About Us
At Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute, we are pursuing a future where vibrant nonprofits across the globe thrive, work in harmony with the communities they serve. Through our Lifecycles model, we create long-term sustainability and efficacy for the sector.
Jennifer Bonnett has been the President & CEO of Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute since 2019, following its founder Susan Kenny Stevens. Her work is focused on the Institute’s mission of cultivating an ecosystem of healthy, dynamic, and collaborative nonprofit organizations, funders and consultants.
The Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute was founded in 2015 based on the seminal work of Susan Kenny Stevens, PhD’s Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity, first published in 2002.
When nonprofits are at their best, their communities’ resources and talents are maximized and their biggest problems are being addressed.
Meet the organizations and consultants committed to the Nonprofit Lifecycles stage-based model for capacity building.
About Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute
At Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute, we are pursuing a future where vibrant nonprofits across the globe thrive, work in harmony with the communities they serve. Through our Lifecycles model, we create long-term sustainability and efficacy for the sector.
Through our Capacity Ecosystem of nonprofits, consultants, and funders, we provide unique programming and learnings for professionals across the ecosystem. Check out our Events calendar to see upcoming trainings, professional development and engagements.
- For Nonprofits – read about the Lifecycles model and connect with an NLI Member Consultant to build a capacity plan.
- For Consultants – become a member of the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute, attend a Lifecycles 101 capacity consultant training, use the Lifecycles online assessment with your clients (the Selfie), and connect with your colleagues during Learning Circles.
- For Funders – invest in your grantees through our full customized comprehensive Lifecycle Programs. Contact Us to design a program for you and your grantees.
There are a variety of developmental stages throughout the lifecycle of a nonprofit, and each one comes with different needs, challenges, and opportunities. As experts in the Lifecycles model, we are equipped to support nonprofits of every size and Lifecycle stage, responding to their unique needs as they pursue their missions and seek organizational resilience.
