Our Vision
Nonprofit Navigators envisions every nonprofit well-funded and serving their clients in measurably effective ways for the benefit of the community.
Guiding Principles
We operate with integrity
We have an abundance mindset
We are driven by compassion
We pursue excellence
We work synergistically
Our History
Every adventure starts somewhere. For Nonprofit Navigators, it started as a one-person consulting gig that flourished over time into a team of nonprofit experts committed to mapping the success for nonprofit organizations across the country. This was not an overnight success story…no, this entirely unexpected but wholly rewarding journey has been more than fifteen years in the making!
Lara Allen has never been afraid of a challenge. In 2008, she was a wife and mother of two toddlers, with years of experience in her role as a Director of Development for Open Door Ministries. In this position, Lara amassed skills in grant writing, event planning, large donor development, newsletter and website creation, and felt the call toward entrepreneurship. In a cozy coffee shop over a hot cup of chai and a purposeful discussion with Kent Scroggs, then Executive Director of what would become her first client, Restoration Outreach Programs (ROP) in Aurora, Colorado, Lara took her biggest professional leap of faith yet, and a life- and community-changing partnership was born.
Initially offering only grant writing, Nonprofit Navigators (then Allen Consultants) has since grown into a full-service consulting firm offering everything from board, program, and fund development to ideation and strategic planning. The experienced NN team meets clients where they are and offers individualized support to help them stay on course and guide them toward achieving their goals. The focus of the company remains centered on the specific needs of each client served.
Nonprofit Navigators has never strayed from Lara’s original vision and continues to envision every nonprofit well-funded and serving their clients in measurably effective ways for the benefit of the community. NN provides individualized support for each organization it serves, guided by our principles--operating with integrity, having an abundance mindset, being driven by compassion, pursuing excellence, and working synergistically. Nonprofit Navigators supports a broad variety of organizations. If your work matters to you, it truly matters to us. In 2023, Nonprofit Navigators served 36 nonprofit organizations spanning multiple states and generating more than $4.8 million dollars in grant funding for clients, helped three organizations begin their journeys (developing mission, vision, strategic plans, etc), spoke at multiple training events, and guided Boards of several organizations to communicate better and support the work more effectively.
Today, the Nonprofit Navigators Team consists of Owner & President, an Operations Coordinator, four Strategists , and four Grant Writers holding 8 advanced degrees, multiple certifications and more than 175 years of combined service in the nonprofit sector. Lara has applied the same level of precision and purpose in serving clients as she has in building a highly qualified team of experienced and dedicated nonprofit leaders. See more about Nonprofit Navigators staff here.
NN has witnessed tremendous change, experienced substantial growth, and has been instrumental in guiding many organizations toward a better future. If your organization wants to get there, Nonprofit Navigators can map the path to take and guide your journey. After more than fifteen years of service, only one question remains…where will YOU and NN go together next? Schedule a time to meet with NN today!