Six Accelerator
Leadership Support for Nonprofit and
Social Service Leaders Carrying Too Much Alone
Most nonprofit and social service leaders step into leadership because they care deeply about people and impact, not because they were formally trained to run complex organizations.
Yet every day, leaders are expected to navigate budgeting, fundraising, board dynamics, staffing challenges, strategic planning, accountability, culture, and sustainability while carrying the emotional weight of the mission itself.
That pressure can feel isolating.
Six Accelerator was created to give leaders a trusted space to think clearly, grow strategically, solve problems in real time, and become stronger alongside other mission-driven leaders who understand the reality of the work.
This is not leadership theory disconnected from practice.
This is leadership support for people actively carrying the responsibility of organizations, teams, communities, and missions that matter.
Leadership Can Feel Heavy When You Are Carrying
the Mission and the Business
Many nonprofit leaders are navigating:
Team dysfunction and accountability challenges
Fundraising pressure and financial uncertainty
Isolation in executive leadership
Board dynamics and difficult conversations
Decision fatigue and constant urgency
Staff burnout and sustainability concerns
Fear of making the wrong strategic decision
The pressure to know everything without formal business training
The emotional weight of serving people in crisis or need
The feeling that everyone depends on you
You do not need another leadership book filled with generic advice.
You need practical leadership support that helps you lead more clearly, confidently, sustainably, and strategically in real time.
What Changes When Leaders Stop Carrying Everything Alone
Six Accelerator helps leaders move from reactive survival to intentional leadership.
Over time, members often experience meaningful shifts in how they think, lead, communicate, and make decisions.
You will:
Make decisions with greater confidence and clarity
Understand the financial side of leadership more deeply
Strengthen accountability without damaging relationships
Learn how to build healthier, higher-performing teams
Stop carrying every operational problem yourself
Develop stronger executive presence with boards and stakeholders
Gain practical tools you can immediately apply
Feel less isolated in leadership
Lead with greater calm, focus, and sustainability
Build a stronger organization without losing the heart of the mission
Part Leadership Training. Part Executive Coaching. Part Peer Advisory. Fully Grounded in Real Leadership.
Six Accelerator combines:
Leadership development
Executive coaching
Strategic thinking
Real-time problem solving
Peer learning
Practical organizational tools
Every session is grounded in the real experiences nonprofit leaders are actively navigating right now.
This is not a passive webinar series.
Members bring real leadership challenges into the room and leave with stronger thinking, practical strategies, and greater confidence about how to move forward.
What Happens Inside Six Accelerator
Each week includes:
A Leadership Theme
Focused conversations around topics nonprofit leaders are actively navigating.
Practical Tools and Frameworks
Real-world strategies that can be applied immediately inside organizations and teams.
Live Executive Coaching Members have opportunities to work through real leadership situations in real time.
Peer Discussion
Leaders learn from one another’s experiences, perspectives, and solutions.
A Follow-Up Recap
Members receive practical takeaways, reflection questions, leadership insights, and tools to continue applying after the session ends.
Logistics
Weekly one-hour virtual sessions
Designed for nonprofit and social service leaders
Accessible from anywhere
Ongoing membership model
Confidential and relationship-based environment
Topics We Explore
Fundraising and financial sustainability
Accountability without micromanagement
Strategic decision-making under pressure
Building high-performing teams
Navigating difficult leadership conversations
Board relationships and executive communication
Executive confidence and leadership presence
Team culture and trust
Preventing burnout and increasing sustainability
Organizational clarity and alignment
Delegation and shared leadership
Leading through uncertainty and change
Built by Someone Who Has Carried the Weight of Leadership
Six Accelerator was created by Julia Cuba Lewis, a transformational leadership coach, consultant, former nonprofit CEO, and professor with more than 17 years of executive leadership experience.
Julia has worked alongside nonprofit leaders across the country to strengthen leadership teams, improve decision-making, increase organizational clarity, and build healthier, more sustainable organizations.
Her work is grounded in real leadership experience, not abstract theory.
She understands what it feels like to:
Carry responsibility for people and mission
Navigate team dysfunction
Lead through uncertainty
Manage boards and fundraising pressure
Make difficult decisions with incomplete information
Balance compassion with accountability
Hold both vision and operational reality at the same time
Six Accelerator was built to create the kind of leadership support many nonprofit leaders never receive.
Want a Peek Inside?
Download a sample theme blueprint.
No sign-up required.
Just a sample to give you a sense of how we think and lead.
Join anytime. Stay as long as you want.
Most Flexible
$250
Monthly Membership
Best Value
$2,250
Full Year Membership
($750 discount equivalent to $187.50/month)
Your Coach,
Julia Cuba Lewis
With over 30 years in social services, a master’s degree in social work, 17 years as a CEO, 10 years coaching social service leaders and for-profit executives, and 10 years as a professor at the University of Texas - I will guide you through a transformative journey, equipping you to lead the business side of your mission with confidence and clarity.
I know you can step out of the weeds and into your true leadership. It’s my mission to help you know it too.