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About Nonprofit Nav

Nonprofit Nav is a national nonprofit consulting company that serves a variety of organizations, from grassroots movements to national and international foundations, associations, and charities. Our services include strategic planning, communication audits, change management, governance consulting, and more. 

We have a small but mighty team that operates remotely, travels frequently, and tackles everything with ambition and humor.

Nonprofit Nav Current Openings

Project Support Specialist | Full-Time, Salaried, Remote

This position is exclusive to residents of Northwest Michigan

Nonprofit Nav is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Project Support Specialist. In this role, you’ll help power the behind-the-scenes work that allows nonprofits and foundations to strengthen their strategy, governance, and impact. From preparing polished reports and presentations to coordinating projects, supporting research, and helping manage client communications, this position plays an essential role in keeping consulting engagements running smoothly and on schedule.

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Nonprofit Consultant | Full Time, Salary + Commission, Remote

This position is exclusive to residents of Northwest Michigan

Nonprofit Nav is seeking an experienced nonprofit professional to join our team as a Consultant, working directly with organizations that are shaping communities across the country. In this role, you will guide nonprofits, associations, and foundations through strategic planning, governance development, growth strategy, and organizational change. Our consultants serve as trusted advisors to leadership teams and boards, helping mission-driven organizations clarify their direction, strengthen their structures, and pursue ambitious goals with confidence.

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How to Apply

Interested candidates can send their resumes, including employment references (2-3), to info@nonprofitnav.com

Nonprofit Nav Values

Relevancy

It’s difficult to provide guidance to the sector when you’re no longer in it. Our team engages in board service, volunteerism, and contract leadership to keep our relevance.

Simplicity

Trending lingo, the latest theories, and strategic fads are lost on us. We use what works and what can be easily understood by our clients. Everything else is for scholars. We’re practitioners.

Raising the Bar

We don’t just aim to set the bar; we attempt to raise it with every engagement. We are competing with ourselves.

Always Learning

We have something to learn from each person we interact with – especially our clients. The things we have figured out may need to be refigured tomorrow. It’s ok, we’re committed to always learning.

Demonstrated Confidence (Not Declared)

Our introductions will never take the air out of the room. Our confidence is demonstrated by our intellect, belief in our systems, and familiarity with the sector. We don’t feel the need to declare it.

It’s Not About Us

We believe our gifts are being stewarded for a greater purpose. God and our clients get the glory. We get the honor of supporting their work.

Nonprofit Nav Diversity Statement

Nonprofit Nav believes all individuals have the power to create positive change in the world, and no one group or individual is more or less powerful or valuable in this regard. We believe that the greatest innovations arise from collaborations where there is diversity, acceptance, and equity. We are an equal-opportunity employer. 

Katie Appold, MPA

Katie Appold is a nonprofit and association leader with more than 20 years of experience strengthening governance, strategy, and impact across the sector. As founder and principal consultant of Nonprofit Nav, she helps mission-driven organizations build effective boards, clarify strategic direction, and achieve measurable results. Her career spans human services, foundations, and professional associations, where she has led organizations through transformative growth and governance improvement. In her first Executive Director role, she increased organizational revenue by 300% and secured the top national grant for affordable housing from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. She later helped launch Do More Good, a nonprofit educational platform that merged with Nonprofit Hub to become one of North America’s largest free resources for nonprofit professionals. Katie’s governance work centers on helping boards and executives align vision with accountability through practical frameworks, strong policies, and healthy board–staff dynamics. She has guided national and community-based organizations through bylaw reform, board development, strategic planning, and leadership transitions. In addition to her consulting work, Katie serves as an adjunct professor of nonprofit leadership at Cornerstone University and has served on several national and regional boards of directors. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership.