We believe that every nonprofit seeks to implement its mission in its community. With limited time, money, and resources, setting a course that ensures success can be difficult. Whether a 5-year strategic plan or bridge plan to steady the waters during a critical transition is needed, you can rely on our team to help provide an actionable pathway for success.

Mission and vision statements are at the heart of social change. They help organizations raise funds, recruit board members, and make difficult choices. Condensing your important work into concise and meaningful language that reaches a wide audience can be difficult, but our team is committed to making it fun. We can help build your organizational culture with a solid foundation through this exciting facilitation.

Project management is not one size fits all. Using sound project management principles and a hybrid approach, City of Light will help bring order to the chaos of running a non-profit. By working together to tackle your complex project, we will help you build and manage the structure necessary to implement your values and mission in your community.

Grants are the foundation of a successful non-profit, monetarily fueling the good work that the organization provides. Through grant research and preparation, we align your organization’s priorities with funders who match your passion and excitement. We prefer to start our grant writing relationships by forming a grant calendar to follow for a year so you can plan in advance and never chase a last-minute deadline again.

Branding and marketing are as critical for nonprofits as they are for large corporations. Creating intentionally designed materials will form a curated brand identity, allowing your values and mission to shine through for your target audience to see. Whether you are starting from scratch or rebranding, we can help you express your core values through thoughtful, professional design.

Finding your nonprofit's audience can be a particularly challenging endeavor, and our team is dedicated to helping you find the perfect fit. Using beautifully designed print and digital marketing, we will help organizations find their voice and how to best reach the people in their community. Our team provides a large spectrum of marketing materials, including creating websites, newsletters, social media profiles, and other assets.

Creating a functional and inspired heart of your organization allows for the most effective work to be done in the community. Our team offers a diverse array of facilitations and training that can be tailored to your organization’s specific needs so that your team can become effective advocates and strategists for change.

Leading a non-profit is an important yet daunting endeavor, and our team is dedicated to your success so your organization can thrive. We understand the work it takes to lead a successful non-profit and want to help you and your organization become self-sufficient and confident.

Every nonprofit deserves the chance to thrive. That's why we offer organizational development services to help you overcome challenges, optimize your operations, and make a lasting impact on your communities. You can rely on City of Light Creative and Consulting for board development, executive coaching, and developing and implementing improvement plans.

You have a big vision for making change in your community. We can help transform this idea into a legal entity with a functioning leadership team. We’ll handle the paperwork and lend a helping hand so you can begin to extend your work into the community.

The services your organization provides are vital to your community. Our team can help orient, plan, and stabilize these programs to best serve your community.

When reaching out for donor support, beautiful tools that tell an honest and compelling story are so important. Let us help design donor-centric communication that will entice your audience to give by exemplifying the amazing work your organization does every day in a digestible package.