Dragonfly Partners

What Dragonfly Partners does

Dragonfly Partners is a cooperatively run, Philadelphia-headquartered consulting firm founded in 2011 that provides facilitation, coaching, strategic planning, and conflict transformation services to mission-driven organizations in the United States. Its client base spans environmental advocacy, philanthropy, reproductive rights, legal advocacy, criminal-justice reform, housing justice, government, and movement coalitions, with named engagements for Greenpeace, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project, the Public Interest Law Center, Fair Share Housing Center, the Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs, Tenants Together, and Spiral Q. The firm positions itself as a guide for organizations navigating significant change, leadership transitions, and organizational crisis.

The service portfolio is organized around five core areas—strategic clarity, organizational change, team building, leadership development, and resource maximization—supplemented by signature engagements such as Emergency Facilitation, Lead with Belonging Equity and Justice, and Unite the Divide. The firm also runs a workshop series ("In It Together" for conflict transformation, co-created with Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie; "When We Fall Apart" for organizational endings, co-created with MariElena Del Valle; and "When to Comply and When to Resist" for strategic fitness), plus the Securing the Roots fellowship on resource mobilization, the Movement Money podcast, partner Rebecca Subar's published book, and the Insight Hub content platform. The firm has no proprietary technology platform; all delivery is human-centered professional services.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based and retainer consulting engagements and workshop fees, with all pricing quote-based and disclosed only after prospective clients submit project details and budget ranges through the website contact form. Distribution is sales-led and direct, augmented by content marketing (blog, newsletter, podcast, Insight Hub) and a partnership with Em Dash Communications for marketing operations. The firm employs roughly 10 named personnel—four Consulting Partners (Aarati Kasturirangan, Allison Budschalow, Amadee Braxton, and a fourth partner), a Director of Operations (Brianna J. Jones), an admin assistant, a marketing advisor, and several Associate Consultants—and is privately held with no outside funding, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

Dragonfly Partners

Legal name

Dragonfly Partners, LLC

Website

https://dragonfly-partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dragonfly Partners is a cooperatively owned Philadelphia consulting firm founded in 2011 that provides facilitation, coaching, strategic planning, and conflict transformation services to U.S. mission-driven nonprofits, advocacy groups, foundations, and coalitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit and Social Justice Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL), Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

Keywords

• Nonprofit consulting services
• Organizational development consulting
• Strategic planning facilitation
• Conflict transformation coaching
• Leadership development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Organizational Consulting Services: Project-based and retainer consulting engagements providing facilitation, coaching, strategic planning, and organizational development services to mission-driven organizations. Engagement structure includes initial assessment, ongoing partnership, and deliverable-based outcomes.
2. Workshop and Training Programs: Fee-based professional workshops including 'In It Together' (conflict transformation) and 'When We Fall Apart' (navigating organizational endings). These workshops are offered as standalone programs and can be facilitated for client organizations.
3. Resource Mobilization Guidance: Strategic fundraising guidance and resource mobilization coaching services to help organizations strengthen their development capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dragonfly Partners delivers boutique organizational development consulting to mission-driven nonprofits, foundations, and social justice organizations. Its core offerings include strategic planning facilitation, organizational change consulting, leadership coaching, team building, and resource mobilization/fundraising guidance, delivered through project-based and retainer engagements. The firm also runs signature workshops such as 'In It Together' for conflict transformation and 'When We Fall Apart' for navigating organizational endings.

Product overview

Dragonfly Partners is a cooperatively run nonprofit and social justice consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services, workshops, and publications. The core offering consists of five strategic service areas (Strategic Clarity, Organizational Change, Team Building, Leadership Development, and Resource Maximization) delivered through signature engagements such as Emergency Facilitation and Belonging/Equity workshops. The workshop series features three named programs: In It Together (conflict transformation), When We Fall Apart (organizational breakups), and When to Comply and When to Resist (strategic fitness). The portfolio also includes a published book by partner Rebecca Subar and the Movement Money podcast, alongside the Insight Hub—a resource platform aggregating articles, publications, podcasts, and organizational directories for the social justice field.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Clarity Consulting
• Organizational Change Consulting
• Team Building and Conflict Navigation Consulting
• Leadership Development and Executive Coaching
• Resource Maximization and Fundraising Guidance
• Emergency Facilitation
• Lead with Belonging: Equity and Justice Skill-Building
• Unite the Divide: Conflict Transformation Service
• In It Together Workshop
• When We Fall Apart Workshop
• When to Comply and When to Resist Workshop

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% of executives reported improved relationships with direct reports after receiving coaching
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie (Interrupting Criminalization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created the 'In It Together' workshop framework for conflict transformation in movement-building groups. The workshop is grounded in abolitionist, feminist, and anti-oppression values and provides a framework for navigating conflict, strengthening accountability, and building healthier movement spaces.
• MariElena Del Valle (Interrupting Criminalization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created the 'When We Fall Apart' workshop with Dragonfly Partners. The workshop provides social justice groups with a framework for navigating organizational and group breakups with integrity and intention, supporting movement leaders in making discerning decisions about staying, leaving, or ending work together.
• Sara JoffecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created the 'In It Together' workshop framework alongside Dragonfly Partners and Interrupting Criminalization. Sara co-presents the workshop bringing experience in leadership development and community-centered decision making.
• Em Dash Communications, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarketing agency partner powering Dragonfly Partners' marketing operations. Led by Shawn Tryce, Marketing Advisor to Dragonfly Partners. Located in Manassas, VA.
• Securing the Roots FellowshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellowship program co-created and co-facilitated by Allison Budschalow, dedicated to resource mobilization and reclamation for communities and movements.
• Michael GastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of 'Movement Money' podcast alongside Allison Budschalow. Podcast explores how class and money shape social change through conversations with activists, fundraisers, and organizers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Piana Consulting: Boutique consulting firm specializing in nonprofit strategy, mergers, and organizational change for mission-driven organizations — directly comparable to Dragonfly's core consulting practice serving advocacy NGOs and foundations.
• TCC Group: Mission-driven consulting firm serving nonprofits and philanthropies with strategy, evaluation, and organizational development services — closely overlaps Dragonfly's nonprofit client base and service portfolio.
• Campbell & Company: Consulting firm focused on nonprofit fundraising and resource development — directly comparable to Dragonfly's Resource Maximization services and share of nonprofit client base.
• Common Impact: Nonprofit that connects companies with nonprofits through skills-based volunteering and consulting-style engagements — adjacent to Dragonfly's facilitation and capacity-building work for mission-driven organizations.
• Interaction Institute for Social Change: Boutique social-change consultancy providing facilitation, strategic planning, and leadership development for nonprofits and movement organizations — a near-direct peer in size, mission, and service mix.
• Cause Strategy Group: Small consultancy helping nonprofits build corporate partnerships and board engagement — comparable boutique firm serving nonprofit clients with capacity-building and strategic advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• The Bridgespan Group: Large, established social-sector consulting firm advising nonprofits, philanthropies, and NGOs on strategy and organizational effectiveness — a much larger incumbent in Dragonfly's exact category, offering overlapping strategy and leadership services.
• Arabella Advisors: Large philanthropic and social-impact advisory firm working with foundations, nonprofits, and impact investors — a broader incumbent that competes for the same foundation and advocacy clients that Dragonfly serves.
• FSG: Global social-impact consulting firm advising foundations, corporations, and nonprofits on strategy, evaluation, and collective impact — an established incumbent operating in Dragonfly's category with broader scale.
• Denison Consulting: Established organizational culture and leadership consulting firm — broader incumbent that overlaps Dragonfly's organizational change and leadership development practices with a more corporate client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dragonflypartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dragonflypartners

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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