Management Solutions
for Nonprofit Success
Cultivating strong partnerships between Funders and Grantees is at the core of our work
Nonprofity is comprised of BIPOC consultants with lived experience that offer unique strategic and management guidance to grantmakers and technical assistance (TA) for grant recipients to drive and ensure organizational effectiveness. We are the company you contact when you need clarity on the path forward. We bring experience in grantmaking research, planning and execution and successful grantseeking strategies for social impact; intellectual agility and keen problem-solving acumen; lived experience as women and people of color; and a powerful work ethos that centers our TA work on diversity, equity and inclusion.
About Nonprofity, LLC
Area of Focus
Grantmakers
Grant Recipients
Receive expert guidance from a team of consultants with over 75 years of experience in the management of grants and major gifts. Nonprofity can offer technical assistance to help grantees meet core funding objectives.
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Provide capacity building and professional development needed to sustain and leverage existing investments.
To inform and advise grantmakers, funders and donors, in their decision to invest in vetted, high-impact organizations led by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), to ensure their grant dollars achieve the intended impact.
As part of the funding cycle, Nonprofity can offer TA to equip and embolden your BIPOC grant recipients to develop effective strategies and programs and execute on their mission.
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What We Do
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For Grantmakers, we can support you throughout the entire funding cycle.
Our team of consultants provides expertise and experience in:
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Matching potential, vetted grantees with causes that align with our client’s interests
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Designing and implementing the funding application process, and making funding recommendations
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Conducting grantee orientation and onboarding; hosting grantee learning communities
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Assisting grantees with program management and development
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For Grant Recipients/Grantees, our team of consultants provide a range of Technical Assistance services for non-profits, including:
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Building internal organizational capacity for grants management, program and expenditure reporting, and contract compliance
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Recommending optimal methods and strategies which can be adopted and implemented to meet funding objectives
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Teaching nonprofits to leverage human, fiscal and social capital in order to maintain and sustain investments for change
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Leadership development and strategic planning; operational review for efficiency
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Fiscal advising including financial management, invoicing, budget development, expenditure tracking, and audit preparation
Meet Our Team
“We believe that responsible philanthropy can drive the elimination of social, economic and health disparities in communities of color.”
Nonprofity, LLC
Amy Williams-Banfield, MA
CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO
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Amy is the visionary behind Nonprofity. For the past 25 years, she supported non-profits and major funders. Amy has overseen a portfolio of over $580M in grants which included focus areas of community development, healthy births, high school recruitment, and early education. She also led a $54M workforce development initiative, managing a collaborative of 21 colleges and universities across Los Angeles County.
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As a Community Engagement Director, Amy organized communities in Southeast Los Angeles, and the Antelope Valley to identify systems change projects to improve the quality of life for families with young children. Amy has senior management experience with both large and small non-profit organizations focused on social impact in minority and under-invested communities.
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A native of Philadelphia, Amy earned her B.A. in Political Science/Public Administration from California State University, Los Angeles, as well as a Master’s Degree in Health Science/Community and Public Health Education.
​Allysunn Walker, MBA, MPH
CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO
Allysunn brings more than 2 decades of exceptional leadership and management experience as a CEO and senior executive in the non-profit, public and private sectors. Prior to co-founding Nonprofity, LLC, Allysunn served as CEO of two education-related non-profit organizations.
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Allysunn’s work history centers around market-driven, innovative strategies for restoration of under-developed, low-wealth communities. Her work as a consultant for 2 Fortune 200 companies focused on driving banks’ CRA investments and grants in Fresno, CA, a region with one of the highest rates of concentrated poverty in the country. Other senior executive experience includes serving as Chief Real Estate Officer for the Fresno Housing Authority, Associate Director for the Office of Community Economic Development at California State University Fresno, Director of Community Health & Education at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Director of Development for the Weingart Center for the Homeless, and Deputy Director of Development for the Los Angeles Mission.
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Born and raised in Ohio, Allysunn earned a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard University, a Masters of Public Health with honors from UCLA, and an MBA from Craig School of Business at CSU Fresno.
Marsha Ellis
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE & FOUNDATION RELATIONS OFFICER
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Marsha has over 25 years’ experience developing and implementing public health programs for communities throughout Los Angeles County. An unwavering advocate for women and children, Marsha is committed to ensuring that those living in underserved communities have access to resources that promote physical and mental wellness.
In addition to her acumen in public health promotion, Marsha has nearly two decades of experience in grantmaking. For 17 years, she worked with an advocacy organization responsible for directing tobacco tax revenues to support young children and their families. In her role as a grantmaker, Marsha managed funding initiatives that disbursed over $450M dollars to schools, health centers and other nonprofit organizations. Marsha provided technical assistance to grantees and worked with them to increase their capacity to leverage other sustainable funding.
Over the years, Marsha has been actively involved in several funders groups including Southern California Grant-makers, Southern California Blacks in Philanthropy, PEAK (formerly Grant Makers Network). She is an Alumnae of UC Berkeley and UCLA.