Hospicing Organizational Endings
When It’s Time to Close
Nonprofits are carrying more than they were ever designed to hold. Years of underfunding, rising community needs, shrinking reserves, and constant pressure to do more with less take a real toll. Even the strongest teams can reach a point where the strain feels unmanageable.
It’s natural to hope that relief is just around the corner, whether through new funding, a turnaround leader, or administrative fixes. Sometimes that support does arrive. And sometimes, despite everyone’s best efforts, it becomes clear that the organization is approaching an ending.
Naming that it is time to close is not failure. It’s courage. It’s clarity. It’s care for your staff, your board, and the community you serve. And you don’t have to face it alone. That is where we come in.
Support for the road ahead
Navida and Lynda bring 20+ years of experience supporting the non profit sector. We can help you honour the past, meet the present, and make space for what comes next.
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Guided, grounded spaces to face reality together, work through tensions, and make thoughtful and intentional decisions.
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Hands-on support for communication, planning, governance responsibilities, and navigating complex situations.
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A space for Executive Directors, Board Directors, and other leaders for reflection, processing, and support through a difficult chapter.
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Our Story
We first met at ArtStarts in Schools, a charitable organization based in British Columbia, where Navida was Executive Director and Lynda served as Board Chair. What began as a working relationship quickly became a trusted partnership rooted in shared values, honest conversations, and a commitment to people, equity, and the missions at the heart of nonprofit work.
In our years together, we learned how to navigate complexity with clarity and care. We asked the questions many organizations face: How do we stay anchored in mission rather than survival mode? What does healthy and equitable team culture require? How do power, identity, and systemic pressures shape organizational health? And how do we know when it is time to adapt, or even to let go?
More than a decade later, we now each work as facilitators, coaches, and consultants who support nonprofit leaders, boards, and teams through transitions of all kinds. Our partnership was shaped by real challenges and real care, and it continues because we believe the sector needs more relationships grounded in trust, equity, and humanity, especially when facing the hardest chapters of an organization’s life.
