I work at the intersection of product innovation, strategy, and responsible data and AI, helping mission-driven organizations design, launch, and scale solutions that drive measurable community and economic impact. I integrate human-centered product design with ecosystem-aware go-to-market strategy to ensure innovation is not only built, but adopted, operationalized, and sustained.

My work bridges strategy and execution by aligning vision, product design, technical workflows, stakeholder incentives, and narrative clarity. I’m typically engaged when the opportunity is high, the path is ambiguous, and success requires both systems thinking and creative problem-solving. I move initiatives from concept to prototype to adoption through intentional workflow design, collaboration, and clear communication.

In short: I specialize in converting strategy into scalable, operational reality.

Sarah Merion

Growing Relationships with Nonprofits, Consultants and Tech Partners

I’ve always been a community builder.

Long before I launched The Nonprofit Hive I was the one bringing people together, making introductions, and finding ways to build connections that mattered. It was house parties, group chats, mom collaboratives, facebook groups, a community of stroke survivors. I wasn’t just drawn to community building; I lived it.

I know what it feels like to be the glue—the one who sees potential in relationships, who believes that the right connections can change everything. That instinct has shaped my career. And now, I support and build intentional, high-impact communities that help organizations move beyond engagement metrics and into real, lasting relationships.

💡 What I Do:

I work with nonprofits, associations, and mission-driven networks to strengthen their communities through:

- Thoughtful 1:1 connection and matching
- Community engagement strategy
- Lightweight, human-first technology and marketing

Light systems. Real relationships. No forced networking.

🐝 Where this shows up

Community Hives – A high-touch, low-lift platform that helps organizations create meaningful 1:1 connections inside their communities

The Nonprofit Hive – A global peer community for nonprofit professionals built on trust, shared learning, and collaboration

📊 The Impact I have created:

🔹 Connected 2,800+ nonprofit professionals through structured, meaningful conversations. This has resulted in jobs, cross-country collaborations and deep international friendships.
🔹 Facilitated over 10,000 1:1 conversations across 90 countries since Oct.2023
🔹 Increased engagement rates 3x higher than typical networking spaces by fostering one-to-one connections that actually stick.
🔹 Helped organizations retain and activate their communities through better strategy, stronger tech, and smarter engagement models.

If you’re trying to build community that actually feels like community — or you’re tired of platforms and strategies that look good but don’t stick — we should probably talk.

📩 Message me here or reach me at tasha@thenonprofithive.com

Tasha Van Vlack

Community doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens because some people keep showing up.

They book the call.
They stay curious.
They listen more than they talk.
They make time—even when time feels scarce.

Community is built by people who put in the reps.

Over the last 90 days, some of our The Nonprofit Hive members have done exactly that. They’ve said yes to conversation again and again—not to sell, not to perform—but to connect, learn, and support others in the sector.

I want to take a moment to uplift 5 of those humans who’ve had the most Hive conversations recently and are doing meaningful work in the nonprofit space:

🌟 Joseph Were and Beryl Adenyo of Rural to Action — 
 Rural to Action is a community youth-led organization on a mission to transform the livelihoods of children and youths impacted by poverty and health challenges in rural communities in Homabay, Kenya. 

🌟 Musa Konneh of Movement for Education and Advocacy Network Salone - MEANS
Running a network of young leaders in Sierra Leone devoted to empowering women, young mothers, expectants, girls and youth to have the skills, knowledge, resilience and opportunities that support them to reach their fullest potentials. 

🌟Shafkat Alam of Tiljala Shed
A developmental organization working for the underprivileged and marginalized people of Kolkata especially the Rag Pickers community which have been neglected and socially ostracized by the civil society. 

🌟 Issabella Akwaboah of the Amazing Girls Foundation
A grassroots social enterprise empowering girls and women in Ghana through menstrual hygiene education, reusable sanitary pad production, and livelihood support

Mission-led, community-minded, showing up with heart.
This is what community looks like in practice.

Not loud. Not flashy. Just consistent, human connection.

And honestly? In a time when so many nonprofits are navigating uncertainty, burnout, and real strain—this kind of collaboration isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s essential.

💛 Soft nudge to my nonprofit friends:
Be bold. Lean into community. Embrace collaboration, even when it feels vulnerable. We don’t get through hard seasons alone.

If you’re craving real conversations (not performative networking), you’re welcome to join us in the Hive.
Community starts when two people say yes to connection.

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Community is a Verb - Global Community Builder and Strategist @ Community Hives/The Nonprofit Hive

I suck at self-guided wellness.

When left to "do" mindfulness/yoga/reflection/planning for the future I kind of fall apart.

Maybe its mom life, maybe its the weight of nonprofit, but "wellness" always feels secondary. And I know that likely you nonprofiteer are living the same way.

So VERY pumped to be able to offer an interactive opportunity to engage with others and peer learn on this topic!!! The Nonprofit Hive has ben generously offered 10 tickets to the upcoming Future of Good Changemaker Wellness event.

To be considered just post "I'm in!" in the comments or repost and we will be in touch if you are chosen for a ticket

Wellness + community learning is where we make the shift.

*also check out this incredible speaker line up! Fiorella Rojas Jaramillo, Mandy Wilson, Marie Imber, Daksha Rangan Hof.

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