Champions of Good
Fueling the impact and effectiveness of nonprofits with guidance, expertise, and capital
Free Office Hours for Nonprofits
Our free Nonprofit Office Hours were created to help you at any stage of you or your organization’s journey. We know many nonprofit leaders have been under tremendous stress since the beginning of 2025, and that has only compounded with the cuts to SNAP funding, and the operation being conducted in Minnesota by the federal Department of Homeland Security since December 2025. As a result, we are now offering Office Hours daily, instead of monthly, to offer more flexibility to nonprofit leaders and boards. Starting in February 2026, our office hours are offered on a daily basis in 30-to 50-minute time slots.
Whether you’re facing a new challenge or an opportunity, we know that having a thought partner can help you identify action items and get unstuck. With our expertise in finance, governance, and strategy, we aim to be a partner to nonprofit leaders as they navigate challenges and opportunities at their organizations.
Work With Us
Propel Nonprofits’ programs and services provide a holistic approach to meet your most pressing needs, including the ability to more closely link strategy, governance, and finance.
Accounting & Finance
Propel Nonprofits’ accounting and finance services are designed to equip your team with decision-level data while also building financial leadership and confidence within your nonprofit.
Fiscal Sponsorship
Propel Nonprofits’ fiscal sponsorship program works with dozens of mission-driven organizations, projects, causes, and collaborations to test drive new ideas as you build infrastructure, set goals, develop your business model, and get your big idea off the ground.
Lending
Propel Nonprofits makes loans to a wide range of nonprofits of different sizes and fields of service to strengthen and expand programs, manage cash flow, and finance real estate projects. Our lending team determines the best approach to meet your needs, and sticks with you to address challenges.
Strategic Consulting
As a leader, you want to make sure your organization has a shared vision for the future, and the strategy to get there. Propel Nonprofits’ consultants are experienced at providing strategic planning, board development, and other strategic services to organizations
Leaders Circles®
We work with leaders, both experienced or emerging, to help them access their best thinking, build productive relationships, and navigate change effectively through Leaders Circles®.
Trainings
Our trainings provide you with the competence, confidence, and capability you need. We offer a comprehensive curriculum on a variety of financial management and board governance topics.
Attend a Training
Nonprofits, Mutual Aid, and Compliance: A Legal and Financial Perspective of Navigating Rapid Response in Minnesota
In Minnesota, nonprofits face increasing pressure to stay compliant while still advancing their missions and supporting community-led change. This webinar will offer a guide for leaders who are responding rapidly to urgent community needs while also remaining compliant. Together, we’ll explore how to use your 501(c)(3) status as a strategic tool rather than a limitation.
Assessing the Financial Health of Your Nonprofit Organization
In a constantly shifting nonprofit landscape, financial stability is on the forefront of everyone’s mind. Join Propel Nonprofits for a workshop designed to help nonprofit leaders assess their organization’s financial health.
This session will guide you through 10 key indicators of financial health, blending both financial metrics and leadership practices that contribute to long-term sustainability.
Calculating True Program Costs
This webinar provides an introduction to calculating program costs and an overview of tools to develop realistic budgets.
Resources
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Template
Template to record your board meeting minutes, created for your convenience and to remind you of legal recommendations related to…
Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet
The Propel Nonprofits Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet highlights six key measures that are useful for all types of nonprofits.
Emergency Succession Plan Template
This 2-part template was designed by Propel Nonprofits’ to serve as a narrative guide to help nonprofit leaders craft an…
Women’s Advocates
“When survivors shape the vision and community partners invest in both programs and infrastructure, transformative change becomes possible.”