What Seven Sisters Community Development Group does

Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC is a private, for-profit professional services firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, with team members distributed across Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico, and Florida. The firm operates as an all-women, majority-Indigenous consulting practice specializing in community development for Native communities, tribal organizations, nonprofits, government agencies, and foundations across North America. Since inception, Seven Sisters has served more than 130 clients through project-based engagements spanning facilitation, organizational development, capacity building, curriculum design, executive coaching, partnership facilitation, and public policy advocacy.

The firm is organized around four practice areas: Facilitation, Capacity & Skill Building, Organizational Development, and Bridge Building. Service modules under these areas include training and technical assistance, curriculum development, strategic planning, team building, board development, executive coaching, fundraising and grant writing, public health infrastructure development (including PHAB accreditation support), Native homeownership coalition building, and the branded program 'Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Organizations.' Seven Sisters has no proprietary technology platform; delivery is consultant-led and combines on-site facilitation with virtual and hybrid formats.

Seven Sisters generates revenue through professional services engagements with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market relies on referrals, direct partnerships, and reputational standing within Indian Country rather than outbound sales motion. The firm has built enduring partnerships with NeighborWorks America (since 2013), NAIHC, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' Center for Indian Country Development, HUD Northwest Office of Native American Programs, and Enterprise Community Partners. Headcount remains small (7-8 team members), consistent with a boutique consultancy operating under a 'flat organization that moves at the speed of trust' philosophy.

Name

Seven Sisters Community Development Group

Legal name

Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC

Website

https://7sistersconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seven Sisters Community Development Group is a private, all-women, majority-Indigenous boutique consulting firm founded in 2012 that provides facilitation, organizational development, capacity building, and partnership facilitation services to tribal governments, Native CDFIs, nonprofits, and federal agencies across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Consulting

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Indigenous community development
• Tribal organizational consulting
• Native CDFI development
• Tribal housing consulting
• Capacity building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jupiter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: Seven Sisters generates revenue through consulting engagements with tribal organizations, nonprofits, government agencies, and foundations. Services include organizational development, strategic planning, facilitation, coaching, and training.
2. Training and Curriculum Development: The firm delivers customized training programs and develops curricula for clients, including topics such as homeownership program development, mortgage lending on trust land, facilitation techniques, and developing successful partnerships with Native organizations.
3. Technical Assistance: Provides customized technical assistance supporting operational planning, tribal housing policy development, coalition development, program development, leadership support, succession planning, affordable housing development, and grant compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Seven Sisters Community Development Group is a private consulting firm that provides professional services to Indigenous communities and their partners across North America. Its core offerings are organized into four practice areas: Facilitation (meeting, cohort, and team-building facilitation), Capacity & Skill Building (customized training, technical assistance, curriculum development, and public health infrastructure support including PHAB accreditation), Organizational Development (strategic planning, board development, executive coaching, teambuilding, fundraising, and grant writing), and Bridge Building (partnership facilitation, Native homeownership coalition support, and public policy advocacy). Services are delivered through on-site, virtual, and hybrid formats on a project-based engagement model.

Product overview

Seven Sisters Community Development Group is an all-women, majority-Indigenous consulting firm established in 2012 that provides professional consulting services rather than a technology product. The firm operates as a single unified service offering across four core practice areas: Facilitation (creating environments for authentic collaboration and team development), Capacity & Skill Building (training, technical assistance, curriculum development, and public health infrastructure support), Organizational Development (strategic planning, team building, board development, executive coaching, and fundraising/grant writing), and Bridge Building (partnership facilitation, Native organization relationship building, Native homeownership support, and public policy advocacy). These services are delivered through modules including Training, Technical Assistance, Curriculum Development, Public Health Infrastructure Development, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Board Development, Communities of Belonging, Executive & Team Coaching, Fundraising & Grant Writing, Facilitating Partnerships, and the named program 'Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Organizations'. The firm specializes in serving Indigenous communities across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Facilitation
• Capacity & Skill Building
• Organizational Development
• Bridge Building
• Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Organizations

Quantifiable outcome

• Served over 130 clients since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Prosperity NowminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Joanna Donohoe previously served as a technical assistance provider for Prosperity Now's Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative.
• Center for Indian Country Development (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Seven Sisters was engaged by the Center of Indian Country Development (created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in 2016) to develop the Tribal Leaders Handbook on Homeownership and facilitate national convenings. The firm collaborated with Enterprise Community Partners to develop a companion curriculum for tribally designated housing entities.
• Enterprise Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Seven Sisters collaborated with Enterprise Community Partners to develop the companion curriculum 'Enhancing and Implementing Homeownership in Native Communities' designed for tribally designated housing entities and other local practitioners.
• HUD Northwest Office of Native American Programs (NWONAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Seven Sisters works in partnership with HUD's Northwest Office of Native American Programs and NAIHC to design and facilitate leadership cohorts for Northwest Coastal tribes' TDHEs and housing programs.
• National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Seven Sisters works in partnership with NAIHC to facilitate leadership cohorts for tribal housing programs. Joanna Donohoe serves as a trainer and technical assistance provider for NAIHC.
• NeighborWorks AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Seven Sisters originally developed the 'Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Organizations' course in partnership with NeighborWorks America in 2013. The firm continues to serve as NeighborWorks Training Institute faculty and facilitates Native partnership convenings. Seven Sisters also worked with NeighborWorks America to develop its Native American Partnerships and Strategy, conducting data gathering through focus groups, interviews, and in-person convenings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC): National advocacy and training organization for tribal housing entities. Operates as a peer in tribal housing capacity building and serves as both a partner and overlapping service provider for tribally designated housing entities.
• Oweesta Corporation: A Native CDFI intermediary providing training, technical assistance, and capital to Native CDFIs and Native communities. Directly comparable to Seven Sisters as both deliver capacity-building and CDFI development services to Indigenous communities across the U.S.
• First Nations Oweesta Corporation: Native CDFI loan fund and training intermediary that supports asset building in Native communities. Natasha Shulman previously served as project manager, indicating direct overlap in staff/competency and shared client base in Native CDFI formation.

Broad incumbents

• Prosperity Now: National nonprofit focused on financial security and asset building for low-income communities. Former employer of Joanna Donohoe and an active partner in Native financial inclusion and policy work, with overlapping CDFI and financial education service lines.
• Bush Foundation: Large regional foundation supporting Native community development, leadership, and grantmaking in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and tribal communities. Overlaps with Seven Sisters as a funder and convener in Native community capacity building.
• Enterprise Community Partners: Large national nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development. Collaborated with Seven Sisters on the 'Enhancing and Implementing Homeownership in Native Communities' curriculum and operates in overlapping Native housing program development.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National CDFI and community development intermediary supporting affordable housing, economic development, and capacity building. Comparable as a mission-aligned capacity-building and consulting partner for community-based organizations, though with broader geographic and subject focus.
• NeighborWorks America: National housing and community development intermediary providing training and capacity-building to a broad network of nonprofits. Overlaps with Seven Sisters through the 'Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Organizations' co-developed curriculum and shared training institute presence.
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI): Maine-based CDFI and community development organization providing consulting, lending, and TA services. Comparable to Seven Sisters as a mission-driven capacity builder and lender for underserved communities, including Native populations.

Emerging players

• Potlatch Fund: Native-led nonprofit providing grants, training, and capacity-building to Native nonprofits and tribal programs in the Pacific Northwest. Comparable in mission, target audience, and service mix (TA, training, community development) though more regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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