Ashley Zohn
Principal
Strengthening Mission-Driven Organizations
Zohn Advisors helps national, community, and family foundations, nonprofits, and institutions navigate change, complexity, and uncertainty. We turn data, research, and strategy into confident decisions—and help organizations build strength and adaptability that lasts.
Make Strategy Real
Turn bold ideas into actionable, resilient plans that move your mission forward.
Strategic planning
Theory of change development
Operational planning & project management
Elevate Ideas & Influence
Build your thought leadership and research functions to generate insights that shape the field.
Research strategy and learning frameworks
Insight development and publication management
Partnerships for dissemination and field influence
Build Resilience
Strengthen your organization's ability to adapt, respond, and sustain impact through change and disruption.
Risk & resilience planning
Scenario development & stress testing
Organizational readiness assessments
Drive Change with Data
Transform information into insights—and insights into smarter decisions and stronger results.
Program evaluations
Data-driven decision support
After-action reviews & learning agendas
Unlock Clarity & Alignment
Engage your team in focused, productive conversations that drive decisions, build buy-in, and accelerate progress.
Strategic retreats
Stakeholder workshops
Leadership decision-making sessions
Extend Your Team
Add experienced capacity to advance priorities, support grantmaking, and strengthen organizational alignment.
Fractional Chief of Staff or Strategy Officer
Interim grants or learning management
Strategic initiative or partnership coordination
“Ashley absolutely transformed my organization. She launched and guided our strategic planning process, implemented policies and procedures that were badly needed, created a list of fundraising prospects and the documents we needed to attract them, and in a matter of months elevated my nonprofit to a place I'd expected would take years. She was delightful to work with, always producing work above and beyond what I expected in a timely manner. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Marylynne Schwartz
President of Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library
Why me?
I’ve spent my career helping mission-driven organizations make sense of complexity and prepare for what's next. From leading large-scale learning and improvement efforts at FEMA to shaping strategy and evaluation in philanthropy, I bring a blend of evidence-based insight, real-world experience, and a collaborative approach tailored to each partnership. I also support larger initiatives as a strategic advisor, subcontractor, or thought partner when needed.