Advancing your mission through custom strategy, authentic partnership and lasting impact.
What can we do for your organization or campaign?
Our name is our philosophy.
We reject the cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all models that fail to respect the unique political landscapes and community relationships of our partners. We begin every engagement by listening, so that we can co-create a custom support package that is responsive, not prescriptive.
Our name is our philosophy.
We reject the cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all models that fail to respect the unique political landscapes and community relationships of our partners. We begin every engagement by listening, so that we can co-create a custom support package that is responsive, not prescriptive.
helping to elevate your mission and scale sustainably —
with the right mix of high-level strategy and hands-on work.
Partnering with movement leaders to build essential infrastructure from the ground up.
Nonprofit organizations and political campaigns are driven by a powerful vision for a better world. Too often, that vision is held back by a crisis of capacity—a lack of the durable infrastructure, sustainable funding, and operational systems required to win and to last.
We have a comprehensive list of services and experience to fit any need.
Foundational Governance & Compliance
Coalition Alignment & Accountability
Executive Leadership & Staffing
Fundraising & Re-Granting Systems
We know it because we’ve lived it
Our firm is built on a partnership forged while building the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table from an idea into the impactful statewide coalition it is today. We combine Zack’s expertise in organizational building blocks and high-level strategy with J.’s mastery of the fundraising, operational, and creative systems that make that vision sustainable and compelling.
Zack Burgin | co-founder
Core Expertise: Strategic Planning, Coalition & Network Building, National-Level Fundraising & Donor Organizing, Campaign & Ballot Initiative Strategy, Capacity Building Program Design.
J. Petersen | co-founder
Core Expertise: Fundraising Systems Design (Individual & Grassroots), Grant Writing & Management, Data Management & CRM Migration, Nonprofit Operations & Compliance, Creative Strategy & Visual Storytelling, Data Visualization.
What can we do for your table? You tell us.
Whether you need a full strategic build-out, a specific compliance fix, or a facilitator to get your coalition unstuck, we are your partners in mission advancement.