Get the training and leadership development your organization needs to do the most good.

You want a partner who can bring expertise in instructional design, leadership development, change management, and the nonprofit sector.

You want a community of other nonprofit talent development pros who just “get” you + relevant training and resources made just for you.

Proven Staff and Leadership Development for Nonprofits

Trusted by over 20 of America’s favorite nonprofit organizations

Training and Leadership Development Consultant

This is where customized instructional design meets change management to give your people the training your mission deserves and the tools to implement it effectively.

Here’s How:

Step 1: Needs Analysis

Learn about your audience
and discover the number one
skill gap to prioritize.

Step 2: Course Development

Create customized, strategic, and human-centered training
and resources that incorporate
change management principles.

Step 3: Implementation

See behavior change that sticks and moves the mission forward.

creating a learning roadmap

Your Learning and Development Team Has Reached Capacity.

You’re busy. You don’t have time to “skill” up a vendor.

You need a partner with expertise in instructional design and change management…someone who “gets” the nonprofit sector and how complex it can feel to design learning in a large, federated structure or membership organization.

Our team of training and leadership development consultants use a unique process to uncover fresh ideas for training that works.

What Makes Our Approach to Training and Leadership Development Unique?

  • Get access to a team with a combined 20+ years of experience working with nonprofits + expertise in needs analysis, instructional design, and change management.

  • Receive a key insights report + a customized strategy tailored to your organization's needs so you have a long-term plan to hire, train, and develop your staff. 

  • Offer solutions that actually drive behavior change and help you create an inclusive organizational culture built on trusting relationships.

  • Give back even with your staff development! We donate 1% of every signed contract to STEM From Dance.

We are the experienced consultants your organization deserves to move the mission forward and create the organizational culture your people desire.

Ready for Learning that Will Drive Impact
in Your Nonprofit?

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If you're ready to bust through the barriers and start creating behavior change in your nonprofit, this podcast is for you.

Join the only community specifically for nonprofit talent development pros and get access to training, resources, and your colleagues from other nonprofits!

Training and Leadership Development Services

a collaborative, human-centered approach focused on lasting behavior change.

Select the Services You Need to Meet the Demands of Your Internal Learning Strategy

Learning Strategy

Competency models

Audience-specific learning roadmaps

Training and Development

Instructional design

Team workshops

Coaching

Program Scaling

Instructional design

Job aids and other implementation tools

Free Resources for Your
Training and Leadership Development Team

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  • Skill Masters Market was a one-stop shop for design and development of our blended learning experience. They handled everything from the design document to eLearning development to narration.

    Caroline Kritzalis, Start Early

  • Heather worked with us to create a custom Competency Model that is specific, clear, and actionable. She collected inputs from staff from across the organization, conducted focus groups, and researched best in class organizations, resulting in specific behaviors connected to competencies for each position level.

    The Professional Learning & Leadership Development Team, UNICEF USA

  • I brought Heather and Skill Masters Market into the YMCA Retirement Fund for 2 projects – a virtual instructor led course and an eLearning. Heather and her team were great to work with – they’re skilled in all aspects of instructional design and development, and flexible in terms of applying their skills within the context of our learners’ needs and operational processes. 

    - Terri Radcliff, Education & Communication Consultant, YMCA Retirement Fund

  • Always well prepared, Heather does her homework on her audience and uses innovative ways to get impactful audience conversation. She makes the time together fun and the [learners] enjoy their experience!

    Kerry Givens, VP of Social Responsibility, YMCA of the North

Don’t let lack of training hold your organization back from doing the most good.

Read case studies on…

As Seen / Heard On…

  • The Joy of Membership

  • Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership

  • Training Industry

  • HR Mixtape

  • The Nonprofit Show

  • American Society of Association Executives

  • Inspired Nonprofit Leadership

  • Grant Writing Simplified

  • Bloomerang

  • Nonprofit Radio

  • Good to Growth

Discover New Strategies for Inclusive Learning Design, Organizational Change, and Leadership Development!

Invite Heather Burright, our principal consultant,
to speak to your team, podcast audience, or conference.