About Us
The Nonprofit Compass provides excellent educational services for nonprofit professionals. Specifically, the Nonprofit Compass guides nonprofit professionals through the process of starting, funding, and managing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations using an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process.
Services Provided
The Nonprofit Compass has excellent facilitators that lead conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops to provide accurate, relevant, and current information to help nonprofit professionals change their communities. Click here to see the current list of topics covered in the facilitated events. This is the perfect time to start a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization because the Obama Administration believes very strongly in “social change” and supports organizations that identifies community problems and establishes programs to alleviate them successfully. The amount of federal grant funding that has been set aside for community-based initiatives is staggering. In order to apply for the grant funding, however, you must have a 501(c)(3) designation. The Nonprofit Compass guides you through the process of establishing a nonprofit organization, how to fund the organization with grants, donations, and fundraisers, and how to manage the organization (personnel, legal, and accounting issues).
If you prefer to discuss your service needs privately, The Nonprofit Compass also provides private 90-minute consultations to assess your needs adequately. After this initial meeting, you can choose from three different levels of consultation services that will meet your needs. Click here for details.
About the Founder
Susan Woods is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Nonprofit Compass. She started a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2003 named Comprehensive Community Based Solutions, Incorporated, primarily to provide basic-level computer classes for displaced manufacturing workers through a program named Panorama Computer Learning. Recently, Susan added another program to the organization named Emerging Leaders Mentorship Program for Black Males.
Susan is a three-time graduate of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration; a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in Business Education; and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree. She started her career in training and development as a high school business education teacher in 1992. Her career has progressed to include teaching at various technical/community colleges in North and South Carolina. She has also been employed in various educational positions at Sprint, Bank of America, IBM, and Wells Fargo.
