About

PRODUCING MEANINGFUL RESULTS

CNM’s heartbeat since the beginning has been to equip nonprofits with the knowledge and skills needed to be the best they can be. We work with over 700 nonprofits annually to help them increase their fundraising results, improve program outcomes, strengthen board and staff performance, and more.

How do we do that?

  • Hire staff with advanced degrees in data and evaluation and significant leadership experience in nonprofit strategy and operations
  • Tailor our Consulting Services to meet the needs of nonprofits across any mission space, size, or stage of evolution
    • Offer Strategic Consulting including board audits, board self-assessments, organization and operations assessments, program sustainability, and strategic planning to build organizational capacity
    • Provide Outcomes and Evaluation Consulting and Certifications that ensure program data is being collected and analyzed based on a valid methodology, and tracked and reported using leading edge software for data visualization to increase program impact
    • Offer Education Services to develop capabilities at an individual level across all aspects of nonprofit operations through specialty seminars, certificate programs, and custom training
  • Secure significant funding from foundations, corporations, and government to keep our costs affordable to nonprofits

As community needs continue to grow, we have come to believe that we need to focus on results and to partner with all stakeholders, not just nonprofits, if issues are to be addressed in a meaningful way.

STAFF AND BOARD

A Team Well-Equipped to Partner with Nonprofits of all Sizes and Causes

Our team has a proven track record of results across major industry sectors. With significant experience in management consulting, nonprofit operations, education, and technology, we are well equipped to serve as a partner to nonprofits of all sizes and causes.

CNM President and CEO, and Department Leaders

CNM Staff

President and CEO

Wendy

Vice President of Services

Sam

Strategic Consulting Lead

Heather Weathers

Vice PresidENT of Development

CNM Board of Directors and Advocacy Council

CNM’s Board of Directors includes executives in both the public and private sectors. With expertise in finance, law, city management, social services, public affairs, human resources, and technology, these leaders are working together to help CNM fulfill its mission of strengthening communities.

Officers

Brandon Rowland

Board Chair 
Partner, Assurance
EY

Scott Orr

Vice Chair
Vice President, Public Affairs
Fidelity Investments

Collin Harrison

Vice Chair
Chief Technology Officer
Bass Enterprises

Dana Burghdoff

Secretary
Assistant City Manager
City of Fort Worth

Directors

Alan K. Davis

President
Ken W. Davis Foundation

Stephen Davis

Community Volunteer

Matthew Dufrene

Vice President
Texas Health Resources

Larry Meltzer

PRINCIPAL
MM2 PUBLIC RELATIONS

Susan Rainey

PARTNER
LOCKE LORD LLP

Crystal Wright

Partner
PWC

Advocacy Council 

Joel Allison
George Baldwin
Brent Christopher

Gwen Echols
Fran Eichorst
Bill Lawrence
 

Sarah Losinger
Bill Mockabee
Carlela K. Vogel

Bob Wright
Susan Wright

Funders and Partners

Financials

2023 REVENUE BY STAKEHOLDERS

Foundations and Corporations – 64%
Nonprofits – 34%
Other Income – 2%

2023 EXPENSES BY ACTIVITY

Program Services – 77%
Supporting Services – 18%
Fundraising – 5%

CNM IN THE NEWS

Highlights

“With CNM in a great place and positioned for continued growth, now is the right time to have a new leader take CNM into its next phase.”

“Nonprofits want to, and are capable of, achieving greater community impact. But that requires funders to be more investment-oriented by directing their contributions to expertise and tools that will help nonprofits collect the right data and operate efficiently and effectively to achieve meaningful results.”

Opinion: Charitable giving: Are you throwing your money away?
The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 10, 2020 

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