Hi, I’m
Stephen Col贸n.
鈥檓 a nonprofit executive who is drawn to organizations where the mission is urgent and the work is hard. I build cultures of operational excellence by first building relational infrastructure: the deep, earned credibility with staff, boards, funders, and communities that makes it possible to ask people to do difficult things together.
Whether I鈥檓 rebuilding community trust, modernizing financial systems, or guiding an organization through a leadership crisis, my goal is always the same鈥攖o create teams that are stronger, more transparent, and more capable than they’ve ever been before. I鈥檓 most at home in environments where the stakes are high and the work demands both operational rigor and genuine human connection.
I started my career helping government programs and nonprofits stay accountable to the everyday people they serve.
Learn more about my professional background here.
I recently took a bit of a religious detour.
I’m serving as a pastor at a United Church of Christ congregation while they work through a leadership transition.
It’s been really fun helping this church (and the preschool they own) face some big change together. It’s been even more fun helping them explore their place in the story of God and us.
When I’m not doing any of that, I provide strategic advice to nonprofits and their funders.
Under the Four-Sector Strategies brand, I’ve helped everyone from upstart founder-driven organizations to community cornerstones figure out how to make the biggest difference possible with every dollar they have. My primary expertise is in development and operations and outreach. I’ve got a knack for identifying big difference-makers, so funders often look to me for guidance selecting grantees.
If you’d like help with something like that, or if you just want to chat, I’d love to hear from you. Contact me using the form below.
