What we do
Your organization doesn’t operate in silos. Neither do we.
The problems that limit organizational growth rarely belong to only one department. Revenue depends on usable systems and trustworthy data. Financial reporting depends on consistent processes. Technology depends on clear ownership. Leadership depends on all of them.
As consultants, The Change Up Group works across organizational boundaries to identify these connections, align them around your Optimal Horizon, and build solutions that function together.
Practice areas
Four connected capabilities. One stronger organization.
Organizational Strategy & Alignment
Understand how work actually gets done, clarify responsibilities, strengthen leadership, and build the operating model required for growth.
Revenue Strategy & Growth
Connect ambitious revenue goals to a practical strategy, visible pipeline, reliable data, and clear accountability.
Data, Technology & Operations
Build an integrated technology and information environment that makes the organization easier to understand and run.
Finance & Accounting
Create accurate financial operations and the strategic visibility leaders need to plan and decide confidently.
Our point of view
Begin with the organizational goal, not the departmental symptom.
We don’t begin by asking which department owns the problem. We begin by asking what the organization is trying to accomplish, what’s preventing progress, and how the obstacle affects the rest of the organization.
That perspective allows us to solve the underlying problem instead of moving the symptom from one team to another.
Organizations are ecosystems, not disjointed parts.
Ways to work together
Support designed around what the organization actually needs.
Organizational Assessment
A focused examination of how the organization currently works, where friction exists, and what changes should be prioritized.
Strategy and Roadmap Development
A practical plan connecting organizational goals to the people, processes, technology, financial structures, and capacity needed to achieve them.
Implementation and Transformation
Hands-on leadership of system implementations, process redesigns, reporting projects, organizational changes, and cross-functional initiatives.
Fractional Executive Leadership
Ongoing senior-level support in operations, revenue, technology, data, or finance without immediately adding a full-time executive.
Ongoing Operational Support
Sustained help with accounting, database administration, reporting, data hygiene, revenue operations, and continuous improvement.
How we work
Assess. Align. Build. Strengthen.
01
Assess
We investigate the organization’s current reality through assessment, stakeholder engagement, and careful analysis. We identify what is working, what is not, and what may be standing in the way of progress.
02
Align
We help leadership and teams establish shared priorities, define a meaningful Optimal Horizon, and develop a realistic strategy for moving toward it.
03
Build
When additional support is needed, we help translate strategy into action: strengthening systems, processes, financial operations, and organizational capabilities.
04
Strengthen
We support the development of internal capacity, accountability, and adaptability so improvements can be sustained long after an engagement ends.
Not sure where your organization would start? Try the Symptom Map
From a partner who works alongside Kara
I’ve been lucky enough to be teamed up with Kara at multiple clients, and those engagements are always wildly successful with the two of us working together. She’s the exact type of partner any good revenue generator needs—she can provide accurate, real time donor and donation data, ensure the client’s database is performing at its best, support and train all team members, and even more importantly, can speak development language to both fundraisers and finance team members. This is a rare skill and every best practice nonprofit needs it.
Olympia AmmonCEO, The Olympia Collective, and a Change Up partner
You don’t need to diagnose the problem before talking to us.
Tell us what you’re experiencing. We’ll help determine where the problem begins, what it affects, and what kind of support will move you toward your next horizon.