Upwork meets McKinsey, for community-rooted leaders
We don't just advise. We roll up our sleeves and work alongside you to secure funding, build your systems, and grow your impact in real time — for nonprofits, small businesses, and community-rooted leaders.
"Solutions rooted in dignity, belonging, and impact."
— Our mission
Sound familiar?
Founders and nonprofit leaders are doing real work, but three gaps keep holding them back.
You're wearing every hat, with no team to carry out the work that moves your mission forward.
What usually happens
Pushing through alone, leaning on volunteers and board members, or hiring staff you can't sustain.
How we help
We embed on your team and fractionally lead your programs, with no full-time hire required.
There's no time, expertise, or system to find, write, and win grants and contracts consistently.
What usually happens
Writing grants late at night, or hiring a freelancer who delivers one proposal and leaves.
How we help
A clear funding roadmap, curated prospects, and full-cycle proposals written in your voice.
Without solid systems, growth stalls and you're not ready for funders, audits, or contracts.
What usually happens
DIY spreadsheets, free workshops, or traditional consultants who advise but don't implement.
How we help
Bookkeeping, procurement readiness, and workflows your team keeps running after we leave.
What we do
Holistic, implementation-focused support for mission-driven leaders who need a partner on the team, not a polished powerpoint.
From strategy to submission to stewardship, we help you find, write, win, and manage the funding that grows your impact.
$43,000
grant secured for a DC chef
Grant strategy sessions
A clear funding roadmap so you pursue the right opportunities instead of chasing every one.
Funder research & prospect lists
Curated funding opportunities matched to your mission and eligibility.
Full-cycle grant writing
Proposals, narratives, and budgets written in your own voice.
Grant management
Deadlines, reporting, and funder relationships handled after the award, so you stay fundable.
Hands-on support that builds the infrastructure your mission runs on.
I lead the room so you can focus on vision instead of logistics, and design programs that care for your people.
Who we serve
Community-based organizations with lean teams that need funding and program capacity.
Founder-led businesses, especially makers, food entrepreneurs, and contractors, that need funding, systems, and contract readiness.
Changemakers and coalitions building initiatives that serve their neighborhoods.
Based in Washington, DC · presence in Seattle · working with clients nationally
Is this you?
Meet the founder
I'm FolaSade Pyne, MBA, Founder and CEO of The Aligned SOULutions, a people-centered consulting and advisory firm supporting mission-driven organizations, small businesses, and community-rooted leaders who need hands-on, implementation-focused help to operate, grow, and create lasting impact.
I'm a third-generation Washingtonian, a DC Public Schools graduate, and a former DCPS educator. The trust and relationships I have in the communities I serve took a lifetime to build.
I've also built a business through the same capacity and funding gaps my clients face, so I lead with empathy and practical answers, not theory.
10+
years of advocacy & impact work
100K+
justice-impacted people trained
3rd
generation Washingtonian
Background & credentials
— FolaSade "Sade" Pyne
Founder & CEO
Our approach
Real problems get solved in real time. That means working alongside our clients — facilitating the workshop, writing the proposal, running the program — not just diagnosing what's wrong.
We listen deeply before we propose. Every engagement starts with understanding the people behind the mission.
We join your team, with your company email, and carry out the work. In the room, in the work, in the wins.
Solutions for justice system-impacted and underserved communities built on belonging and lived experience.
Strategy means nothing without execution. We leave behind workflows, tools, and systems your team keeps running.
Voices from the work
"Working with The Aligned SOULutions transformed how we approach our community programs. Sade didn't just consult — she rolled up her sleeves and built alongside us."
Program Director
Community wellness nonprofit
Ready when you are
Book a free discovery call. We'll talk through what you're building, where you're stuck, and whether we're the right fit to roll up our sleeves alongside you.
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