Pro Bono Charity Consulting

I work with charities and small organisations to help leaders and teams navigate periods of change with clarity, confidence, and care. I provide frameworks, tools, and guidance so that you can make the best decisions for your organisation and community.

Together, we’ll troubleshoot the challenges and work together to strengthen your systems so your charity can thrive for the long term.

Every organisation is different, but common challenges I support include:

→ Leading through a time of transition (like downsizing, restructuring, or funding shifts)

→ Improving decision-making processes so they’re transparent and values-driven

→ Building team buy-in and reducing resistance to change

→ Making day-to-day operations smoother and more sustainable

→ Exploring how technology and AI can support, not overwhelm, your mission

The Transformation Toolbox

Scenario Planning Framework

Change Management Roadmap

Digital Readiness Scan

Feedback and Learning Loops Template

Each organisation’s challenges are unique. Together we build a bespoke toolkit - like the one above - to guide decisionmaking and transformation with clarity.

Testimonials

  • In tough times, you sometimes don’t even know where to start (especially as a fully youth-led organisation). Marissa brought an external perspective aligned with our feminist values, helping us see the right questions to ask and a possible way forward. Her tools and templates gave us a solid base for our plan, and we are grateful for her time and expertise.

    -Executive Director, youth led-organisation

  • As a first-time CEO, I was feeling isolated in making tough decisions. Having an advisory call with Marissa was like having a wise, values-driven sounding board. She helped me see both the strategic and human dimensions of my role, and I left our session feeling clearer, steadier, and less alone.

    -CEO of a women’s rights organisation

  • We were daunted by the changes we knew we had to make, but Marissa’s calm and structured guidance helped us see a way through. She equipped us with the frameworks and questions we needed to manage challenges with confidence and compassion.

    -Trustee of a small community charity

  • Our board was struggling to balance operational needs with financial reality. Marissa guided us through the right conversations, helping us to clarify priorities, difficult conversations about redundancy, and good governance. Her external perspective was invaluable, and she gave us a framework and strategic approach we can keep returning to.

    -Chair of Trustees, feminist organisation

  • Facing potential downsizing was daunting for our small organisation. Marissa created the space for honest, values-based conversations that kept staff dignity at the centre. She didn’t tell us what to do, but gave us the frameworks and questions we needed to make our own decisions fairly.

    -Trustee, feminist organisation

  • We don’t have the budget for consultants, but the challenges we face are no less complex. Marissa’s pro bono advisory calls were a lifeline. She gave us structure and reassurance: different ways to think through our options and the reminder that we were not alone in facing them. It was practical, generous, and wonderfully human support.

    -CEO, grassroots community organisation