Jonathan Darr | Nonprofit Executive, Strategy & Impact

Jonathan Darr 

Nonprofit Leadership · Philanthropy & Fundraising · Strategy · Social Impact
For more than 25 years, I have led and advised mission-driven organizations. I've focused on building and diversifying revenue, strengthening teams and systems, navigating change, and helping leaders turn complicated challenges into practical action.
My work crosses arts and culture, youth and education, food justice, community development, domestic and gender-based violence, and racial, gender and LGBTQ+ justice.
Across those settings, I bring experience with organizational leadership, revenue, governance, communications, and the cultural and political context in which organizations operate.
About Me
Leadership
My career has included Executive Director leadership, senior development roles, national initiatives, and more than 15 years advising nonprofit executives and boards.
I've led teams, budgets, revenue, programs, communications, board relationships, and organizational change. I'm especially comfortable when the work crosses function: when a revenue challenge is also a staffing issue, when strategy is affected by politics or community expectations, or when an organization needs clearer systems and stronger alignment to move forward.
My leadership is practical, transparent, compassionate, and grounded in evidence. I value clear thinking, strong relationships, and creating the conditions for people to do their best work.
How I Work
My work is practical, compassionate, specific, data-driven and transparent. I try to understand what is actually happening, say clearly what I know and what I don’t, and help people move from complexity toward clear decisions and useful action.
I care about the people doing the work. I want leaders, teams and boards to leave stronger, clearer and better connected to the resources and relationships they need.
Revenue & Growth
I help organizations build and diversify revenue through philanthropy, public funding, earned income, contracts, corporate partnerships, campaigns and other mixed models. I look at revenue as part of the whole organization — strategy, programs, staffing, systems and capacity — not as a separate function.

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Nonprofit Leadership · Philanthropy & Fundraising · Strategy · Social Impact

For more than 25 years, I have led and advised mission-driven organizations. I've focused on building and diversifying revenue, strengthening teams and systems, navigating change, and helping leaders turn complicated challenges into practical action.

Leadership

My career has included Executive Director leadership, senior development roles, national initiatives, and more than 15 years advising nonprofit executives and boards.

My leadership is practical, transparent, compassionate, and grounded in evidence. I value clear thinking, strong relationships, and creating the conditions for people to do their best work.

How I Work

My work is practical, compassionate, specific, data-driven and transparent. I try to understand what is actually happening, say clearly what I know and what I don’t, and help people move from complexity toward clear decisions and useful action.

I care about the people doing the work. I want leaders, teams and boards to leave stronger, clearer and better connected to the resources and relationships they need.

Revenue & Growth