I will provide you with a specific plan, action steps, clear accountability structures, and ongoing support so you not only set goals, but achieve them, and finally experience team accountability and real results. As a non- profit leader - I get it. I have been there. I can meet you exactly where you are at with empathy, understanding, zero judgement, and apply real-world solutions.
As an international non-profit leader and non-profit consultant, I bring my arsenal of hard-fought skills, expertise, and passion for social change to benefit your organization. Based on your organization's unique needs and goals, I provide highly customized consulting and support to help your organization overcome the obstacles that have been holding you back from truly thriving in your mission.
Together, we’ll create a step-by-step plan with curated resources and tools so your organization can have unprecedented results, impact, and sustainability.
