Prosono

What Prosono does

Prosono is a Denver-based (Greenwood Village, Colorado) social impact consulting firm founded in 2016 by Jesus Salazar. The company delivers three integrated service lines — Strategic Planning, Evaluation & Learning, and Program Development — to mission-driven organizations seeking to navigate complexity, align stakeholders, manage change, and produce measurable impact. Rather than operating as a traditional strategy consultancy that delivers static reports, Prosono embeds alongside clients throughout implementation, embedding real-time learning loops, iterative stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement frameworks into each engagement. The firm has partnered with more than 150 organizations across 300+ projects since inception, primarily in Colorado and across the broader United States, with an average NPS of 70+.

Prosono serves a horizontally diversified customer base across four segments: nonprofits, foundations and philanthropies, public agencies and government, and mission-driven private sector organizations. Notable clients include Great Outdoors Colorado, Serve Colorado, Energy Outreach Colorado, Study.com, Gary Community Investments, Better Business Bureau, Energize Colorado, Prosperity Denver Fund, and ActivateWork. The firm runs a project-based professional services revenue model with custom engagements scoped individually; pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective clients contact the firm directly for quotes. Engagements are multi-month to multi-year collaborative partnerships rather than transactional advisory work.

The company has 11-50 employees, no disclosed institutional funding or venture backing, and operates under founder-controlled ownership. In 2025, Andrea Stiles Pullas was appointed CEO after joining Prosono in 2022 as Principal of Program Development; founder Jesus Salazar remains Board Chair. The board includes Amber Faye McReynolds (Chairwoman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors), Sharon Schneider, and Dana Bryson. The firm maintains a sales-led go-to-market motion leveraging case studies, client referrals, and direct outreach, with no external equity investors disclosed in available materials.

Name

Prosono

Legal name

Prosono

Website

https://prosono.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prosono is a Denver-based social impact consulting firm founded in 2016 that provides strategic planning, evaluation, and program development services to nonprofits, foundations, public agencies, and mission-driven private sector organizations across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Social impact consulting
• Strategic planning services
• Program development consulting
• Evaluation and learning
• Nonprofit advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Prosono generates revenue through professional consulting engagements with mission-driven organizations. Their services include strategic planning, program development, and evaluation services billed on a project basis. Engagements typically involve multi-month collaborative partnerships with nonprofit, foundation, public agency, and private sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prosono is a social impact consulting firm that helps mission-driven organizations navigate complexity, align stakeholders, manage change, and drive measurable impact through three integrated service offerings: Strategic Planning, Evaluation & Learning, and Program Development. The firm embeds alongside clients as collaborative partners, delivering project-based engagements for nonprofits, foundations, public agencies, and mission-driven private sector organizations primarily across Colorado and the U.S.

Product overview

Prosono is a consulting firm offering three integrated service offerings: Strategic Planning, Evaluation & Learning, and Program Development. These services work together to help mission-driven organizations navigate complexity, align stakeholders, manage change, and drive measurable social impact. The company partners with nonprofits, foundations, public agencies, and private sector organizations to translate strategy into meaningful action through real-time learning, stakeholder alignment, and actionable insight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Planning Helping organizations clarify priorities, align stakeholders, and develop actionable strategies built for implementation. This service is designed for mission-driven organizations including nonprofits, foundations, and public agencies seeking to navigate complexity and develop strategies that translate into real-world action.
• Evaluation & Learning Designing evaluation and learning systems that generate actionable insight and help organizations adapt in real time. This service is designed for mission-driven organizations that need to measure impact, learn continuously, and improve programs during implementation rather than only after completion.
• Program Development Guiding organizations design, test, and launch programs grounded in data, community needs, and continuous learning. This service is designed for mission-driven organizations seeking to build or refine programs that respond to community needs and produce measurable social outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 150+ organizations across 300+ projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ORS Impact: ORS Impact is a North American consulting firm specializing in strategy and evaluation for foundations and nonprofits — directly comparable to Prosono's evaluation and learning service line.
• BSR: BSR is a sustainable business consultancy advising corporations on ESG strategy, impact, and stakeholder engagement — overlapping with Prosono's emerging ESG/sustainability practice (reinforced by Jacklyn Ward's Korn Ferry ESG background).
• FSG: FSG is a global social-impact strategy and evaluation consulting firm serving nonprofits, foundations, and corporations — directly comparable to Prosono's mission-driven client mix and strategy/evaluation service offerings.
• La Piana Consulting: La Piana is a boutique nonprofit and philanthropic consulting firm specializing in strategy, organizational development, and program design — directly comparable to Prosono in scope, scale, and nonprofit client focus.
• The Bridgespan Group: Bridgespan is a leading nonprofit and philanthropic strategy consulting firm offering strategic planning, program development, and impact evaluation — a near-perfect functional overlap with Prosono's three service lines.
• TCC Group: TCC Group provides strategy, evaluation, and capacity-building consulting to foundations, nonprofits, and public agencies — directly comparable in client base, services, and boutique-firm scale to Prosono.

Emerging players

• New Profit: New Profit is a venture philanthropy and social-impact advisory organization that supports nonprofits with strategy and capacity-building — overlapping with Prosono's program development work for mission-driven clients.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Social Sector Practice): McKinsey's Social Sector practice serves nonprofits, foundations, and public agencies on strategy and impact — a broad incumbent whose resources and brand directly compete for Prosono's larger engagements.
• BCG (Social Impact Practice): BCG's Social Impact practice advises foundations, NGOs, and governments on strategy and evaluation — a broad incumbent competitor with materially deeper resources than Prosono.
• Bain & Company (Social Impact Practice): Bain's Social Impact practice advises nonprofits, foundations, and public-sector clients on strategy and transformation — a broad incumbent that competes with Prosono for high-end social-sector engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/prosono5

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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