How It Started
Step Up: Equity Matters began with a simple, radical question:
What if our workplaces actually reflected the values we hold in our communities?
What started as a grassroots effort in 2014 is now a full-service consultancy grounded in values and built for impact. We help nonprofits and mission-driven teams embed equity into their systems, strategy, and culture—where it actually matters most.
Whether you’re leading a team, managing operations, planning for growth, or pushing for change from inside the org—we’re here to walk with you. One step at a time.
We uncover the power dynamics, assumptions, and barriers—spoken and unspoken—that shape your workplace.
We support you in naming what needs to change and building accountability rooted in trust—not shame.
We co-create the new: equitable policies, systems, and conversations that reflect your values—and actually work.
We don’t just talk about our values—we build them into how we work, together.
We create space for real dialogue. We honor confidentiality and acknowledge impact, not just intent.
We support growth over perfection. We show up with empathy, respond with compassion, and hold space for the hard stuff.
We ask questions, stay open, and learn from perspectives that challenge our own.
We say the quiet parts out loud—what we know, what we don’t, and what we’re learning together.
We take bold action. We step up, speak out, and move good ideas into motion.
We do the hard things. We hold respectful tension and grow forward—one step at a time.
Turns numbers into narratives and systems into support for mission-driven teams.
Brings clarity and courage to every coaching conversation.
Guides nonprofits through financial complexity with calm, care, and precision.
Designs equitable people systems with structure, empathy, and heart.
Bridges big vision with daily practice to help teams move from intention to impact.
Crafts powerful narratives and experiences that bring the Step Up mission to life.
Turns tech challenges into strategic solutions that amplify impact.
Keeps the numbers clean and the processes running—behind every strong org is a solid backbone.
We practice what we teach: Radical trust. Shared power. Honest feedback. Real accountability. We show up fully—for each other and for you.
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