Social Investment Thinktank · Indianapolis, IN

The non-profit infrastructure gap is why philanthropic capital underperforms.

Consept is building infrastructure that closes that gap — diagnostic tools, governance systems, and giving infrastructure built on twenty years of underwriting judgment and technical assistance delivery, so nonprofits can execute, and philanthropic capital can move with confidence.

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20+

Years in the field

$15M+

Loan portfolio originated

Sept 2026

First cohort assessment, 10–12 CBOs

About

Aaron Laramore, J.D.

I spent two decades assessing organizational capacity as a component of credit risk at leading national financial intermediaries — including the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), where I originated a $15M+ loan and grant portfolio. Before a dollar moved, I had to know whether the organization could execute.

That underwriting logic is the foundation of BoardPulse — the diagnostic tool that turns two decades of judgment calls into a structured, repeatable score.

LISC — Senior Program Officer Corporation for Supportive Housing Affordable Housing Capital Absorption Community Investment Strategy Denison University Ohio State College of Law

BoardPulse — What's Live Right Now

Two decades of judgment,
one repeatable score.

A structured assessment that measures nonprofit governance, financial management, fund development, and impact measurement on a validated 0–10 maturity scale.

Free, permanently, for nonprofits tracking their own growth.
In active pilot — the first cohort, 10–12 community-based organizations, is being assessed in September 2026.
Built for the funders, CDFIs, and lenders who need this data at the portfolio level, before a dollar moves. Early conversations are underway with foundations on what that looks like at scale.

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Built on the Same Logic

Proof of the
same thesis.

The underwriting thesis behind BoardPulse shows up in a few other forms.

Playbook · $59.99

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A governance and operational playbook for Black alumni associations building independent giving infrastructure, without forming a nonprofit or hiring staff. Proof that this logic produces something an association can use immediately.

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We build a custom Impact Measurement and Management framework for your organization at no cost. Most nonprofits have no system to demonstrate impact; this is the starting point.

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Consulting

Organizational Infrastructure Consulting

For organizations that need more than a diagnostic — we co-develop the governance structures, fund development frameworks, and impact measurement systems that let an organization perform consistently, without creating dependency on us to run it.

On the Horizon

Alumni Capital
Cooperative.

Concept Stage · Not Yet Built

Black alumni associations have committed alumni and strong student ties, but no philanthropic infrastructure of their own — recurring giving, governance, and disbursement all have to run through channels they don't control. We're exploring a purpose-built giving platform that would let associations hold and govern their own funds directly.

We're talking with associations interested in shaping this before it's built.

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Thinking

Ideas worth
building from.

How To Use A Guiding Narrative to Get Your Board Out Of Its Own Way

The Missing Middle of Philanthropy: Organizational Capacity

Housing Innovation: A Philanthropic Blind Spot

Stop Playing Board. Start Governing.

Speaking

In the field,
on the record.

Jul 2026

MCEDSV 2026 Annual Conference - Ann Arbor, MI

MCEDSV 2026 Annual Conference — Housing Panel Presentation: Equitable Access and Affordability · Safe Ground: A Permanently Affordable Cooperative Housing Framework for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Sept 2026

Linden Community Fund - Capacity Building Training - Columbus OH

Strengthening the Leaders, Organizations, and Small Businesses that Strengthen Linden

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Choose the right
conversation.

Every engagement starts with the right kind of conversation. Pick what fits where you are.

Connect / Consult

First conversation to explore working together. Right for funders, nonprofit leaders, and alumni associations exploring what Consept can do for them.

Brainstorm / Conceptualize

Bring a strategic challenge and we'll work through frameworks and approaches together. Ideal for practitioners wrestling with design questions.

Coordinate / Plan

Working session for active clients and partners. For project coordination, timeline review, or tactical planning on live engagements.

Office Hours — Fund What Matters

Monthly office hours included with the Fund What Matters playbook. Bring your implementation questions, governance decisions, or launch blockers.

Contact

Let's build
something real.

If you're a funder, lender, or intermediary evaluating how BoardPulse fits into your portfolio management or TA infrastructure — or if you're exploring a consulting engagement — reach out directly. First conversation is always free and direct.

alaramore@consept.org (317) 654-2366 consept.org · Indianapolis, IN

“We don't just think about change — we prototype it.”

— Consept

Consept is a social investment think tank based in Indianapolis. We work across the country with impact investors, state agencies, city departments, and community-based organizations.