The Helia Library
Every challenge you're facing, someone has navigated before. Get going today with our practical tools, honest insights, and real stories from humans who've been there — all designed to help you move from stuck to solution.
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This workbook will guide you through designing your fundraising campaigns, from getting inspiration to testing, with your team’s strengths in mind.
Board relationships don't have to be a constant drain or feel like choosing between being supported and being frustrated.
Dianna Tremblay has spent years learning that the phrase "tell me more words" can transform any situation where you're tempted to pick sides. Instead of getting trapped in who's right and who's wrong, she's discovered how to create new possibilities by getting genuinely curious about what's happening
Amy's approach makes budgeting straightforward and human — with a process that involves the right people at the right time, creates ownership instead of resentment, and gives you something you can actually use throughout the year.
Meet our Contributors
People come to me for:
Leadership development and career coaching
Team training and facilitation - think leadership team off-sites, and trainings on leading effective meetings, delegation, high-quality decision-making, etc.
My favorite kind of project is: The harder and more niche they are the more creativity you need = my fav kind of project.
People come to me for: coaching senior + rising leaders of mission-driven orgs; facilitating peer groups of leaders; designing + facilitating retreats; Advising + thought partnership to mission-driven orgs on organizational development, team leadership, strategy, and impact especially during periods of growth and transition, when there tends to be a ripeness for evolution. I am a certified integral coach through New Ventures West and bring 20+ years building, leading and advising growing high-impact organizations.
People come to me for: help turning their management intuition into concrete skills. Straight talk about leadership—no corporate jargon, no cookie-cutter solutions. They're managers who refuse to be ordinary and want to develop a leadership style that's authentically theirs while building teams that actually thrive.
My favorite kind of project is:
*Supporting, coaching and developing leaders
*Rethinking strategy, aligning organizational focus and performance on priorities, and situational consultations
My favorite kind of project is: a messy one. Good, smart, and kind people who care a lot can sometimes get themselves and their organizations into a pickle. I love pickles! And yes, I like them on sandwiches. But I also love helping people out of their metaphorical pickle. It comes from a belief that there is always a way out - we just have to find it. Everyone - and I mean everyone - has a valuable role to play in working through it. Sometimes folks just need a little help.
My favorite kind of project is: One with a clear goal to improve social impact and include like minded people like me.
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Good Endings: Reimagining Success Beyond Organizations
What if closing an organization—thoughtfully, intentionally, and with real generosity—can sometimes be the most successful thing we might ever do?