Before you focus on board development or programs, you must ask:
❓Is our culture setting us up for success?
❓Does our leadership communicate effectively?
❓Are we building trust or unintentionally creating tension?
A toxic culture – whether due to unclear expectations, poor communication, or leadership misalignment – silently erodes an organization’s ability to retain talent, secure funding, and fulfill its mission.
At Nontoxic Nonprofits, we specialize in helping organizations diagnose and fix the culture and communication breakdowns that keep them from reaching their full potential.
✔️ We Identify the Root Causes of Culture Breakfdown
Nonprofits often misdiagnose their real challenges. We start with a 2-4 week observation period to uncover communication gaps, leadership struggles, and culture weaknesses.
✔️ We Develop Custom Strategies for Internal Communication & Leadership Alignment
Through coaching, workshops, and structured interventions, we help nonprofit teams create a culture of clarity, trust, and accountability.
✔️ We Give You the Tools to Sustain a Thriving Workplace Culture
By implementing clear communication norms, leadership best practices, and actionable strategies, we help you transform the way your nonprofit operates – so you can retain great staff and better serve your mission.
We believe that culture, in large part, is shaped by the communication, whether it’s a board president’s address or a receptionist’s email. The way organizations and their employees craft and receive these messages reveals virtually everything you need to know.
We believe that perception isn’t just your opinion. It’s your reality. When perceptions misalign, communication suffers – until employees leave, programs falter, and funding slows to a trickle. In other words, until the organization itself has become ineffective at best, and toxic at worst.
We believe that no matter the mission or size of the donor base, no organization can thrive without staff and volunteers that feel heard, respected, and valued. Without intentionally clear communication, they begin to fail.
Is internal communication fueling collaboration – or confusion? We assess how leadership and staff interact, pinpoint where breakdowns occur, and create a custom action plan to improve workplace culture.*
