Youth programs
After-school, mentoring, athletics, and enrichment programs whose operations have not kept pace with the community they serve.
Arizona 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Clear direction for the organizations doing the work.
The Compass Project helps youth programs and small community organizations build the structure and systems they need to operate effectively and create lasting impact — moving from overwhelmed to a clear, practical path forward.
About Us
We help mission-driven organizations build what holds them steady.
The Compass Project is an Arizona-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps youth programs and small community organizations build the structure they need to create lasting impact.
Many mission-driven organizations have passionate leaders and meaningful goals but struggle with unclear processes, competing priorities, limited resources, or systems that have not kept pace with their growth. We help turn that overwhelm into a clear, practical path forward.
Through our signature 90-Day Reset, we work alongside organizations to identify their most pressing operational challenges, implement practical systems and solutions, train the people who will use them, and reinforce the improvements so they can be sustained long after our engagement ends.
What makes us different is that we do more than offer advice. We help organizations build and put solutions into practice — creating clarity, strengthening operations, and helping the people doing important community work move forward with confidence.
Who We Help
Built for youth programs and small community organizations.
We primarily support mission-driven organizations experiencing operational challenges, rapid growth, unclear processes, or limited internal capacity.
Growing community organizations
Small nonprofits adding staff, funding, or programs faster than their internal structure can support.
Teams without clear process
Organizations where roles, handoffs, and decisions live in people's heads instead of shared, documented systems.
Leaders pulled in every direction
Directors carrying competing priorities who need help deciding what matters most right now.
Stretched capacity
Teams doing meaningful work with limited staff, volunteers, and time — where every inefficiency costs the mission.
Schools and community partners
Partners coordinating shared programs who need clearer communication rhythms and accountability.
Our Signature Engagement
The 90-Day Reset
Three phases that move an organization from operational overwhelm to a clear, sustainable way forward.
Days 1–30
Diagnose and Prioritize
We listen to leaders and team members, review current processes, identify the most significant barriers, and determine which improvements will create the greatest immediate impact.
Days 31–60
Build and Implement
We work alongside your team to create and implement practical solutions: clarifying roles and responsibilities, improving workflows, documenting processes, establishing communication rhythms, creating planning tools, and strengthening accountability.
Days 61–90
Reinforce and Hand Off
We train and coach the people who will own the new systems, measure early progress, make necessary adjustments, and create a sustainability plan so improvements continue after our engagement ends.
How We Help
Hands-on support, shaped to what your organization needs.
The 90-Day Reset
Our signature engagement: diagnose and prioritize, build and implement, then reinforce and hand off so the improvements last.
Organizational Clarity Assessment
For organizations unsure where to begin — a focused review of challenges, priorities, processes, and capacity, delivered as clear priorities and a practical roadmap.
Training and Capacity Building
Practical workshops, tools, and coaching that help staff and volunteers use new processes confidently and sustain improvements over time.
Custom Project Support
Focused, short-term support for a specific operational challenge. Each partnership is evaluated on organizational need, community impact, and our available capacity.
Our Impact
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Our Leadership
Board of Directors
The officers guiding The Compass Project's mission and stewardship.
Renee Jenkins
Founder and President
Gina Goerke
Secretary
Rhonda Watson
Treasurer
Get Involved
Partner with us to strengthen community organizations.
Individuals, businesses, and community partners help make practical organizational support accessible to the organizations that need it most.
Volunteer
Give time to program support, workshop facilitation, documentation, or administrative capacity.
Share professional expertise
Operations, HR, finance, technology, training, and program design skills directly strengthen our engagements.
Community partnerships
Collaborate with us on shared programming, space, or resources for the organizations we serve.
Referrals
Know a youth program or community organization feeling stuck? Point them toward the Request Support form.
Sponsor a project
Underwrite a 90-Day Reset or training series so an organization can participate at little or no cost.
Give financially
Contributions fund the assessments, tools, and coaching that keep our support affordable.
Donate & Sponsor
Support Our Mission
Your contribution helps The Compass Project provide practical organizational support while minimizing the financial burden on the organizations we serve.
- • Fund assessments for organizations that cannot pay for consulting support.
- • Underwrite training, tools, and documentation that stay with the team.
- • Sponsor a full 90-Day Reset for a youth program in your community.
- • Sustain coaching and follow-up after an engagement ends.
Donate
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The Compass Project is an Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Request Support
Tell us about your organization.
Share your mission, the community you serve, and the challenges you are facing. We will review your request and follow up to discuss whether The Compass Project may be a good fit.
Testimonials
Hear from the organizations we have walked beside.
Their words reflect what happens when practical support meets a deep respect for the communities being served.
The Compass Project helped us turn weekly chaos into a clear plan. Our team finally knows who does what, and the youth we serve can feel the difference.
Maria Santos
Program Director, Eastside Youth Initiative
We were drowning in paperwork and good intentions. In ninety days they gave us systems we actually use every single morning.
David Kim
Founder, Community Center Alliance
Practical, kind, and relentless about follow-through. They do not just advise; they build right beside you until it works.
Aisha Thompson
After-School Coordinator, Bright Futures
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is The Compass Project?
A nonprofit organization that helps youth programs and small community organizations build the practical systems, processes, and organizational clarity they need to create lasting impact.
Who does The Compass Project serve?
We primarily support youth programs and small, mission-driven community organizations experiencing operational challenges, rapid growth, unclear processes, or limited internal capacity.
What is the 90-Day Reset?
Our signature engagement. Days 1–30 diagnose challenges and set priorities. Days 31–60 build and implement practical solutions. Days 61–90 train the people who will own the new systems, measure progress, and create a sustainable handoff plan.
What types of challenges can you help address?
Clarifying roles and responsibilities, improving workflows, documenting processes, strengthening communication, creating planning tools, establishing operating rhythms, and improving accountability. Each engagement is tailored to your most important needs.
Do you only provide recommendations?
No. We work alongside organizations to put solutions into practice — building usable systems, equipping the people who maintain them, and leaving the organization stronger than we found it.
How can my organization request support?
Complete the Request Support form and tell us about your organization, the community you serve, and the challenges you are facing. We will review it and contact you.
How much does support cost?
We are committed to making practical organizational support accessible. Availability and cost may depend on your needs, project scope, available funding, and our current capacity. Contact us to discuss your situation.
How can I support The Compass Project?
Through donations, sponsorships, professional expertise, volunteer service, and referrals to organizations that may benefit from our programs.
Contact Us
Let's find the path forward together.
Reach out about requesting support, partnering with us, volunteering, or supporting our mission.
Whether you are exploring the 90-Day Reset, looking for a partner, or want to support the organizations we serve, we would love to hear from you. Send a note and we will follow up personally.
compass.project501@gmail.com(909) 706-9156The Compass Project · Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit · compassprojectaz.org