Where leadership, infrastructure, and capital align to produce durable place-based impact.
I help nonprofits and philanthropic partners move from reactive to investment-ready — so strong ideas get the capital, credibility, and scale they deserve.
Jamalia L. Brashears, MPA
“JLB Advisors helped us secure $7M+ in institutional & corporate grant awards to empower diverse leaders that drive social impact across the U.S.”
Principal and Founder
Jamalia L. Brashears is a social impact strategist and philanthropic advisor who designs investment-ready institutions and place-based portfolios built to absorb, deploy, and sustain multi-year philanthropic and corporate capital.
With more than 15 years of experience stewarding multi-million-dollar grant portfolios across economic mobility, workforce development, health equity, and community development — nationally and globally — Jamalia has advised nonprofits, foundations, public agencies, and financial institutions on building the leadership, infrastructure, data, and revenue systems required for durable, systems-level impact.
Through JLB Advisors, she partners with organizations and funders to strengthen development infrastructure, design sustainable revenue pipelines, align narrative and data for institutional underwriting, and structure collective-impact and place-based investment strategies that move communities — not just programs — at scale. She partners across anchor institutions, funders, and community organizations to structure aligned ecosystems capable of absorbing coordinated, place-based investment.
Her work centers equity, economic mobility, workforce and social determinants of health, and measurable social impact — grounded in asset-based storytelling and portfolio-level strategy that translates community outcomes into funder-grade, investment-ready propositions.
Whether preparing organizations for diversified capital, structuring collective-impact partnerships, or advising philanthropic and financial institutions on portfolio design, Jamalia’s work focuses on one outcome:
Building durable, investment-ready institutions that can carry the next decade of place-based investment.
What the Field Is Talking About — And Where It’s Going
How JLB Advisors Begins Every Partnership
Every engagement begins with a disciplined discovery and underwriting-readiness process designed to position your organization — and your ecosystem — for multi-year investment.
1. Assess institutional readiness
Evaluate leadership capacity, governance, operating systems, data infrastructure, financial health, and revenue architecture to determine your readiness to absorb and sustain serious capital.
2. Map capital and ecosystem alignment
Identify funding pathways, anchor partners, and ecosystem relationships required to support your strategic priorities and long-term growth.
3. Architect your investment strategy
Design a capital-aligned strategy that connects your mission, outcomes, and infrastructure to the underwriting expectations of foundations, banks, and corporate partners.
4. Structure your investment blueprint
Deliver a tailored investment blueprint outlining methodology, work plan, milestones, deliverables, and capital deployment requirements — positioning your organization for coordinated, place-based funding.
Why should you partner with JLB Advisors?
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Jamalia L. Brashears is a sought-after speaker and lead panelist on philanthropic portfolio design, compliance, equity-centered capital deployment, and place-based investment strategy. She has presented at Harvard University School of Public Health, Bernard Baruch College, Spelman College, and Philanthropy New York, advising funders, public agencies, and nonprofit leaders on structuring compliant, data-driven, and equity-anchored approaches to corporate giving, community partnerships, and long-term social impact.
FUNDER MIX & SUSTAINABILITY
Structured and secured $10M+ in institutional, corporate, and public funding (2022–2025) by designing diversified, multi-year capital strategies that strengthened organizational infrastructure, expanded service scale, and increased operating budgets by 35% — positioning organizations to sustainably reach high-need communities.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Designs and leads multi-year, place-based capital strategies aligned to organizational mission, operating budgets, and institutional underwriting standards. Implements end-to-end grant, compliance, and revenue systems across executive leadership, finance, legal, and program teams — strengthening organizational readiness to absorb, deploy, and sustain large-scale philanthropic and corporate investment.
“JLB Advisors helped me to create a funder pipeline, strengthen new foundation relationships, and a development strategy for sustainability.”
— Tiffany Gamble, Executive Director Emerging Ladies Academy & Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business Recipient
Nonprofits
Strategic Planning
Create a clear and actionable roadmap for your organization's success.
We develop comprehensive strategic plans that align with your mission, identifying and tracking key performance indicators and building a strong framework to guide your organization toward achieving its goals.
Resource Development and Grant Writing
Secure critical funding to advance your organization's mission.
Our grant writing expertise helps you maximize your fundraising potential. We craft compelling proposals that reflect your niche in the marketplace and cultivate strong partnerships with potential funders, securing resources to meet your objectives.
Foundations
Portfolio Design and Strategy
Develop a strategic framework to optimize your foundation's impact.
Aligning your portfolio with your mission and goals creates a sustainable model to achieve the maximum social return on investment. This strategic approach ensures your philanthropic efforts deliver the greatest possible positive impact.
Measurement and Evaluation
Demonstrate your organization’s impact through detailed evaluation.
We design and implement data-driven evaluations to measure program effectiveness, providing decision-making information and actionable insights that make it easy to communicate results to stakeholders.
Grantee and Community Engagement
Strengthen portfolio impact by reflecting community needs and strong grantee relationships.
Ensuring the voice of current grantees and the local community integrate into the fabric of the portfolios to drive investments that create and sustain inclusive, equitable, and vibrant communities. We support innovative models such as participatory grantmaking and trust-based philanthropy.
Analytics and Data
Unleash the power of data to drive organizational success.
We provide cutting-edge data analytics and management solutions that transform raw information into actionable insights. Through data, we optimize operations, identify new opportunities, and measure performance against key metrics, driving sustainable growth and measurable results.
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