Go big by leveraging what works.
Why OnPurpose?
We support organizations, teams, and individual changemakers in achieving their scale and impact goals by deploying tools, methodology, advice, and insights to demystify the pathway to the nebulous ambition of “scale”. We’ll help you maximize the impact return on investment of your limited resources.
We are experts in the body of knowledge for scaling and sustaining impact, having supported hundreds of mission-driven partners in a variety of sectors to realize exponential good! We advise on topics ranging from scale strategy and implementation, organizational design, lean testing and experimentation, and leadership & team coaching.
Along the way we’ve gathered deep experience and insight into what it takes to drive large-scale, lasting social change. We facilitate cohort learning experiences and Communities of Practice - convening networks around learning objectives, evidence-based practice, and collective action agendas.
We teach applied scale methodology to organizations and cohorts. We’ve designed and delivered program content & trainings for a prestigious American business school’s leadership program, a global network of mental health innovators, and several cohorts of youth communal professionals, among others.
We are committed to promoting social justice in our consulting work. Our fundamental advisory approach centers the constituents whom the work impacts first and most significantly.
scale and social impact advisor
I am a career social impact specialist with over 15 years of experience guiding social and environmental leaders, teams, and organizations in developing the skillsets and mindsets needed to scale what works. I have deep experience in proven, applied methodologies for:
Scaling pathways and models for social change
Strategic planning and implementation processes
Effective organizational design
Project and change management
I support partners working across a broad spectrum of sectors and issue areas, from community-led development to early childhood interventions, from mental health innovation to food security & climate resiliency programs, from livelihoods to social justice initiatives, and more.
Through my vast global network of subject matter experts and advisors, I tap into a wealth of knowledgeable leaders in their field for insights and inspiration. Having lived and worked in Benin, West Africa I bring extensive experience working cross-culturally and in LMIC contexts.
I have real empathy for the unique challenges of scale in the social sector, having previously scaled a scrappy nonprofit start-up into an established, well-regarded global operation. As an executive team member, I shaped strategy and built out the essential operational functions to both deliver and evaluate the deep value of this work.
I have a passion for tackling complex problems and enjoy leveraging my strategic, operations, and practitioner toolkit to help others make a positive difference at an impactful scale. I founded OnPurpose Advising to do just that!
See more about me on LinkedIn or get in touch directly at raili.marks@onpurposeadvising.com.
