A Bit About Us
At Lense Advisory, we believe organizations don’t fail because of lack of vision — they falter when their people, processes, and technology aren’t aligned.
After 25+ years in professional services and working closely with nonprofits, Erin saw leaders with incredible missions held back by inefficient structures, unclear processes, and systems that didn’t support growth.
That’s why she started Lense Advisory: to help organizations run more smoothly, scale more sustainably, and stay true to their mission.
Rooted in our values of honesty, transparency, sustainability and justice, our work is about building organizations where clarity and fairness are the standard, not the exception.
When we work together, you gain more than just strategy. You gain a partner who helps you create structures that empower your people, processes that actually work, and technology that supports your goals. Our why is simple: to help organizations see clearly, operate with integrity, and grow with purpose.
Who We Serve
Partnering with Lense Advisory gives you the cost advantage of fractional executive leadership - COO/CHRO-level expertise without the full-time salary, benefits, and overhead - combined with dedicated, focused resources for priority projects or ongoing oversight.
We specialize in supporting small and midsize nonprofits, service-focused businesses, and mission-driven organizations looking to scale. Drawing on 25+ years of operational leadership and an independent outside perspective, we streamline processes, tighten systems, and drive measurable efficiency across your people, processes, and technology.
Our Sweet Spot
“I never set out to be a consultant - I just kept getting asked to help. At first it was setting up a business license, then creating systems, then walking leaders through their budgets and strategic plans. What I discovered is that my sweet spot is helping mission-driven people feel confident about things that usually overwhelm them like finance and operations. My secret sauce is making those areas not only understandable but empowering, so leaders can focus on impact instead of stress.” - Erin Arnheim, Founder
Meet Erin Arnheim, Founder & CEO
After spending over 20 years in the financial services industry, I transitioned to the nonprofit sector, serving the Legacy Collective community as COO and then CEO for 5 years collectively. Most recently, I served as COO for an accounting firm advising nonprofits. However, in August of this year, I launched my most exciting chapter yet - I founded Lense Advisory - an operations consulting firm!
My 25+ years of volunteering and board service have primarily focused on foster care, college persistence programs, incarceration programs, and workforce development. In my free time, I enjoy photography (thus our name) traveling, cooking, exploring new restaurants, and immersing myself in different cultures. The pictures to the right are from various volunteer and work trips over the past few years - enjoy!
I hold a BBA in Business Administration from St. Edwards University in Austin, a M.Ed in Secondary Education in History & Social Sciences from DePaul University in Chicago, and a certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
I have also completed the following additional courses:
Managing Employee Performance (Univ. of MN)
Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees (Univ. of MN)
Preparing to Manage Human Resources (Univ. of MN)
AI for Business: Generation & Prediction (Coursera)
Foundations of Project Management (Google)
Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project (Google)
Lense Advisory strives for an inclusive culture that celebrates all members, partners, contractors, employees, and vendors by championing our unique differences.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity for employment to individuals (as well as to contractors and vendors) regardless of age, race, color, creed, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
What We Believe In
Everyone is Celebrated at Our Table!
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