Organizational Development & Capacity Building for Mission-Driven Organizations
HI THERE. WE’RE BROWN CATALYST CONSULTING (BCC)
We believe every mission-driven organization deserves systems that work.
For over 20 years, we've partnered with art and social justice nonprofits and mission-driven organizations to build the infrastructure, strategies, and capacity they need to thrive. Our equity-centered approach ensures that your systems support your mission and values.
Our Approach
Human Capacity Centered Work
Every system we build centers your current internal capacity, ensuring your infrastructure supports growth in practice, not just principle.
Systems That Scale
We create solutions that grow with your organization, from startup nonprofits to established institutions ready to expand their impact.
Partnership, Not Projects
We work alongside your team to build internal capacity, ensuring sustainability long after our engagement ends.
Personalized Services
Organizational Development
Build stronger leadership and operational systems
Strengthen your organization from the inside out. We assess your current capacity, identify growth opportunities, and build the leadership structures and operational frameworks that support sustainable impact. From board development to staff systems, we help you create an organization that can effectively advance your mission.
What we deliver: Leadership development plans, operational assessments, board training, staff capacity building, and organizational structure optimization.
Strategic Communications
Craft compelling content that advances your mission
Tell your story in ways that inspire action. From grant proposals and donor communications to website content and campaign materials, we help you articulate your impact with clarity and power. Our equity-centered approach ensures your messaging authentically represents your values and resonates with your communities.
What we deliver: Grant writing, donor communications, website copy, campaign materials, messaging frameworks, and content strategy.
Fundraising Strategy
Create sustainable revenue streams and donor relationships
Move beyond crisis fundraising to build strategic, sustainable revenue. We develop comprehensive fundraising strategies that align with your mission, identify and cultivate major donors, and create systems for ongoing relationship management. Whether you're launching your first campaign or scaling existing efforts, we build fundraising capacity that lasts.
What we deliver: Fundraising strategies, donor research and cultivation plans, campaign development, grant writing, and stewardship systems.
Systems Implementation
Technology and processes that streamline your work
Stop wrestling with systems that don't work. We implement technology solutions and operational processes that actually make your work easier and more effective. From implementing AI, donor management systems to project management tools, we help you choose and implement solutions that fit your organization's size, budget, and goals.
What we deliver: Technology assessments, system selection and setup, process design, workflow optimization, and staff training on new systems.
OUR MISSION
We're in this work because we believe in your mission.
For over 20 years, we've partnered with nonprofits and social justice organizations to build the systems they need to create lasting change. We know that behind every great cause is the need for great infrastructure—and we're here to help you build it.
Our approach is simple: We listen, we assess, we build systems that actually work for your organization. No cookie-cutter solutions. No overwhelming your team. Just practical, equity-centered strategies that help you do your best work.
We work with organizations like yours that are ready to move from surviving to thriving—whether you're a grassroots startup or an established nonprofit ready to scale your impact.
Ready to see what's possible when your systems support your mission?
