Social Change Leaders
We help scale effective and efficient organizations, supporting the visionaries that are taking bold action for social impact.
As a champion for progress and innovation, Overperform places immense value on the creativity and innovation of up-and-coming social change leaders. We know that the success of your vision depends on effective systems and support and access to a mission aligned community of changemakers; we’re here to provide the organizational and operational support and the network to help you grow your impact.
Empowering Social Change Leaders
Nonprofit Management & Fiscal Sponsorship
The process of creating and managing an independent nonprofit is expensive, time-consuming and complex. Overperform offers comprehensive fiscal sponsorship and nonprofit management services that allow new ideas to get off the ground quickly and efficiently, and with less risk. We provide back-office infrastructure, financial management systems, and nonprofit management expertise, backed by experienced team members who share your values.
Overperform supports can support your project with fiscal sponsorship, providing you with 501(c)(3) charitable status (and, thus, the ability to accept tax-deductible donations) as well as financial administration, human resource and benefits management, governance, compliance, and risk management. This allows social change leaders to leave the administration to us, focusing their time and energy on bringing their visions to life.
Collaborative Initiatives
When individual or organizational leaders seek to create new partnerships, particularly those that bridge the private and public sectors, fiscal sponsorship from Overperform can help these collaboratives achieve economies of scale and magnify the impact of donors by sharing a single infrastructure and benefiting from expert facilitation.
Overperform can also leverage its internal and nationwide network of experts and knowledge to identify new potential collaborators, as well as merger opportunities. Working together, we ensure that your ideas have the best possible chance of impacting communities - as well as the national agenda.
Expert Governance & Capacity Building Consulting
Effective nonprofit work requires an effective governance structure: a board of directors, an advisory board, and/or advisors that support the organization's leaders and helping to advance the mission. Overperform offers customized consulting and resources to help you build the right governance structure for your organization; these can include new project assessments, written educational materials, training, annual review, conflict of interest management, and year-round consulting to address specific challenges.
Policy and Advocacy Campaign Support
Often, creating large-scale systems change involves effecting change on the policy level. Overperform' expertise in advocacy can help you understand and navigate the complexities of lobbying, political processes, and funding rules in order to influence policymakers and systems. 501(c)(4) incubation, acceleration and strategic advisory services are also available to groups so they can increase their advocacy efforts.
Risk and Liability Management
Social change work can involve complex regulations and liabilities. Our expertise in nonprofit management can help you anticipate, identify, and guard against legal and regulatory risks and other potential hazards, ensuring that you can stay focused on your mission.
Network Access and Knowledge Sharing
Partnering with Overperform in any capacity gives you the benefit of our knowledge and perspective, gained from our unique vantage point at the nexus of a powerful network of funders and changemakers. You'll also leverage that network itself: we offer connections within the Overperform project community, trainings and webinars on relevant topics, and access to knowledge sharing via major online databases. Becoming a part of our community enhances all of our solutions, bringing you to the forefront of social innovation.