Megan Strauss Consulting Services

Here to support you, so you can focus on supporting others.

95% of planning grants that Megan supported received funding, with over $1,752,000 of total funding awarded.

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  • Receive comprehensive support for your nonprofit, whether you're bringing a new idea to life or expanding and enhancing an existing program. More details here

  • Navigating the National Service landscape can be challenging—gain the essential support needed to build a successful AmeriCorps program. More details here.

  • Now, more than ever, it's crucial to develop strategies that make your programs more equitable for everyone. More details here.

Why Choose Megan as your consultant?

With over 16 years of experience in Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) programs, Megan Strauss is a dedicated advocate for AmeriCorps (AC) and community service initiatives. A two-term AmeriCorps alumna, Megan has extensively worked with VISTA programs and the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). In 2020, she founded and became the Executive Director of Alpine Achievers Initiative (AAI), a Colorado AC program funded at the competitive/national level.

Megan's journey with AmeriCorps is deeply personal; she met her husband while serving and believes wholeheartedly in the transformative impact of AC programs on both communities and members. Her passion for service led her to enter consulting, where she focuses on developing high-impact programs that create positive experiences for service-oriented individuals while advancing the missions of socially-driven organizations.

Throughout her career, Megan has consulted with multiple AC programs and nonprofits, striving to develop financially sustainable, beneficial programs for partners and meaningful experiences for AC members. As the leader of AAI, she has overseen more than 384 AC members, successfully navigating technical AmeriCorps situations and member challenges. Notably, AAI boasts a 96% partner retention rate among 36 partners in 9 rural Colorado counties.

Megan's extensive knowledge of CNCS compliance, expectations, and best practices, combined with her commitment to AC programs, enables her to help other organizations develop effective AC models that best serve their communities and members.

What People Are Saying

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“Megan is an amazing human. In her work she offers a wonderful combination of being strategically logical and also sensitive to and embracing of the emotional processes and nature of the work. Megan is a true ally for those on the margins of our society and is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in the communities that she serves. Megan is an easy person to work with. She states clear goals and outcomes and honors her time frames as well as the time frames of those she is working with. In my experience working with her she leaves every single organization that she comes in contact with better than it was before. She has a wonderful sense of humor and has a knack for making difficult conversations feel productive and supportive.”

-Ryan Johns

“Beyond her ability to hold a clear vision, Megan is also able to execute on that vision, bringing structure and clarity to the job that needs to be done. From raising the funds needed for a particular project to building strategic relationships, Megan acts boldly as a leader in her organization and in the community.

All in all, Megan is an exceptional leader, coach, strategist, and implementer.”

-Jamie Morgan

“Megan is dedicated to serving her community in many ways. From creating programs that impact our youth, to providing space and support for marginalized community members, Megan is consistent in her drive to create a stronger community for everyone involved.”

-Amy Lovato

“Megan’s willingness to seek out fresh ideas and to incorporate other peoples’ ideas is even more impressive. Although clearly a strong leader, Megan focuses on a team approach to creatively solve problems. Throughout these processes, I have witnessed her interpersonal abilities in motivating Staff and Directors with skill and good humor. Megan’s superior interpersonal, organizational, and technical skills will serve her well in a consultative role.”

-Rebecca Harman

“I've known and worked with Megan for over a decade. Her creativity, warmth, vision and strategic thinking shine through any project, organization, or team that she is a part of. If you are looking for a great outside perspective or extra capacity in concept development, program design, or executive level planning, I highly recommend her!”

-Heather MacSlarrow

“Megan is a gem. She is knowledgeable and professional while still being accessible. Megan always has an eye toward equity, and her work with AAI shows that her perspective is informed by the unique communities in which she works. She does not take a broad and formulaic approach to equity; rather, she evaluates the needs of individual communities and fosters creative and individualized approaches to meeting those needs. I highly recommend her services.”

-Shelley Schreiner

“Megan and I have worked together for eight years in different capacities and on several projects. She is a very thoughtful, strategic and innovative thinker who has a demonstrated commitment to equity and justice. She is a very articulate facilitator and has an approach that includes and calls people into the space. She knows how to express difficult concepts in a way that invites dialogue and discussion in a healthy and fair way. Most importantly, she is willing to be vulnerable and models that strength in her interactions both with individuals and in groups.”

-Kim Smoyer

“Megan is a visionary with a high level of motivation and follow through. She is able to see and articulate needs that exist and work with communities and individuals to find solutions. She is a consistent leader who exudes compassion, reliability, and support for her team. Megan has found many creative ways to endear stakeholders to her mission and has been instrumental in multiple grants that were written between partnering organizations. She is experienced in the nuances and general challenges of the nonprofit sector. As someone who is constantly coordinating in person programming, she is committed to equity and access and is brilliant in her methods to find ways to make sure there is space for everyone. To sum it up, Megan is a rock star who understands community led solutions to her core.”

-Amy Scavezze