Meet your sidekick.
We help do-gooders build work that lasts.
Every do-gooder deserves a sidekick.
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We stand beside leaders who care deeply and are brave enough to challenge the status quo. Not as consultants who arrive with a template and leave with an invoice, but as real partners who listen closely, ask thoughtful questions, and honor the humans behind the mission.
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Our approach is deeply relational. We start with people before plans, context before conclusions, and trust before tactics. Whether we are working on systems change, fundraising, annual planning, communications, or capacity building, we help you untangle complexity and build strategy that reflects your values, your community, and your lived reality.
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We collaborate with nonprofit, philanthropy, civic, and progressive faith leaders who are often carrying more than their job descriptions suggest. Together, we clarify what matters most, strengthen teams, build sustainable systems, and create the internal stability that allows bold work to endure.
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About the founder
Most things worth doing are hard, and founder Holly Kragthorpe Shirley does not do this work alone.
Holly leads a talented team of strategists, organizers, and creative thinkers who bring depth, perspective, and serious follow-through to every partnership.
A seasoned educator, advocate, and facilitator with extensive experience managing productive chaos, Holly sets the tone: grounded, strategic, and human. Together, the Sidekick for Good team raises funds, builds coalitions, tracks progress, launches big ideas, and secures meaningful wins. We know when to hustle, when to wrangle, and when to make a little magic.
Our approach is rooted in experience, strategy, and care. And we bring the full strength of our team to help you move from vision to purposeful action.
