Explore Our Solutions

Arensa Consulting’s main goal is remove operational friction so nonprofit teams can focus on their community impact.

This may look like a variety of “project types”, but they all have a few things in common:

  • Shared goals and a desired path for change

  • Operational hurdles or burdens that need solving

  • Openness to change in how people, processes and technology work together to achieve the mission

  • Technology implementations and figuring out the best ways to leverage AI and automation

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Linnea (Arensa Consulting) co-hosting an AI use case brainstorming workshop with Rock Vitale (Easie) for a nonprofit HR team in NYC in 2025

How we engage with nonprofits

We offer a range of engagement pathways to best meet the needs and situation of every nonprofit client. Have something else in mind? We'd be happy to work with you to create a custom quote.

  • Want to host an informational or working session for your team or a group of nonprofit organizations? We develop customized workshops with interactive learning and brainstorming components to equip leadership with staff ideas, feedback, and priorities.

  • We partner with Easie, a technology company that’s been working with AI since 2018, to deliver the most targeted strategic advice to nonprofits seeking to leverage AI and automation in their operations.

  • Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving. This focused consultation will help clarify your goals, map out next steps, and identify opportunities for growth.

  • Flexible, expert project management to help you drive change for cross-functional initiatives. Projects can range from program design/stand-up, data audits, building expansions, fundraising campaigns, to technology implementations.

  • Dedicated, deep support on specific strategy, operational or data initiatives. Responsible for all project management with expanded ownership of content, analysis, deliverables, and change management.

Our Process

Discovery

We learn everything we can about your organization, your goals, and your challenges. We have unlimited ‘scoping’ / ‘get to know you’ calls.

Strategy + Scoping

We take our learnings and build a clear path forward to achieving your goals, whether that involves building new systems and technology or collaborating with your team on existing processes.

Build

Every project is different but they all involve gathering data, taking action, and . We stay flexible and responsive to make sure the process fits your flow—not the other way around.

Deliverables and Support

When we deliver, it’s not just a finished product—it’s a solution you can trust, backed by real care and effort to best equip your team to own the desired future state

Browse Past Client Impact

Operational Excellence projects are tactical and well-scoped. They involve a specific process with research, recommendations for improvement, and in some cases, a new solution.

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Past Project Summary
Built a new automated Grants Management system
Past Project Summary

Arensa Consulting helped the Grants Manger automate all grants reporting and unlock reporting/tracking flexibility all within Google Sheets. By speaking with the Grants Manager and learning the variables and intricacies of different grant statuses, configurations, and scenarios, we helped them build a holistic tracking system in Google Sheets that automated all required Grant Reporting and unlocked real-time visibility into funding horizons.

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Past Project Summary
Led four key Operational Excellence initiatives for a food training program
Past Project Summary

Arensa Consulting provided strategic advisory support to the Chief Program Officer and team in four areas: 1) Built a framework on measuring social capital, 2) Conducted a process audit across programs, 3) Reviewed and improved program logic models, and 4) Revamped the client ‘Pulse’ survey.

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Past Project Summary
Worked cross-team to streamline program data tracking
Past Project Summary

Arensa joined a multi-service organization in Brooklyn as a Fractional Data Lead to lead database administration (Bonterra) for 30+ programs capturing different client data, and identify & execute improvements in the data workflows to ease admin burden.

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Past Project Summary

Project Management is a dance between detail and high level vision.

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Past Project Summary
Drove logistics and strategic planning to open a new food warehouse and office
Past Project Summary

West Side Campaign Against Hunger, a food bank on the upper west side, hired Arensa Consulting to manage and resolve all non-construction building requirements for their new food warehouse that was opening. This project managed all vendor selection and procurement as well as remote working policies and change management communications.

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Past Project Summary
Led implementation planning for a $50M federal Immigrant Justice Program
Past Project Summary

An Immigrant Rights Organization requested Project Management Support to help the whole team implement funder-mandated program design requirements (i.e. promotional materials, branding, launch communications, data and success tracking tools, partnership alignment, program execution capability)

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What our clients are saying

  • "Linnea is creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about our team's success at delivering impact."

    Connie M. VP of Employment Services, Henry Street Settlement

  • "Linnea has game-changing data wrangling capabilities that helps us reduce data duplication and communicate our impact."

    Angela C., Chief Program Officer, Brooklyn Community Services

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via email or schedule a call.

Email

linnea@arensaconsulting.com

Schedule a meeting

https://koalendar.com/e/meet-with-linnea-cederberg