About Elevé

Elevating the way nonprofits work,
without losing what makes them human.

Elevé is an un-consultant consulting firm for midsize nonprofits (5–50 staff, up to $12M budgets). We steady organizations through growth, new funding, leadership change, and board pressure.

Built as the antidote to consulting that dehumanizes nonprofits, we don’t play the big firm games: handing over decks and buzzwords, then walking away. We are:

  • Practitioner-led: no career consultants.

  • Plainspoken: no jargon, no 60-page decks.

  • Practical: fixes that work Tuesday morning.

  • Human-first: outcomes that last without grinding people down.

Meet the Team

  • Janie Judd

    PRINCIPAL + SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

    Janie has spent 15 years inside nonprofit operations, leading teams through change and rebuilding what breaks when growth and change outpace structure. As Principal of Elevé, she matches organizations with practitioners who’ve lived the work and delivers outcomes that last.

  • Ryan Judd

    EXECUTIVE COACH

    Ryan has spent decades in complex operations and leadership. A certified life coach and logistics expert, he brings a rare mix of strategy and lived experience. Known for never asking his team to do what he hasn’t done himself, he coaches nonprofit leaders with the steady hand of someone who has carried the weight of hard decisions.

  • Nathan Ricke

    FRACTIONAL COO + BOARD/GOVERNANCE STRATEGIST