Noella gives leaders a sharper, more honest picture of what's holding their organizations back, and the clarity to move forward.
Why Book Noella
You know within ten minutes whether a speaker is going to land.
The room either leans in or it doesn't. People either recognize themselves in what's being said, or they're checking their phones.
Noella lands — because she's not describing mission-driven organizations from the outside. She has built them. She co-wrote the business plan that launched a university. She ran operations at a vocational training organization that tripled the number of people it served in two years. She was hired as the founding Executive Director of a foundation. She has sat with leaders through budget crises, helped founders make the case to skeptical boards, and seen up close what separates organizations that grow from those that quietly stall.
When she speaks, mission-driven leaders hear someone who has lived what they're living. That recognition is what creates the energy in the room that good conference programmers are always chasing.
Her audiences leave energized and equipped with a reframe and a direction that's theirs to act on.
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"Working with Noella was a game-changer. She developed a 3-year strategy that resulted in a tripling of numbers trained, and doubled team productivity, all while keeping everyone aligned."
Misan Rewane
Co-Founder
West Africa Vocational Education -
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"Cuts through the noise and zeroes in on what really matters. Sharp, strategic, and knows how to move things forward."
Lee Drewitz
Director
United Way Pioneer Valley
Talk 1: The Fundability Gap
For small and medium sized nonprofits that keep losing grants they should be winning, who are ready to understand why.
Talk 2: The Invisible Offer
For mission-driven organizations who are tired of losing their best people, and ready to hear what's really driving them out.
Before the frameworks, there’s a world-view. Watch this first.
Why Our Work Matters — TEDx Talk
Let’s talk
The best sessions give people a new way to see an old problem.
Your attendees deserve a session that changes how they see their challenges, and gives them somewhere to go with it.
Keynote: 45–60 min
Webinar / Virtual: 60 min
Noella speaks at nonprofit leadership conferences, foundation-convened events, sector associations, and organizational learning series.