WELCOME TO
The Impact Method®
A strategic operating framework built to help nonprofit leaders delegate outcomes, strengthen ownership, and scale mission impact.
High-performing nonprofits lead with a method
In today’s fast-paced, complex environment, traditional strategic planning just can’t keep up.
It creates shelf plans instead of shared ownership. To scale your mission and free your leadership, you need a smarter way to operate—one that helps your team own outcomes and stay focused on what moves the needle.
Focused
Don't guess your next steps, know what they are and execute.
Efficient
Utilize your resources in a manner that saves time and energy.
Framework
Stay on track with visual tools and agile action plans.
Imagine what it would be like if your
nonprofit was thriving...
Your team knew exactly what outcomes they were responsible for and owned them fully
You had time to focus on strategy, vision, and funding, not putting out fires
Decisions happened without bottlenecks, because ownership was clearly defined
Meetings were purposeful, brief, and actually moved things forward
Your strategic plan didn’t sit on a shelf—it lived in the daily rhythm of your team
You saw real, measurable progress toward your mission and had the energy to keep going
This is what becomes possible when you stop managing tasks and start delegating outcomes. The Impact Method® helps you build the structure to make it happen.
Steps to a Thriving
Organization
The Impact Method® is a clear, repeatable system that helps you build a strategic rhythm, delegate outcomes with confidence, and lead a team that drives real progress, week after week. It’s not a one-time plan, but a framework for sustainable, ongoing improvement.
APPLY
Apply for a call and let's
discuss the issues that you are facing and determine if
the Impact Method®️ is right for you.
PiVOT
Learn the Impact Method®️
and through easy to learn and easy to use training modules and tools.
THRiVE
Unlock your organizations capacity and harness its full-potential without risking burnout.
Here's Sarah to tell you a little bit more about the Impact Method®
About Sarah Olivieri, MPS
Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit business visionary, #1 International Best Selling author, former Executive Director and creator of the Impact Method®.
Sarah received her BA from the University of Chicago with a focus on globalization and its effect on marginalized cultures, and holds a master's degree in Humanistic and Multicultural Education from SUNY New Paltz.
Sarah has over two decades of nonprofit leadership experience. She was the co-founder of the Open Center for Autism, the Executive Director of the Helping Children of War Foundation, and co-author of Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students with Special Needs.
Nonprofits Making an Impact
This method and tools gives you everything you need to really define what you want to do and then have an actual plan in place to do it.
Glenna Frey
Kidney Donor Conversations
There are many facets to growing an organization and with the Impact Method® we are able to touch on virtually all of them when I may have only focused on 75%.
Andrew O'Grady
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
This is a fundamentally different way of doing things, which I think is exactly what we need to jump start my organization into thriving.
Sandeep Prasad
Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Got questions? Send them to sarah@pivotground.com
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