About Arc & Root
The nonprofit sector is carrying too much with too little.
Missions are underperforming. Community resources are drying up. Burnout is pushing nonprofit leaders and their organizations
to the breaking point.
The Arc & Root Way.
Find the fracture beneath the funding gap.
We uncover and address the structural gaps limiting trust, capacity, and program effectiveness.
Reinforce the organization before adding weight.
We equip leaders through coaching and strengthen teams on the systems funding will depend on.
Build a structure the mission can grow on.
We strengthen the organizational integrity needed to grow, adapt, and move forward without compromising the mission.
The Question That Started It All
Could a single mom with no job, no resources, and the odds stacked against her return to college and graduate completely debt-free?
In 2014, I was scraping by on unemployment, raising young children alone, dreaming of a better future, and searching for a way forward.
I had spent my entire life studying people and systems to survive, how they worked, where they broke down, what others failed to notice, and how every part connected.
That same instinct became the foundation for every step forward and every milestone I reached.
Applying that instinct to scholarships and higher education changed the course of my life. Applying it to the dreams and missions of others helped change what became possible for them.
Through that work, I experienced the transformational power of funding, but I also learned that more funding is only as valuable as the systems in place to use, manage, and sustain it.
That is what sets Arc & Root apart.
Our work starts long before an application is submitted for funding.
We begin by understanding the organization, the people carrying the mission, the systems supporting the work,
and the community depending on the outcome.
Funding is a human experience.
