Insights & Perspectives In Conversation: Richard Mittenthal and Nirvani Budhram on Reimagining Strategy A dialogue between the original author of Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning and the author of the latest update, Ten Keys Reimagined: Strategy as Continuous Practice, exploring the evolution of strategic planning, where the field has been, and where it's going.
Resources Report and Proposal Best Practices Guide Grant proposals and reports are often treated as routine administrative tools. But while funders may think these forms simply collect information, in reality, they also communicate priorities, assumptions, and power dynamics to grantees.
Insights & Perspectives Insights from Leaders in the Field: Building Belonging for LGBTQ+ Latinx Communities in Alabama Talking with Jean Hernandez, Executive Director of the newly established Centro de Acceso para Latinos de Alabama (CALA) about creating spaces of care, connection, and belonging.
Events Sharing LGBTQ Data Stories Co-Hosted by the Data Visualization and Reporting & LGBTQ+ Voices in Evaluation American Evaluation Association Topical Interest Groups This session will focus on navigating the complexities of sharing LGBTQ data stories while mitigating harm and fear in the current political climate. Attendees will have the opportunity to suggest topics during…
Events ComNet26 Poster Presentation: “Building Messaging, Methods, and Momentum for Systems Change” Join Kate Emmons to explore how social change takes hold when communities co-create the messages and interventions meant to serve them, then carry those ideas forward through trusted messengers. We’ll unpack what it looks like for organizations, including funders, to…
Our Team Molly Mullin Driven by curiosity and a desire to keep learning, Molly supports the operational and organizational structures that allow TCC Group and clients to do their best work. Drawing on her nonprofit background, she brings a collaborative approach to the firm’s day-to-day operations and marketing efforts, keeping the firm engaged with organizations and partners. Before TCC, Molly supported the Publications Department at the Massachusetts Historical Society through project coordination,…
Resources Organization-Wide Learning in Philanthropy The uncomfortable truth for most foundations and nonprofits is that mission alone doesn’t achieve impact. In complex environments and without mechanisms to test assumptions, surface emerging patterns, and adapt direction, strategy quickly becomes outdated. The answer is not more planning, but organization-wide learning.
Events CCAT® Facilitator Training Fall 2026 CCAT® (Core Capacity Assessment Tool) Facilitator Training Fall 2026 Monday, September 28th – 3pm – 5pm Eastern Wednesday, September 30th – 3pm – 5pm Eastern Monday, October 5th – 3pm – 5pm Eastern TCC Group has trained hundreds of nonprofit consultants globally to effectively and impactfully lead social sector organizational change by…
Events GEO 2026 National Conference GEO’s 2026 National Conference focuses on Transforming Philanthropic Culture and Practice — exploring effective grantmaking in service of nonprofits and alongside communities leading equity-informed social change. In a moment that calls for steady, grounded philanthropic leadership, the conference offers actionable tools, bold ideas and deep peer connections to help grantmakers…
Our Team Elana Rich “Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” — Desmond Tutu Elana brings hands-on experience in grants administration, compliance monitoring, and stakeholder coordination across large philanthropic portfolios to her role as a Grants Analyst at TCC Group. She is…
Resources Ten Keys Reimagined: Strategy as Continuous Practice In Ten Keys Reimagined: Strategy as Continuous Practice, the third in TCC Group’s series on strategic planning for nonprofit and foundation leaders, we offer practical ways to build an agile strategy fit for volatile times: one anchored in a stable mission and values, but responsive enough to learn and adapt…
Our Team Savannah Lee As a Grants Analyst at TCC, Savannah leverages her perspective from both sides of the funding relationship, having served as a grants professional at foundations and worked on the ground with nonprofits. She seeks to advance grantmaking practices and meaningfully improve the grantee experience, guided by a belief that even small changes to the funding process can have an outsized impact for nonprofit and community partners. Rooted in a…
Insights & Perspectives Why Organization-Wide Learning Should Matter to You The uncomfortable truth for most foundations and nonprofits is that mission alone doesn’t achieve impact. In complex environments and without mechanisms to test assumptions, surface emerging patterns, and adapt direction, strategy quickly becomes outdated. The answer is not more planning, but organization-wide learning.