Practical leadership development for mid-level nonprofit leaders.

I work with mid-level nonprofit leaders — and the organizations developing them — to build leadership that holds up under real conditions: limited resources, complex stakeholders, and the constant work of translating strategy into action through other people.

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“I’m taking a pause before responding to a question or situation, and I’m more intentional about where to step up and where to step back. I’ve also started checking in with the whole team instead of relying on feedback from one supervisee.”
Essence Bowens
LSSNY, Confidare Leadership Cohort member, 2026
Working with Sheila Weber and HomeGrown Strategies has been pivotal for our organization. The coaching and skill-building we’ve received have not only enhanced our leadership capabilities but also strengthened collaboration across our team.
Cheryl Wendt
Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Sheila Weber is an exceptional partner who excels in simplifying complexities that other organizations often make daunting. As a coach, Sheila empowers her clients through self-reflection, guiding them to reconsider their personal and professional goals and create their own paths to transformative success.
Corey D. Flournoy
Principal, Creative Outreach Consulting, LLC

“I’m taking a pause before responding to a question or situation, and I’m more intentional about where to step up and where to step back. I’ve also started checking in with the whole team instead of relying on feedback from one supervisee.”
Essence Bowens
LSSNY, Confidare Leadership Cohort member, 2026
Working with Sheila Weber and HomeGrown Strategies has been pivotal for our organization. The coaching and skill-building we’ve received have not only enhanced our leadership capabilities but also strengthened collaboration across our team.
Cheryl Wendt
Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Sheila Weber is an exceptional partner who excels in simplifying complexities that other organizations often make daunting. As a coach, Sheila empowers her clients through self-reflection, guiding them to reconsider their personal and professional goals and create their own paths to transformative success.
Corey D. Flournoy
Principal, Creative Outreach Consulting, LLC

“I’m taking a pause before responding to a question or situation, and I’m more intentional about where to step up and where to step back. I’ve also started checking in with the whole team instead of relying on feedback from one supervisee.”
Essence Bowens
LSSNY, Confidare Leadership Cohort member, 2026
Working with Sheila Weber and HomeGrown Strategies has been pivotal for our organization. The coaching and skill-building we’ve received have not only enhanced our leadership capabilities but also strengthened collaboration across our team.
Cheryl Wendt
Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Sheila Weber is an exceptional partner who excels in simplifying complexities that other organizations often make daunting. As a coach, Sheila empowers her clients through self-reflection, guiding them to reconsider their personal and professional goals and create their own paths to transformative success.
Corey D. Flournoy
Principal, Creative Outreach Consulting, LLC

You're navigating priorities that shift faster than they're communicated.

Translating strategy into action through people who don't all see it the same way.

Holding standards while protecting trust.

Trying to grow as a leader while everyone around you assumes you've already got it figured out.

Most leadership programs aren’t built for that work. Executive content sits too high. Manager basics sit too low. The middle — where the actual translation happens — gets skipped.

That’s the work I build for.

How I work with nonprofits

Practical leadership development for new supervisors, mid-level leaders, and the organizations investing in them.

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Confidare Foundations

A three-month live cohort for people in their first years of supervising. Communicate clearly, develop your people, and hold accountability with care, built for your responsibilities as a new supervisor.

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Confidare Leadership Cohort

A 9-month assessment-driven cohort for mid-level nonprofit leaders. Built around six leadership domains, structured around real practice with peer support, and measured at the end with proof of growth.

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For Organizations

Send leaders to the open Confidare cohort, run a private cohort for your leadership bench, or build a custom workshop, retreat, or coaching engagement for your team.

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GROWING organizations WE’VE HELPED