About us
Nurturing Impact Consulting was established to address a common challenge within complex social initiatives: the gap between ambitious ideas and successful implementation.
Across research, policy, and community sectors, many initiatives begin with strong concepts, dedicated leadership, and significant funding. However, translating these elements into meaningful outcomes and sustained impact requires a different kind of expertise - one focused on implementation and accountability.
Nurturing Impact Consulting was founded by Katrina Crossman to provide that capacity. Katrina brings experience leading the operational development of complex, grant-funded initiatives within university and cross-sector environments. Her work has included coordinating interdisciplinary teams, managing multi-year research programs, and supporting collaboration across researchers, policymakers, and community partners.
Throughout this work, she observed that institutions consistently excel at generating ideas and securing funding, but complex initiatives often lack dedicated implementation leadership to turn plans into action.
Nurturing Impact Consulting works at the intersection of research, policy, and practice, supporting initiatives that aim to strengthen the systems serving children and families across health, education, social services, and justice.
By combining implementation leadership, evidence-informed approaches, and cross-sector collaboration, the firm helps organizations move from promising concepts to coordinated, accountable impact.
