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Strategy for disability organizations
Stronger organizations. Fuller lives.
We help nonprofits serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities plan, build, and grow.
20years in disability services
14years leading My Possibilities
$30Mcapital campaign led
2TEDx talks
How we help
Three ways to work together
Inclusion first. Every plan starts with the people an organization serves.
The ConnectIDD approach
The ConnectIDD Blueprint
Six months to build the organization your community needs.
11domains
24weeks
100+contact hours
5 to 8peer organizations
Cohort 1 starts January 2027 and ends with a capstone week in Asheville.
Free public tools
Open data for families and providers
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State of Support
See how your state grades on disability services, from A+ to F.
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Services
Strategy that works on a Tuesday morning.
Built for how disability organizations actually run.
Flagship
Chief Strategy Partner
A senior strategist in the room for the long haul. We take on only a few partners each year.
- Standing sessions with your ED
- Board meeting prep and attendance
- Quarterly strategy reviews
- On-call counsel for big decisions
Strategy
Strategy, governance and design
Clear projects for organizations at a turning point.
- Strategic planning
- Board development
- Organizational design
- Merger and partnership planning
- Landscape analysis
- Mission, vision, and values
Programs
Programs, people and training
Programs that meet people where they are, and teams ready to deliver them.
- Day and vocational programs
- Program evaluation
- Staff and board training
- HR and compensation
- DSP retention
- Culture and team health
How it works
From first call to lasting change
- ListenA discovery call and a close look at your work.
- ScopeClear deliverables, timeline, and a fixed fee.
- Build togetherWorking sessions with your staff and board.
- Stay closeCheck-ins to make sure it holds.
Public agencies and funders
We respond to RFPs for program design, research, training, and people strategy.
Send a solicitationNeed fundraising help?
We refer fundraising and development work to trusted partners. Ask us for an introduction.
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The ConnectIDD Blueprint · Cohort 1, 2027
Build the organization your community needs.
A six-month program for leaders launching, building, improving, and growing IDD organizations.
11operational domains
24weeks, January to June
100+contact hours
5 to 8peer organizations
Who it's for
Four paths. One Blueprint.
Launch
Families and founders starting an IDD organization.
Build
Young organizations putting systems in place.
Improve
Established organizations ready to professionalize.
Grow
Organizations adding programs or expanding.
The framework
Eleven domains, taught in order
You leave with the documents, policies, and tools in hand.
- 01Vision and Foundations
- 02Legal and Governance
- 03Program Design
- 04Funding and Financial Modeling
- 05Billing and Compliance
- 06Culture of Support
- 07Staffing and HR
- 08Intake and Services
- 09Fundraising and Development
- 10Facilities and Operations
- 11Growth and Sustainability
Each week
Built around your real work
90 minutes
Live cohort session
On Microsoft Teams, and recorded.
30 minutes
1:1 coaching
With a mentor matched to your organization.
Between sessions
A real deliverable
A policy, a framework, or a survey you put to use.
The capstone
Three nights in Asheville
Present your 18-month roadmap, learn with your cohort, and earn the Disability Leadership Certificate.
Join Cohort 1
Four steps to your seat
- SurveyFive minutes to tell us about you.
- Discovery call30 minutes with our team.
- ApplyA short application.
- OnboardMaterials arrive in December.
Tools
Open data for the disability community.
Free to use. No account needed.
disabilitysearch.connectidd.com
Disability Search
Search disability organizations and services by state, county, and service type.
800,000+ listingsEvery countyMap view
stateofsupport.connectidd.com
State of Support
Report cards for every state on waiting lists, jobs, community living, staffing, and more.
50 states + DCGraded A+ to FFully sourced
Speaking
Ideas that move rooms.
Keynotes, conference sessions, and board retreats with two-time TEDx speaker Michael Thomas.
Popular topics
What Michael speaks on
Inclusion-first citiesOrganizations that lastJoy in disability workBoards that leadAI for nonprofitsThe disability ecosystem
About
We've done this work from the inside.
Built programs, led teams, served families, and made the hard calls.
Our story
Started in the seat
Michael Thomas spent 14 years leading My Possibilities in North Texas, growing it to serve 600 adults each week. Now ConnectIDD brings that experience to organizations nationwide.
20years in disability services
$30Mcapital campaign for a 20-acre campus
Our team
The people you'll work with
Michael Thomas, MBA
Founder and CEO
Sector strategist and two-time TEDx speaker. Leads Chief Strategy Partner work.
Mandy Noerper
Director of Programs
Fifteen years in education, vocational rehab, and day programs.
Lily Moseley
Director of Operations
Certified PMP and Salesforce Administrator focused on systems and operations.
How we work
What you can count on
Inclusion first
People with disabilities at the center.
Respect is the baseline
Every client gets full rigor, whatever its size.
Plain language
Work your board and families can read.
Built to be used
Measured by what changes, not page count.