Nausheena Hussain
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Nausheena Hussain
Philanthropic Pracademic

I help Muslim women nonprofit leaders build their capacity and Strengthening their Nonprofit’s Infrastructure So they can make the world a better place

Nissa Consulting, Inc

An-Nisa’ is the fourth surah (chapter) in the Holy Qur’an. Nisa means “women” in Arabic. This chapter has many verses that reference women regarding mahr (the bridal gift), inheritance, the share for daughters and wives, marriage laws, and many other topics. It’s a beautiful surah that was revealed during the Madinah period to guide the newly Muslim community in their daily lives. I love that there is an entire chapter titled women because of the work I’ve been doing for the past decade. I felt naming my new venture after this surah to be serendipitous.

Building and maintaining a strong infrastructure in nonprofits is incredibly important to the health and success of every organization. When we build the capacity of start up, emerging or small organizations, we set them up to have a greater impact in their community. I want to help position you and your nonproft for that impact. As a serial nonprofit entrepreneur, my expertise lies in starting nonprofits and helping them get to a stable growth stage. I work with nonprofits with budgets under $500,000 on a wide variety of capacity building areas. Scroll below to see if I can be of help and then connect with me. I’d be honored to work with you.

Annual Budget

A nonprofit budget is a financial document that provides an overview of An organization’s mission, programs with a plan on how the organization will generate and spend its money.

What I can help you with:

  • Set organizational and program financial goals

  • Review current finances and help forecast for the future

  • Develop a draft expense budget for the overall organization and at program level

  • Develop a draft income budget based on a diversified fundraising portfolio

  • Co-create a budget narrative for board approval

 

Developing Annual Sustainability

every nonprofit needs funding to reach its goals and serve the community. but you need to have a plan of how you will raise that money

What I can help with

  • Create a Case for Support helping donors and funders understand your mission and goals.

  • Evaluate current Donor Database tools and provide recommendations

  • Develop Donor Pyramid Report

  • Co-create Stewarding Plan for donor relationships

  • Provide Annual Online Campaign Strategy

Marketing Strategy

Marketing isn’t just for corporations and its not just about social media. Every nonprofit needs a Marketing plan to effectively fundraise and know what your community needs

What I can help with

  • Design Consumer Profile

  • Develop Branding Guidelines

  • Marketing Communications Assessment and Recommendations

  • Content creation for marketing materials

 

 

Coaching

Every leader needs a good coach to guidE Her on Her Journey, to AchIeve Her goals and help her reach Her full potential.

What I can help:

  • Developing a personal vision for your life, organization or project

  • Analyzing and developing your network

  • Understanding your purpose and how you’ll manifest it

  • Building resilience

  • Taking your idea and launching a nonprofit

  • Transitions from corporate to nonprofit sector



 
 
 

Understanding Grants & Foundations

As a nonprofit leader, you know that raising money is important for the organization’s success. Diversifying your funding portfolio includes adding grants into the fundraising mix.

What I can help with:

  • Demystify the grants and foundation world

  • Create your organization’s common grant application

  • Provide you with tools to do the research to find available grants

  • Prospect grants

  • Review your grant application and submit a proposal

Sound interesting? Let me help you level up your organization’s infrastructure so you can build capacity and sustainability.

‘‘Nausheena tailored the work to meet MDMC's specific budget and infrastructure building needs. It has changed the trajectory of our work and thinking about MDMC's annual sustainability. I would absolutely recommend other organizations to work with her. Her passion for this work is obvious and her skill set is a perfect fit.”

/  Valerie Shirley, Founder and Executive Director - Minnesota Deaf Muslim Community  /

"Pearls has developed an amazing collaborative partnership with Nausheena at Nissa Consulting. Her dedication in building and maintaining a strong financial infrastructure within our organization was evident in all stages. I appreciate her attention to detail, her deliberate listening to understand and her innovative solutions to challenges are ingenious."

/ Zakya Gazey, Executive Director - Pearls of Hope /

“Working with Nausheena as a consultant was great. She is knowledgeable, skilled and really good at having you envision a successful non-profit then work towards building it. I highly recommend working with her.”

/ Kaltun Karani, Founder and Executive Director - Hikma Academy /

"We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Nausheena, for her instrumental role in propelling our organization to new heights. Nausheena's expertise and innovative solutions were pivotal in streamlining our operations, leading to a remarkable enhancement in overall efficiency. Thanks to her guidance, our organization not only achieved newfound success but also secured our very first grant. Nissa Consulting stands as an amazing resource for any organization aiming to reach their milestones."

/ Amal AbdelFatah, Co-founder and Executive Director - Strive Sisterhood /