Building nonprofit infrastructure that holds, no matter who is at the helm.
The Nonprofit Thrive Architect
Founder of LUR Growth and creator of the Impact Flow framework, a nonprofit capacity-building system built on agile principles adapted for mission-driven teams.
Winston-Salem, NC · Voorhees College + Capella University · CPD Accredited Provider
With 20 years in the sector and 15+ as an Executive Director, Latoya has led teams through capital campaigns, program expansions, crisis pivots, and the quiet daily work of keeping infrastructure intact under pressure.
That lived experience is why she turned to agile. When the pandemic forced nonprofits into rapid iteration in 2020, she watched leaders burn out chasing every pivot without infrastructure underneath them. She rebuilt her advisory practice around iterative, sprint-based capacity work: short cycles, clear feedback loops, and calm infrastructure that lets teams adapt without collapsing.
Latoya's path started in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. After high school, she relocated to Denmark, South Carolina on a track scholarship to Voorhees College, a small HBCU, where she earned her Bachelor's in Sociology. She later moved to Greensboro, NC, began her career as an in-home counselor in the mental health field, and earned her Master's in Counseling.
She founded and led a nonprofit addressing trauma and abuse, growing it from 7 clients to over 200 families served across multiple counties. She then founded a Suboxone clinic that scaled from 50 clients to over 300, with a team of 20+. She has partnered with the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB), which credentials over 1,000 art therapy professionals, and most recently grew a nonprofit from a $400,000 budget to $1.2 million in under three years.
Credentials & Technical Proficiency
Latoya combines nonprofit leadership expertise with advanced AI and automation training, so the systems she builds aren't theoretical. They're informed by hands-on work with the platforms reshaping how organizations operate.
The LUR Framework
LUR is an acronym and a method. Every engagement is built on three interlocking pillars, each one addressing a specific way nonprofits destabilize.
Reduce executive load
Executive directors should not carry the whole organization in their heads. We offload strategy, decision pathways, and institutional memory into shared systems so leaders can lead, not lifeguard.
Embed strategy into infrastructure
When strategy lives in one person, it leaves when they do. We build the operational architecture, workflows, and data systems that let the whole team execute the plan without depending on a single point of failure.
Mission sustained through transition
Leadership transitions, funding shifts, and policy changes should not destabilize the work. We design the governance, handoff protocols, and stewardship systems that let the mission keep moving when conditions change.
In Practice
For the Community Impact Fund of the Virgin Islands (CIFVI), we designed and deployed a customized donor management system for named fund stewardship. Their team now has automated reporting, real-time fund visibility, and significantly reduced manual administrative load. We remain their ongoing infrastructure partner.
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