Space to think. Clear next steps. Steady leadership.
Strategic support for nonprofits, government, and purpose-driven organisations navigating complexity, change, and growth.
Kia ora, I’m Rochelle Stewart-Allen, The NGO Coach.
I support nonprofits, government teams, and purpose-driven organisations navigating complexity, leadership pressure, growth, and change.
My mahi combines leadership coaching, governance support, strategic facilitation, and systems thinking — helping people think clearly, strengthen decision-making, and move forward sustainably.
Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington, working across Aotearoa New Zealand.
You might be here because …
- You’re carrying too much as a CEO, senior leader, or board member
- Your organisation feels stretched or stuck
- You need space to think clearly — not just react
- Leadership feels isolating
- Your board or team feels unclear or misaligned
- You’re navigating growth, pressure, or change and want steadier foundations
What changes when you have the right support:
Over time, people often find that:
- complex situations start to feel clearer
- leadership feels calmer and less isolating
- decisions become more intentional
- governance and team dynamics strengthen
- practical next steps become easier to identify
- organisations become more sustainable over time
Sustainable organisations need more than good intentions
Purpose-driven organisations are being asked to hold increasing complexity with limited time, funding, and capacity.
Over time, this pressure affects:
- leadership
- governance
- strategy
- communication
- decision-making
- organisational sustainability
My mahi helps organisations create steadier foundations through clearer thinking, stronger leadership, practical governance, and more sustainable ways of working.
Work with me
Ways we can work together
Leadership Coaching →
Steady, practical support for CEOs, senior leaders, and founders navigating complexity, pressure, growth, and change.
Governance Support →
Governance advice, facilitation, and training that helps boards strengthen clarity, decision-making, and sustainable leadership.
Strategic Facilitation →
Structured and relational facilitation that helps boards, teams, and partnerships think clearly, work through complexity, and move forward together.
Who I work with
- nonprofit leaders and boards
- government and public sector teams
- purpose-driven organisations navigating growth, complexity, or change
- consultants, funders, and businesses working alongside communities and the nonprofit sector
Most clients I work with are carrying significant responsibility and need trusted space to think clearly, strengthen decision-making, and move forward sustainably.
Reflections from Leaders and Organisations
“Working with Rochelle was a great mix of big-picture thinking and practical steps I could actually implement.”
“It was so helpful to talk through the fiddly bits with Rochelle and have someone see patterns.”
“Rochelle was calm, thoughtful, and incredibly practical.”
“Rochelle is a generous and caring leader who instinctively works in a collaborative and relational way.”
Michelle Kitney,
chief executive, Tūao Aotearoa / volunteering new zealand
“Ngā mihi nui ki a koe, Rochelle …Your deep knowledge of the sector … has made a huge difference.”
Taylor Curd,
Former Co-Chair, Wellington Pride Festival / Tū Whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara
“Rochelle brings people from different backgrounds together … her style is warm and inclusive.”
Sue McCabe,
CEO, Wellington community fund / te upoko o te ika
“Rochelle has a deep well of knowledge of how organisations work (how they *should* work, as well as common pitfalls).”
Thalia Kehoe Rowden,
Executive Director, Human Rights Measurement Initiative
If you’re carrying a lot right now…
You don’t have to hold everything on your own.
Together, we can create space to think clearly, make sense of complexity, and move forward in a way that feels steady and sustainable.