Work with a purpose, on purpose.
I help mission-driven organizations prove their programs work, building the partnership strategy, data systems, and reporting that turn good intentions into lasting results.
Who I Serve:
I work with mission-driven organizations, from B Corps and social enterprises to corporate community-investment teams and government-funded workforce and education partners, that are scaling faster than their infrastructure can keep up. (I selectively partner with well-resourced nonprofits; I don't serve higher education institutions.)
I’ve spent 5+ years building partnership and program strategy in mission-driven organizations, where I currently lead and coach a team. I also teach at the graduate level, and that’s not a side note, it’s how I work: I break down complex ideas so people can apply them to their own work, feel confident doing it, and measure their own success. I understand the funding, compliance, and outcome pressures mission-driven organizations, across nonprofit, corporate, and public-sector lines, actually live with
My foundation is a Master of Science in Community Development, so I understand the funding and outcome pressures nonprofits actually live with, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, which is where I learned to measure human change rigorously, not just count outputs. Programs that serve people should be measured the way you’d measure people, rigorously and humanely.
Know What's Working:
Partnership Strategy
I identify, cultivate, and structure the relationships that move your work forward, across both the short term and the long term, and build the outreach frameworks and infrastructure that make partnerships last.
Prove It:
Data Tracking & Reporting
I build the data systems, reporting frameworks, and outcome metrics that make your work legible to the people who need to see it: funders, investors, boards, executives, and the communities you serve. Clear data tells your story and drives your next decision.
Built to Last:
Program & Project Development
Whether you need targeted support for a defined project or a full program built from the ground up, I design the workflows, documentation, and systems that get the work done — on time and with intention.
"I started Jones26 Advisory because I kept seeing the same thing — mission-driven organizations and corporate teams doing meaningful work without the structure to sustain it. Great ideas were stalling, partnerships were falling through the cracks, and programs were running on people instead of systems. Jones26 exists to close that gap — with strategy that's built to last and support that actually meets you where you are."
- Dalona Jones, CEO & Founder of Jones26 Advisory LLC
