Nonprofit Program Strategist

Strategy, Systems &
a Little Spark

I help nonprofits and mission-driven organizations turn ideas, funded initiatives, and complex partnerships into working plans, well-run programs, and measurable results.

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Real Program Experience

65+ Mentors.
180+ Entrepreneurs Supported.

At MEDA, I led and expanded the Volunteer Accelerator Network, managing mentorships, resources, and small-business startup consulting from the ground up.

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Community Leadership

Founder of BIPOC Entrepreneur Day

Recognized statewide with an official proclamation from the Governor of Minnesota, and Board Member, Public Policy, and Vice Chair, DEI Committee at MAVA.

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Results

What the work has delivered

65+

Mentors activated

MEDA Volunteer Accelerator Network

180+

Entrepreneurs and clients supported

MEDA Volunteer Accelerator Network

Program participation

Roadmap to Business Success

Statewide

Recognition secured for BIPOC Entrepreneur Day

Official proclamation from the Governor of Minnesota

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Organizations and programs Alivia has worked with

MEDA

Metropolitan Economic Development Association

Project and Program Consultant, 2023 to 2026
CanRenew

Project Consultant and Director, Roadmap to Business Success, 2025 to present
PIPCLT

Partners in Property Commercial Land Trust

Vice Chair/Treasurer, 2023 to 2026
MAVA

Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement

Board Member, Public Policy; Vice Chair, DEI Committee, 2023 to present
BIPOC Entrepreneur Day

Founder, 2024
Community Empowered

Founder, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, 2018 to 2020
Kollville Estates HOA

Board of Directors, Secretary, 2026 to present

Alivia Boddie with a group of mentors in front of an orange MEDA backdrop

About Alivia

Structure, imagination, and heart for complex work

I'm a strategy and program design consultant and community strategist. I help mission-driven organizations turn grants and big ideas into programs that actually work.

My work covers strategy, program design, implementation, systems development, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and program growth.

My work spans the MEDA Volunteer Accelerator Network, MEDA's Roadmap to Business Success through CanRenew, service as Vice Chair/Treasurer of PIPCLT, and service on the MAVA Board as Board Member, Public Policy, and Vice Chair, DEI Committee.

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Services

Four defined engagements, each with a stated scope and price

Strategy & Action Sprint

Defined priorities, ownership, and a 90-day plan

Organizations with an important initiative that needs clearer priorities, ownership, and next steps

$1,750

Two weeks

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Program Design & Launch

A ready-to-launch program blueprint and workplan

Organizations launching or refreshing an entrepreneur cohort, mentorship initiative, or community education program

Starting at $6,500

Four to six weeks

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Fractional Program Partner

Steady coordination and implementation support for one active program

Organizations that need consistent implementation support without adding a permanent role

Starting at $3,500/month

Initial three-month engagement

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Workshops & Facilitated Sessions

A practical session and a written next step for the team

Teams and communities that want engaging, practical sessions that end with a written next step

Starting at $1,500/session

60 to 90 minutes

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Which Service Fits

Start from where your organization is today

Not from a list of prices. Pick the situation that sounds like yours.

"We have an initiative but unclear priorities and ownership."

Strategy & Action Sprint →

"We are launching or refreshing a cohort or program."

Program Design & Launch →

"Our program is running but needs steady support."

Fractional Program Partner →

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The Shift

From where you are, to where you want to be

Before

Unclear priorities and no one owning the next step
A funded idea with no working plan behind it
A program running without steady support

After

A 90-day action plan with ownership assigned
A program blueprint and launch workplan ready to go
Monthly coordination, milestone tracking, and progress summaries

Experience

Real program work behind every service

From mentorship networks to statewide recognition, here is the program and community work the services are built on.

Alivia Boddie, at right, with four MAVA Board colleagues at an event

See the experience in detail

Community Empowered, Inc.

Founder

2018 to 2020

Founded Community Empowered, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on strengthening communities through volunteer-driven programming and economic development initiatives. Led organizational strategy, program development, community engagement, volunteer and board infrastructure, fundraising, partnerships, and implementation of community-based initiatives designed to expand access, opportunity, and economic mobility.
MEDA

Metropolitan Economic Development Association

Project and Program Consultant

September 2023 to August 2026

Grew the Volunteer Accelerator Network to more than 65 mentors and 180+ clients, managing mentorships, resources, and small-business startup consulting. Roadmap to Business Success is a MEDA program.
CanRenew

Project Consultant and Director, Roadmap to Business Success

September 2025 to present

CanRenew grant implementation and leadership of Roadmap to Business Success: leads the strategy, design, implementation, and growth of programming that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, build operational capacity, and prepare for sustainable growth.
PIPCLT

Partners in Property Commercial Land Trust

Vice Chair/Treasurer

December 2023 to August 2026

Strategic planning, organizational guidance, grant development, and programmatic support.
MAVA

Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement

Board Member, Public Policy; Vice Chair, DEI Committee

September 2023 to present

Service on the MAVA Board of Directors.
BIPOC Entrepreneur Day

Founder

2024

Founded BIPOC Entrepreneur Day in 2024, while working as a program manager at MEDA, to celebrate and support Minnesota's minority entrepreneurs, and secured an official proclamation from the Governor of Minnesota recognizing the day statewide.
Kollville Estates Homeowner's Association

Board of Directors, Secretary

2026 to present

Serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary.