Scale Your Social Impact Without Sacrificing Revenue or Profitability.

Profound Hope Industries Helps Mission-Driven Organizations Create Powerful Social Change While Balancing Purpose, Profit, and Productivity.

Take the first step towards unlocking your organization’s full potential.
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Sarah Hope Marshall of Profound Hope Industries provides social impact consulting and organizational strategy

Scale Your Social Impact Without Sacrificing Revenue or Profitability.

Profound Hope Industries Helps Mission-Driven Organizations Create Powerful Social Change While Balancing Purpose, Profit, and Productivity.

Take the first step towards unlocking your organization’s full potential.
Schedule Your Free Consultation


If you want to create change, start with H.O.P.E.


Profound Hope Industries has designed a proprietary, full scope program to help you scale your impact and reach your purpose goals without stretching your organization too thin or sacrificing profit. We believe you can operate a strong, profitable organization that has a positive influence in the world.

Watch our webinar to learn about the powerful, 4-step H.O.P.E. Framework that transforms strategic chaos into a clear, actionable, and easily-executable roadmap your team and community gets behind.




The H.O.P.E. Framework:
A Strategic Methodology for Organizational Transformation

Primary community research and stakeholder engagement listening session for a social impact needs assessment.

Executive leader communicating a unified strategic vision to staff to ensure organizational alignment and mission-driven cultural transformation.

Successful implementation of a community-led social impact program demonstrating high stakeholder engagement and measurable community growth.

Mission-driven leadership team conducting an organizational alignment workshop.

Learn more about our approach to community research and program design.

Learn more about our strategic planning services.

Learn more about our grant writing services.

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You Have a Vision for Change


Many leaders start out with a big vision and the best intentions. However, even the most ambitious social impact initiatives can stall without a strategic implementation roadmap and a focus on operational excellence.



At Profound Hope Industries, we specialize in helping CDFIs, credit unions, public agencies, purpose-driven businesses, and community organizations overcome strategic friction, build scalable social impact models, and drive measurable community growth using our proven H.O.P.E. Framework.


At Profound Hope Industries, we specialize in helping CDFIs, credit unions, public agencies, mid-size to large companies, and community organizations overcome strategic friction, build scalable social impact models, and drive measurable community growth using our proven H.O.P.E. Framework.


We provide the clarity, support, and strategies you need to succeed.


Our partnered organizations have achieved better productivity, built profitability, and gained external support while dramatically increasing their social impact using the H.O.P.E. Framework.

Ready to Create Impact?


Client Spotlight: An Emerging CDFI Credit Union sought to better serve small businesses…

and faced a common challenge: translating good intentions into effective programs. Our partnership began with a comprehensive demographic study that combined market analysis with nearly twenty community interviews, revealing specific underserved business segments. This foundation allowed us to develop practical implementation tools – underwriting guidelines, loan policies, and profitability models designed for sustainability with or without additional CDFI funding.

Later, when the same credit union prepared to expand into a nearby city, Profound Hope Industries provided targeted market analysis that identified specific community needs and potential partners. This focused approach enabled confident market entry without diluting resources.

Throughout implementation, an ongoing retainer relationship ensured strategic alignment across all touchpoints – from marketing materials to partnership development.

A mission-aligned small business program that created meaningful community impact while strengthening the credit union’s position as a trusted financial partner. By building systematically from research to implementation to expansion, the organization transformed aspiration into action, creating opportunity where it was needed most.


Our Clients Say it Best


  • I had the pleasure of working with Sarah Marshall from Profound Hope Industries on a recent project and I cannot speak highly enough of her contributions and expertise. From the outset, she impressed me with her enthusiasm for the project, depth of knowledge, and dedication to delivering usable results. She provided valuable insights and strategic guidance to our Board, which has influenced our direction to achieve our goal of being a strong partner to the low to moderate-income community.
    Ericka Gorman
    Chief Lending Officer
    Redstone Federal Credit Union
  • Sarah & PHI were instrumental in the development of our newly formed corporation Magnolia FCU CDC.   Sarah was knowledgeable, thorough, and meticulous during every phase of our engagement.   Not only was she critical for the infrastructure and strategy of our CDC, but she also has an uncanny ability to reassure you and point you back to the big picture of the mission during times of cynicism and doubt.  Sarah’s got the perfect blend of brain and heart for non-profit consulting.  Do yourself a favor and hire her.
    Michael Waylett
    Chief Executive Officer
    Magnolia Federal Credit Union & CDC
Statistical graphic showing a high client return rate, representing long-term trust and the recurring value of strategic consulting partnerships for mission-driven organizations.
Statistical graphic displaying the total number of specialized community programs implemented through strategic alignment and the H.O.P.E. Framework.
Statistical graphic representing over $8 million in federal, state, and municipal grant funding awarded to mission-driven clients through strategic grant acquisition and the T.I.M.E. method.
Graphic illustrating cross-sector expertise in public-private partnerships, bridging government funding, nonprofit mission, and corporate social responsibility for measurable results.
Strategic consulting for affordable housing and community development projects, showcasing expertise in municipal planning, federal funding, and social impact implementation.
  • 22 out of 26 organizations have engaged our services for multiple projects or continued support, demonstrating our commitment to delivering exceptional value and building lasting partnerships across the social impact spectrum. 
  • Completed over 46 distinct projects including strategic planning, demographic research, impact assessment, and funding development—providing comprehensive solutions for organizations committed to positive community change.
  • Partnered with financial institutions, community loan funds, nonprofit organizations, and social enterprises, bringing specialized knowledge that bridges the gap between financial services and community impact.
  • Multiple major community demographic studies successfully completed around issues such as small business growth affordable housing, and gender-based violence. The results provided critical data to help organizations address such challenges and develop targeted support systems and responses.

Your organization deserves to thrive.

There is a clear path to amplify your impact through the H.O.P.E. Framework. Don’t let challenges hold you back.

Strategy, Grant Writing & Community Impact Services in Chicago, Minneapolis & Wisconsin

Profound Hope Industries is a social impact agency offering strategy, public grant writing, and community engagement services nationwide, with a strong emphasis on the Midwestern United States. Our services are designed to help your organization balance profitability and purpose, build meaningful community impact and access large scale funding.