The right question
can change an organization.
Six Accelerator gives nonprofit CEOs and senior leaders time to
slow down and actively examine their organizations so they can operate at full power.
Even strong leaders
get stuck inside
complex organizations.
Sometimes the problem is not capability. It is complexity.
When an organization encounters complexity it can't easily solve, invisible systems can emerge: workarounds, bottlenecked decisions, multiple narratives, blame.
People adapt to those systems. And as the complexity continues, urgency can increase. Everyone works harder to solve the problem in front of them, while what is really happening becomes harder to see.
To see what is happening, you have to slow down.
Organizations become more sustainable when leaders examine patterns instead of only reacting to problems.
Six Accelerator provides focus for the systems that support the following six areas of an organization.
1. Purpose
You all agree on why your org exists
2. Culture
No one wants to leave
3. Data
You do what you say you do
4. Senior Team
You are highly effective together
5. Board
A true resource and partner
6. Personal Growth
When you learn, it makes a difference
Examination creates clarity.
Clarity creates momentum.
Healthy organizations are rarely built through constant urgency.
They are built through leaders who can slow down long enough to examine clearly. Over time that examination can create stronger alignment, shared ownership, new systems, and sustainable momentum.
Six Accelerator is built for leaders with no time.
It is designed for the realities of nonprofit leadership.
One-hour virtual sessions stand on their own, making it practical for unpredictable schedules.
Weekly Live Sessions
Real organizational situations
examined through
thoughtful facilitation.
Active Examination
Leaders leave with perspectives
and resources they can
immediately apply.
Practical Application
Who is
Six Accelerator
designed for?
Six Accelerator sessions are designed for nonprofit leaders who identify with six or more of these statements.
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You hold a senior leadership position (CEO, Executive Director, COO, Development Director, Program Director, etc).
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You have direct reports who look to you for strategic direction.
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You are accountable for outcomes that affect the whole organization, not only your role or department.
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You work directly with a board of directors or report to someone who does.
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It’s difficult to make time to truly step back and think about your organization.
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You are involved in shaping fundraising strategy, not just executing it.
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You regularly navigate complex decisions that affect all staff, culture, or financial sustainability.
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You are ready to examine your own patterns and self-awareness, not just learn new skills.
I built the room I once needed.
I spent seventeen years as a nonprofit CEO hungry for real tools and strategies I could actually use to build a sustainable organization. Not theory. Not endless consulting engagements. Not a $17,000 annual membership that still couldn't speak to the realities and complexity of nonprofit fundraising and board dynamics.
What I eventually discovered is that I needed a consistent space for deeper examination that could lead to clarity, new systems and the kind of momentum that could be sustainable.
That combination didn't exist at a price that made sense. And now it does.
Julia Cuba Lewis — Leadership & Organizational Consultant
Julia Cuba Lewis spent 17 years as CEO of Girls Empowerment Network, growing the organization from serving approximately 250 girls in Central Texas to thousands statewide. Since 2014, she’s advised CEOs, senior teams and boards across nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and is in her 12th year of teaching nonprofit management and fundraising at The University of Texas at Austin.
What Members Are Saying
Build an organization that breathes.
$250
per month
Weekly virtual leadership sessions
Drop-in friendly structure
Executive-level facilitation
Practical frameworks and resources
Access to a thoughtful leadership community
$2,400
per year
Everything included in monthly
Equivalent to $200/month
Lower annual investment
Ongoing throughout the year
Looking for help beyond Six Accelerator?
Something important isn't working in your organization? I work directly with CEOs, senior teams and boards when the answer isn't obvious.