TVA Consulting is on a mission to help social entrepreneurs develop the systems and processes needed to strategically build and grow profitable sustainable infrastructures.
Our services include:
- Professional Development & Training​
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing
- Program Design & Evaluation
- Board/Leadership Development
- Organizational Development
- Compliance Adherence
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning Facilitation
- Systems + Process Improvement
- Launch Management
- Product + Service Development
- Event Management
- Launch Management
- Brand Development
- Marketing Plan & Development
- Business Planning/Pitch Plan
Our founder, Tracy V. Allen, is a Nonprofit/Business Strategist, Speaker, Author, Educator, and Publisher with a passion for helping organizations thrive structurally and financially.
Tracy and her team of experts help nonprofits and businesses attract funding, increase capacity, deliver exemplary programs/services, and create a positive impact in the communities they serve.
She is also the creator of the signature program Strategically Planned 365â„¢ - a nonprofit business framework designed to help nonprofit leaders gain clarity, plan for capacity, manage, implement, and collaborate effectively. She is also the creator of Telling Profitable Storiesâ„¢ - a revenue-generating communications system geared towards helping for-profits and nonprofits tell the stories that pull at the hearts strings of their audience and compel them to open their purse strings.
Tracy received her BA from Excelsior College. She has also been an Educator for 20 years with most of her focus being in the area of Middle School English Language Arts.
When Tracy isn't strategizing for clients, she is doing volunteer work for SCORE Greater Hartford Chapter as a Co-Chair, Education, and Inclusion & Diversity Coordinator, Fundraising Team Member, as well as the organization's representative on the Small Nonprofit Community Partners Committee. She also sits on the board of the Charter Oak State College Foundation.
Tracy also hosts three podcast shows. She has bi-weekly podcast/vodcast called Nonprofit Biz Talkâ„¢, a daily 60-second strategy-packed show, The Nonprofit Minuteâ„¢, and her newest addition Unskriptdâ„¢ with Tracy V. Allen.
Tracy is also a mom of two and enjoys spending quality time with them cooking, traveling, and having riveting discussions about societal issues.

Business Plan Best Practices | Change Agentz TV

7 Steps to Improve Your Social Impact with Measurements, by TVA Consulting

What to Do with the Mid-Year Assessment, by TVA Consulting

Creating a Game Plan for Dealing with Stress in the Stillness | Change Agentz Vodcast

$10,000 – Why You Haven’t Gotten the EIDL Stimulus “Grant” Loan

20 Frequently Asked PPP Questions Answered | Morning Tâ„¢

13 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan | Change Agentz TV

Logic Model Framework Change Agentz TV

Nonprofit Tech: What Do You Really Need?

CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

10 Steps to Starting a Social Enterprise, by TVA Consulting

The 4 C’s of Content Marketing for Nonprofits & Businesses | Change Agentz TV

Success, Straight Ahead: Strategic Planning for 2021, by TVA Consulting

Volunteer Appreciation During Social Distancing

4 Tips to Promoting Your Giving Tuesday NOW Campaign | Change Agentz TV

Citizen-Focused Purpose | Part 1_ Measuring Citizen Satisfaction, by TVA Consulting

The Funding is in Programs | Change Agentz TV

Year-End Fundraising Framework – Part 3 | Giving Tuesday Strategies, by TVA Consulting

What is Capacity? | Capacity Building – Part I, by TVA Consulting

Year-End Fundraising Framework – Part 4 | The Biggest Ask Last, by TVA Consulting

The 6 “O’s” of the Business Plan | Change Agentz TV

The Curious Case of the Executive Summary | Change Agentz TV

Update on PPP & EIDL Stimulus Package | Morning Tâ„¢

Operational Framework | Part 2: Financial Management, by TVA Consulting

Year-End Fundraising Framework – Part 2 | Creating a Compelling Message, by TVA Consulting

Why Strategic Planning: The Benefits Outweigh the Cost | Change Agentz TV

What Happens On The Inside Internal Audits, by TVA Consulting

How Do You Show Capacity | Capacity Building – Part II, by TVA Consulting

3 Steps to Strategic Planning | Change Agentz TV

The 3 E’s of Social Entrepreneurship, by TVA Consulting

Wrapping up your Year | Part 1: Highlight Your Impact, by TVA Consulting

Year-End Fundraising Framework – Part 1 | Getting Prepared, by TVA Consulting

Understanding the EIDL | Morning T

Programs for Social Justice – Part I

How to Organize Your Business, by TVA Consulting

Business Plan Services, by TVA Consulting

Government Contracting: What You Need To Know, by TVA Consulting

Developing & Maintaining Profitable Programs, by TVA Consulting

Tell Me More: Strategic Engagement for Success | S1E9

So You Want to Start a Nonprofit – Now What! | Nonprofit Biz Talk | Tracy V. Allen

SBA Transparency Update on PPP Loan | Change Agentz TV

Operational Framework | Part 1: Systematic Communication, by TVA Consulting

Planning for the Future | Strategic Minute

Assess Your Systems and Processes, by TVA Consulting

Common Board Questions and Answers | S1E13

Consistency Matters | Achieving Sustainability-Part IV, by TVA Consulting

8 Elements of a Strategic Plan | Change Agentz TV

Conducting Competitive Analysis | Strategic Minute

Capacity Building for Nonprofits and Social Enterprises – Part IV, by TVA Consulting

Wrapping up your Year | Part 3: Set New Goal, by TVA Consulting

Complicated Times with Simple Solutions – Part 1: Legal Issues, by TVA Consulting

Focus On Impact | Part 1: Problems and Assessment, by TVA Consulting

SWOT Analysis for Business Plans | Change Agentz TV

5 Steps to Successful Change, by TVA Consulting

Wrapping up your Year | Part 2: Identify Areas of Improvement, by TVA Consulting

Citizen-Focused Purpose | Part 2: Develop a Map of How Citizens Experience those Journeys, by TVA Consulting

The Strategic Management Process | Change Agentz TV

Social Media Best Practices | Change Agentz

Proactive vs Reactive | Strategic Minuteâ„¢

Strategic Planning Cycle | Change Agentz TV

Effective Strategies to Networking on Social Media | Morning Tâ„¢

Effective Leadership Strategies, by TVA Consulting

Recession Proof Your Business-Part 1 | Morning Tâ„¢

Why You Need a Facilitator For Your Strategic Planning Sessions | Change Agentz TV

Telling Stories | Marketing Your Social Impact Biz – Part IV, by TVA Consulting

PPP Loan and the Soleproprietor | Change Agentz TV

Should I Start a Nonprofit | S1E14

11 Nonprofit Content Ideas | Change Agentz

About Those Financials . . . | S1E2

What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You: Nonprofit Tax Issues | S1E3

Focus On Impact | Part 2: Understand the purpose of Impact, by TVA Consulting

Looking at Leadership | Achieving Sustainability – Part II, by TVA Consulting

Workforce eTraining Solutions| Nilda Thomas, by TVA Consulting

Designing Your Business Model for Social Impact| Part 2: Social Venture & Social Impact Strategy, by TVA Consulting

Focus On Impact | Part 3: Communicate the Magnitude of Your Solution, by TVA Consulting

Building Nonprofit Communities During Social Distancing | Change Agentz TV

Designing Your Business Model for Social Impact | Part 1: Who is a Change Agent, by TVA Consulting

Hire & Retain Staff, by TVA Consulting

Assessing Profitability, Sustainability, & Compliance | S1E15

Why You Need a Mid-Year Assessment, by TVA Consulting

What Does Funding Have To Do With It | Capacity Building – Part III, by TVA Consulting

Citizen-Focused Purpose | Part 4: Thinking Long-Term, by TVA Consulting

Programs for Social Justice – Part II

Operational Framework | Part 3: Infrastructure Investment, by TVA Consulting

BOD The First Line of Defense | Marketing You Social Impact Biz – Part I, by TVA Consulting

Change Agentz Podcast with Tracy Allen

20 Mistakes Nonprofits Made in 2018: Lessons Learned

Digital / Social Media | Marketing Your Social Impact Biz – Part II, by TVA Consulting

The SWOT | Achieving Sustainability – Part IÂ , by TVA Consulting

What Investors Want to See | Business Plan | Change Agentz TV

How To Start a Social Enterprise, by TVA Consulting

Wrapping up your Year | Part 4: Develop a Strategy, by TVA Consulting

The Board – Choosing the Right Ones | S1E4

Strategic Planning Framework | Change Agentz TVâ„¢

Funding Comes Through Programming | S1E10

Operational Framework | Part 4: Operational Infrastructure, by TVA Consulting

Demystifying PPP | Morning Tâ„¢

8 Types of Business Plans | Change Agentz TV

Which Type of Social Enterprise Should You Choose, by TVA Consulting
