RoadMap

What RoadMap does

RoadMap is a U.S.-based nonprofit capacity-building consultancy headquartered in Hyattsville, Maryland that serves social justice organizations, philanthropic foundations, and individual movement leaders. The organization delivers professional services across approximately fifteen practice areas, including Assessment & Evaluation, Board Development, Coaching, Communications, Conflict & Healing, Facilitation & Training, Finance, Fundraising, Human Resources, JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion), Leadership Transition, Organizational Development, Programs & Strategy, Strategic Planning, and Technology/Digital Security. Its flagship product, the Weathering the Storms program (launched in 2012), helps movement organizations prepare for and respond to opposition attacks, and is supported by a 200+ page toolkit and free public webinars.

RoadMap's core technology is its network of 40+ contracted consultants who staff client engagements matched through a website intake form, rather than a software platform. The organization has invested in differentiated content assets including the 2024 Practicing Liberation Report and a library of downloadable resources (organizational grief model, salary surveys, hiring templates, cultural competency guides). It operates without patents, proprietary algorithms, or technology products, and explicitly does not offer APIs, SDKs, or developer-facing integrations.

The business model combines fee-for-service consulting engagements with multi-year foundation partnerships and grant-funded cohort programming. Key foundation partners include the Hewlett Foundation, Ms. Foundation, Borealis Philanthropy's Disability Inclusion Fund, and The California Endowment, alongside a 26-funder coalition backing the original Weathering the Storms program. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; foundations typically subsidize or fully fund capacity-building for eligible grantee organizations. Additional revenue comes from individual donations via PayPal. The core team comprises 1-10 full-time staff (led by Executive Director Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz) supplemented by the 40+ consultant network, with the organization actively hiring for operational support roles in early 2025.

Name

RoadMap

Legal name

RoadMap

Website

https://roadmapconsulting.org/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RoadMap is a U.S. nonprofit capacity-building consultancy that delivers organizational development, strategic planning, leadership coaching, and crisis preparedness services to social justice NGOs, movement organizations, and philanthropic foundations through a network of 40+ consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

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: Fee-for-service consulting engagements with social justice organizations, movement organizations, and foundations. Services include assessment, coaching, facilitation, strategic planning, and other capacity building offerings.
2. Foundation Grants and Partnerships: Multi-year partnerships with foundations (Hewlett Foundation, Ms. Foundation, Borealis Philanthropy) who fund cohort programming and organizational support for their grantees.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations through PayPal to support their mission and operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RoadMap is a full-service capacity-building consultancy that provides assessment, coaching, facilitation, strategic planning, board development, HR, finance, fundraising, and crisis preparedness services to social justice organizations. It delivers services through a network of 40+ consultants via fee-for-service engagements, foundation-funded cohort programming, and public webinars and resources.

Product overview

RoadMap is a full-service capacity-building consultancy anchored in liberatory practice, offering a portfolio of interrelated services rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include capacity-building consulting services (spanning assessment, board development, coaching, communications, conflict resolution, facilitation, finance, fundraising, HR, JEDI, leadership transition, organizational development, programs & strategy, strategic planning, and technology), the flagship Weathering the Storms program for organizational protection, cohort programming for group learning, and downloadable RoadMap Resources (tools, templates, and reports). The Practicing Liberation Report (2024) and Shifting Power from the Inside Out serve as foundational thought leadership publications that anchor the consultancy's approach. The organization works exclusively through human-led consulting engagements with social justice organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weathering the Storms: A program designed to protect social justice organizations from opposition attacks, providing guidance on governance, business practices, financial systems, compliance, digital security, and crisis communications.

Products and services

• Capacity-Building Consulting Services Full-service organizational capacity-building consultancy offering assessment, board development, coaching, communications, conflict resolution, facilitation, finance, fundraising, HR, JEDI, leadership transition, organizational development, programs and strategy, strategic planning, and technology support for social justice organizations.
• Weathering the Storms Program Flagship program helping social justice organizations prepare for and respond to opposition attacks through guidance on governance, business practices, financial systems, lobbying and advocacy compliance, fundraising, employment practices, crisis planning, digital security, and crisis communications. Includes a 200+ page toolkit.
• Cohort Programming Multi-year partnership programming providing training sessions and direct capacity support to cohort groups of organizations, including trainings in organizational fundamentals, board development, leadership transitions, and strategic planning.
• Grantee & Alliance Support Support services for grantees and alliance partners, including approach development, funder partnerships, and cohort programming to build organizational capacity.
• Webinars and Public Training Free public webinars and training sessions covering crisis preparedness, nonprofit compliance, financial scenario planning, and other capacity-building topics.
• Assessment Tools Data-driven organizational assessment and evaluation tools for nonprofits and movement organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 movement organizations helped protect themselves from opposition attacks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 major.

• Borealis Philanthropy Disability Inclusion FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025RoadMap works with Borealis Philanthropy's Disability Inclusion Fund to support cohort programming. Organizations like RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) are part of this cohort and receive RoadMap consulting support through this partnership.
• The California EndowmentmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025The California Endowment sponsored the Weathering the Storms webinar 'Getting and Keeping Your House in Order', providing free access to RoadMap's crisis preparedness training for organizations.
• Ms. FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Multi-year partnership involving series of training sessions and Direct Capacity Support Projects. Consultant Nijmie Dzurinko leads RoadMap's third cohort with Ms. Foundation, focusing on organizational fundamentals and capacity building for grantees.
• Hewlett FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership on compliance and financial scenario planning webinars designed specifically for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Imi rashid facilitated a two-part series on nonprofit compliance, accounting best practices, and financial planning.
• Color CongresscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Ecosystem-builder with 114 member organizations in documentary field. Two rounds of cohort programming completed with training team including Rebecca Johnson, Joyce Klemperer, Angélica Otero, and Gabi Cole.
• Mujeres Unidas y ActivascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Collaborative partnership since 2014 to design and implement Futuro Fuerte capacity building program supporting Latina immigrant women leadership development. Jointly produced 'Shifting Power from the Inside Out' report.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TCC Group: TCC Group is a consulting firm that works with nonprofits, foundations, and philanthropies on strategy, evaluation, and capacity building, making it a direct comparable to RoadMap's capacity-building consultancy for social justice organizations.
• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: CompassPoint provides capacity-building services, leadership development, and consulting to nonprofit organizations and social justice movements, closely mirroring RoadMap's mission-driven consulting model.
• La Piana Consulting: La Piana Consulting partners with nonprofits and foundations on strategy, organizational development, and leadership transitions, directly comparable to RoadMap's consulting engagements and cohort programming.
• Nonprofit Finance Fund: Nonprofit Finance Fund provides financial consulting, capacity building, and advisory services to nonprofits and foundations, paralleling RoadMap's financial strategy, fundraising, and compliance offerings for grantees.
• FSG: FSG is a global consulting firm advising foundations, nonprofits, and companies on social impact strategy, evaluation, and collective action—directly comparable to RoadMap's funder and movement-organization advisory work.
• Building Movement Project: Building Movement Project researches and supports nonprofit and movement infrastructure, leadership, and organizational change; its social-justice orientation and movement-building focus align closely with RoadMap's clientele and approach.
• Movement Strategy Center: Movement Strategy Center supports racial and social justice movement organizations with strategy, organizing, and capacity building, making it a strong comparable to RoadMap's cohort programming and movement-leadership work.

Broad incumbents

• The Bridgespan Group: Bridgespan is an established nonprofit and philanthropy consultancy offering strategy, leadership, and organizational development; it serves a broader nonprofit portfolio than RoadMap but overlaps materially in capacity-building engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/consultroadmap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roadmap-consulting-org

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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