We partner with mission-driven organizations to build stronger systems, develop dynamic leaders, and align strategy with values so their work can move forward with clarity and lasting impact.
Every organization holds tremendous capacity. Our role is to help you find it, focus it, and sustain it. We come alongside teams at critical junctures, navigating growth, processing transition, strengthening governance, or simply pausing to ask: are we structured for the future we're building toward?
Our organizational development practice is grounded in racial equity and shaped by decades of work across the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors. We bring both strategic rigor and deep relational care to every engagement, because lasting change requires both.
Building Organizations That Last
Strong missions deserve strong structures. We work alongside teams to develop the systems, strategies, and leadership practices that make long-term impact possible.
We support organizations navigating change — whether that means refining your strategy, planning for leadership transitions, or aligning your structure with your mission. Our approach centers equity, clarity, and sustainability at every turn.
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions
- Succession Planning
- Program Evaluation
- Executive Coaching
- Executive Transitions
We support organizations in building fundraising strategies that reflect their values and vision. From campaign planning to donor engagement and case development, we work alongside your team to cultivate sustainable, community-centered resources without reinforcing scarcity mindsets.
- Fundraising strategy and infrastructure
- Campaign planning (annual, capital, major gifts)
- Donor and funder engagement
- Messaging and case for support
- Equity-informed resource development practices
Our facilitators design and lead retreats, strategy sessions, and team convenings that build trust, surface insight, and move work forward. We create space for meaningful reflection and bold decision-making.
- Strategic planning retreats
- Staff or board alignment sessions
- DEI learning and reflection spaces
- Cross-team collaboration or onboarding
- Virtual, hybrid, and in-person facilitation
We help boards build the clarity, confidence, and connection needed to lead with purpose. Our support centers shared responsibility, helping trustees understand their roles, engage more meaningfully, and govern in partnership with staff leadership.
- Board training and orientation
- Roles and responsibilities education
- Governance best practices
- Equity-centered board development
- Retreat facilitation and coaching
Since our founding in 2001, Morten Group has worked through a lens of social justice, with an emphasis on racial equity. Our READI practice offers a culturally-informed, participatory approach to building cultures of equity — partnering with nonprofits, foundations, for-profits, and government entities across the country through a three-step process.
Step 1
Assess
We begin with an asset-based, participatory assessment — surveys, interviews, and focus groups with staff, board, and community — resulting in a summary report with key findings and recommendations.
Step 2
Learn
Knowledge-building opportunities are designed around themes from the assessment. Sessions are always interactive — scenario role plays, personal reflections, and participatory explorations of key concepts.
Step 3
Act
We work with your team to build what comes next — coaching for leadership, listening sessions, affinity groups, and action planning to ensure continued growth in equity, access, diversity, and inclusion.
Ready to make sustainable change?
We'd love to learn about your organization and explore how we can support your next chapter with clarity, care, and a commitment to equity.
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