We wouldn't be up and running without the coaching and guidance from Chelsea at Proactive Happiness. If you are looking for a thoughtful and kind business coach, give her a call!

This website would not exist without the creativity and the keen eye of Holly Bollinger at Capella Creative Design. Her patience and understanding turned into a beautiful representation of the work happening at A Village for Good.

We are dedicated to making our work equitable and accessible, but weren't exactly sure what that meant. Samoine at The Empowerment Center helped us identify and define our role in making philanthropy a more equitable space.

Valarie helped shape some of the design and content in The Village. Her attention to detail and her strong organizational skills have been invaluable in shaping the work we hope to accomplish.

Breeze joined with a sincere willingness to help across many tasks. She was an integral part of pulling together the early stages of our resource guide and assisted in designing some of the templates and worksheets for grant-readiness.

Chris used his experience in research and public health to guide our vision as we set out to understand the needs of nonprofits and grant professionals. He helped ensure we were building a community designed with intention and purpose.

Maria Bryan is a nonprofit marketing strategist and trainer. She helps change-makers thrive by teaching them how to market on purpose. Maria helped us bring our philosophy, values, and services all together in one spot. She truly gets how to bring the message of a mission to life!

CPA Moms handled all our bookkeeping needs in the early stages. She was always helpful and available with our money or tax questions.

Along with Lauren at CPA Moms, Liz and their team helped us focus on doing more for nonprofits. We are so grateful for all they did to help The Village.

A Village for Good would not exist on social media without coaching from Nina, who has her own Coaching and Consulting LLC. We wanted to create a a communication avenue where we could be authentic while avoiding the pitfalls of focusing on the algorithm instead of purpose-driven content. Nina guided and supported us in how to do that.

Linda was a new grant professional dedicated to helping us reflect the qualities in our grant writing that we believe need to exist everywhere.

Catherine is a former Financial Services Professional with a Certificate in Grant Writing from Spark the Fire and BS in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. She is passionate about building strong client relationships and writing compelling grant proposals.

Gabi is a writer and editor who contributed to the Village through nonprofit support, grant research, and grant writing. Her background includes business and technical writing in the areas of finance, medicine, and aerospace. She’s also worked as a journalist, most recently covering the topic of affordable housing.

Jaime is a multimedia storyteller who believes in the power of connection and vulnerability as pathways to reshape the world. She contributes to the Village with grant writing, website maintenance, and general business tasks.