Strategy consulting
for mission-driven organizations.

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Nicolas Takamine, founder of Arpeggio Advisors. Services in nonprofit strategy & nonprofit strategic planning, business model innovation, and organization & transformation.

About Me


Hi, I'm Nick.

I'm a strategy consultant on a mission to help social sector leaders translate and employ the most powerful strategic management practices from the private sector.
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How Can I Help?

I help mission-driven organizations upgrade their strategic management practices. 
Tackle Your Most Critical Priorities

I partner with leaders who are dissatisfied with the status quo and who are pushing their organization to the next level of strategic effectiveness.
Gain Practical Solutions That Work

I help these leaders translate the best strategic management practices from the private sector so they are relevant and practical in a nonprofit context—simply put, so that they work and are sustainable. 
Build Sustainable Strategic Capacity

My style of partnering helps nonprofit leaders build their own intuition and ability to apply the concepts and practices we utilize, so they can lead confidently when taking the work forward.
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My Perspectives

Distant mountain obscured by fog
By Nicolas Takamine 15 Apr, 2019
When you start something new—whether it be a nonprofit, a social venture, an initiative or a business—you face very few knowns and a sea of unknowns. Three concepts from the strategy literature that can help leaders of new ventures be intentional about the steps they take when so much about the immediate future is unknown.
Stacked binders against a wall
By Nicolas Takamine 16 Nov, 2018
The first article in a series helping nonprofit leaders find and utilize today’s best business thinking to strengthen their nonprofit strategy.
Old tools on a wooden table
By Nicolas Takamine 19 Apr, 2018
Nonprofit leaders are hungry to upgrade their strategy toolkit but remain an underserved population when it comes to strategy resources and support.
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