The Nonprofit Action Network
Supporting the nonprofit leaders who support everyone else.
NAN connects nonprofit leaders across Northern California with peers who understand their work. Bcause the best support comes from people who’ve done it themselves.
The best support comes from people who've done the work themselves.
The Nonprofit Action Network connects nonprofit leaders across Northern California with peers who understand their work. We provide peer spaces, decision support, and practical tools to help leaders navigate their most difficult challenges, make better decisions, and lead without running out of capacity.
The best support comes from people who've done the work themselves.
Somewhere in California right now, a nonprofit leader is sitting in their car before walking into work, wondering how much longer they can keep doing this. They're good at their job. Their community needs them. And they are exhausted in a way that time off won't fix. This is who NAN is for.
Practical support. Built from experience.
NAN brings nonprofit leaders together to work through real challenges, not in theory, but in practice. Through working sessions led by people doing this work and regular learning shared across the network, we help leaders make better decisions, navigate hard moments, and lead without running out of capacity.
Proven
Impact
Nonprofits in our network report stronger operations, more sustainable funding, and lasting community impact.
Action-Ready
Resources
Members save valuable time with learning, tools, and advocacy updates that keep you focused on mission, not paperwork.
Stronger
Leadership
Executive directors and staff leaders say our peer-powered network reduces isolation, builds confidence, and sparks new solutions.
Who We're For
Nonprofit Leaders
If you're an executive director, program director, senior staff, or founder carrying serious responsibility, NAN was built for you. You don't have to be struggling to belong here. You just have to be serious about leading well.
Funders
When leadership capacity erodes, the effects are quiet at first and expensive later. Investing in NAN is investing before the crisis. Stable leadership produces stable organizations — and stable organizations are what your grantees need to succeed.
Grow your skills and expand your impact with online courses and certificate trainings designed for nonprofit leaders. Our courses are practical, engaging, and tailored to the real-world challenges of running a mission-driven organization.
Earn CEUs while building knowledge you can put to work right away. All through professionally produced trainings that make learning both accessible and effective.
