Our Impact

CNM drives change through our work with nonprofit organizations and the foundations, public agencies, and companies that support them.

Solve Problems

Our team leverages expertise in strategy, planning, and evaluation to create solutions that drive results across Southern California communities.

Build Skills

Our training programs provide opportunities to master management and leadership fundamentals, strengthening attendees’ capacity to respond to change.

Advocate for Nonprofits

As we build meaningful relationships across our network, we use our capacity-building expertise to represent the interests of service providers to increase their impact.

CNM’s Impact by the Number

Through extensive outreach eﬀorts, events, consulting engagements, partnerships, and the Helpline, CNM provided nonprofit leaders with solutions to address their pressing needs, strengthen their capacity, and access much-needed funding to counter the historic challenges facing our sector.

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1 + Million

Times CNM provided leaders with answers

Distributed Skill-Building Scholarships

Several leading foundations and government agencies provide their grantees with scholarships to attend CNM’s capacity-strengthening training and events where they learn new skills and best practices while forging long-lasting relationships with peers.

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$ 30000

In scholarships distributed to 455 recipients to attend CNM’s training and events

Advocated for Equitable
County Funding

CNM directed LA County’s Economic Resiliency Task Force Nonproﬁt & Philanthropy Work Group to continue pushing County leaders to address outdated, ineﬃcient contracting policies and practices.

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Trained Nonprofit Change Makers

Responding to challenging conditions, CNM led seminars, workshops, and certiﬁcate programs, including the transformative leadership development program for emerging BIPOC managers working currently in Southern California

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Hosted the 501(c)onference
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CNM’s inspiring annual 501(c)onference brought together diverse peers and missions to explore avenues for solving problems, improving outcomes, enhancing organizational wellness, and putting inclusive practices into meaningful action.

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Our Impact by Sector

Impact Stories

South Los Angeles CDFI Consortium

Creating a robust alliance to provide essential business and financial resources

LA City Department of Cultural Affairs

Strengthening the City’s arts and culture leaders and institutions

Planning and executing a comprehensive strategic plan incorporating more than 60 in-depth stakeholder interviews and the input of McKinsey & Company volunteers

The result? “Imagine LA’s most comprehensive and forward-looking Strategic Plan to date.”

Equipping Bank of America’s leaders with the skills and understanding they need to be effective board members

Recent Clients

We’re proud to facilitate change for these purpose-driven leaders and organizations.

What Our Clients Are Saying

“Thank you for being a champion to the sector. Much appreciated.”

“Thank you for a successful Training. I believe everyone really liked it and it brought genuine good information. Looking forward to the next one.”

“We have been so impressed and grateful for CNM’s responsiveness, clarity, and depth of expertise."

"Thank you for your stories and honesty. This is an important conversation. You gave me a lot to think about and resources to take advantage of soon."

"CNM has been an inspiration and asks great questions that get me to step out of myself and move forward to plan."

"CNM's thorough process development, pre-work and interviews allowed a thorough understanding of our organization and resulted in a process that was highly effective, and a visionary and useful plan."