Systems · data · grant readiness

Most nonprofits lose hours to broken systems — and grants to missing data. I fix both.

Dream Keepers builds the behind-the-scenes systems small nonprofits run on: the tools and automations that give your team hours back, the data that proves your impact, and the documentation that wins grants and passes audits. Tailored to how you actually work — never off the shelf.

Built by a federal grant reviewer & former nonprofit executive (ED, VP & Regional Director)

Reviewer's scorecard APP-#0427
Program narrativemission & story Strong
Data & outcomescan they prove impact? Thin
Compliance & documentationfiles, tracking, audit trail Incomplete
Lost on paper

Most nonprofits do remarkable work. They just can't prove it on paper — yet. That's the gap I close.

Built for the under-resourced Behavioral health Reentry & community corrections Homeless services Small nonprofits competing above budget
The real reason small nonprofits fall behind

Your work isn't the problem. Your back office is.

Big agencies can hire or contract whatever they need. You can't — yet. So your team loses hours to manual busywork, your impact lives in scattered spreadsheets, and the grants go to organizations with cleaner systems and better data — not better programs. The foundation is what's holding you back, and it's fixable.

I came up through behavioral health, community corrections, and nonprofit leadership — and I review federal grants now. I build the systems, automations, data, and documentation that let small organizations run better, prove their impact, and compete for real funding.

Made to fit

No two organizations are alike. Your tools shouldn't be either.

Every curriculum, dashboard, and app I build is shaped around your programs, your data, and the way your team actually works — never pulled off a shelf. Because just as no two missions are created equal, neither are the systems that should run them.

Curriculum Dashboards Custom apps Automations Policies & procedures Tracking systems
How I help

Tailored systems that help any agency grow.

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The Dream Keepers Review

Not sure what you need? I come in, look at how your organization actually runs, and hand you a clear picture: what's slowing your team down, where your data and documentation stand, and how ready you are for your next grant or audit. You leave knowing exactly what to fix first.

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Systems, Apps & Automation

Custom dashboards, tools, and apps — plus automations that take repetitive busywork like reports, reminders, and data entry off your team's plate, so they get hours back for the mission.

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Certification, Compliance & Policy

CARF and state-licensing prep, plus the policies and procedures that actually pass review — built from scratch for whatever body governs your work, in any state.

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Grants: Mock Review & Writing

I score your application the way I do as a federal reviewer — before you submit — then help you write or sharpen it so it actually competes for funding.

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Fractional Admin & Systems Consulting

Ongoing operational support — curriculum, audits, processes, documentation — for teams that can't justify a full-time hire.

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Why me

I've sat in every seat at this table.

I've reviewed the grants. Federal grant reviewer for 3+ years — on the awarding side, watching exactly why applications win and lose.
I've run the organizations. Former Executive Director, two-time Regional Director, and former VP of nonprofits. I know the pressure you're under.
I've lived in the documentation. Hands-on in behavioral health, community corrections, and homeless services — where the paperwork is everything.
I'm credentialed to be in the room. Licensed therapist (MSW, LSW) · Master of Psychology · Master of Science, Administration of Justice & Security · Bachelor of Business Administration · Graduate Certificate, Human Resources Management.
The track record

Credibility you can check.

3+ yrs
reviewing federal grants — on the awarding side
3 roles
in nonprofit leadership: ED, VP & Regional Director
4 degrees
in social work, psychology, justice & business
3 systems
CARF, OhioMHAS & ODMHSAS prep from scratch — yours next
01 — Assess

A reviewer's-eye audit

We start with an honest look at where you stand — your data, documentation, and compliance gaps, scored the way a funder would actually see them.

02 — Build

Systems that fit your team

I build the dashboards, trackers, and files that turn your daily work into fundable proof — tailored to how you really operate, never a template.

03 — Compete

Walk in ready

You head into your next grant cycle or audit with the numbers to back you up — and I stay available as you grow into bigger opportunities.

"A client testimonial goes here — once you wrap your first engagement, drop in a sentence or two about the difference it made."

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Selected work

Real platforms, built for real organizations.

Live · nonprofit wellness platform

Moms House — Wellness Program Platform

A complete custom platform and app powering the wellness program at Moms House, a local nonprofit — built from the ground up around how their program actually runs, never forced into off-the-shelf software. Access is secured to the organization to protect participant data.

Custom appProgram trackingBuilt for a nonprofit
Private platform · details available on request
Client platform · all-in-one

Webinar, Curriculum & Booking Platform

One platform where an educator hosts webinars live or on demand, publishes curriculum, and lets clients book and watch — replacing several disconnected tools with a single place that does it all.

WebinarsCurriculumBookingCustom build
add a link if the client allows — or leave as a private build
Why "Dream Keepers"

An administrative angel for the people holding everyone else up.

Every nonprofit I've worked with is keeping someone's dream alive — a person in recovery, a family finding housing, a community that refuses to give up. Somebody has to keep the dream-keepers standing.

That's the work I love: coming in quietly, building the systems and proof that let good people keep doing good work, and making sure the money follows the mission. I have to earn a living, yes — but the goal is simple. Help any agency, whatever its budget, compete like it has one ten times the size.

— Lisa Banks · Founder, Dream Keepers LLC · MSW, LSW

Let's talk

Let's figure out what your organization needs.

A free 20-minute call. Tell me a little about where you stand, and I'll come to our conversation already knowing your situation. No pressure, no pitch.

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