About
Defiant Strategies

Our Mission

To ensure that our nonprofit clients have bold, thoughtful and resilient strategies to meet the moment and deliver longterm and sustainable impact.

Our Vision

We envision a time where service organizations thrive through collaborative and adaptive strategies and compassionate leadership that steps up.

Our Purpose

When the challenges of the times display chaotic and conflicting responses, a different way of addressing those challenges is necessary. Defiant Strategies was formed as a collaborative consultancy to bring essential resources and bold solutions to nonprofit organizations.

Rebecca S. Miller
Founder and CEO

Rebecca is a compassionate nonprofit executive inspiring people, organizations, and teams to
deliver socially impactful results. She has repeated success driving strategic initiatives and building collaborative partnerships to address substantive issues. Rebecca has expertise in developing and delivering adaptive organizational strategies as well as funding, operations and communications strategies. With more than 25 years of nonprofit and consulting experience, Rebecca saw an urgent need in early 2025 to meet the moment and relaunched her private consulting practice as Defiant Strategies.
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Our Team

Our dedicated and innovative team is committed to partnering with your organization to develop bold solutions for good in uncertain times.

Rebecca S. Miller

Founder and CEO

Heather Hannan-Kramer

Chief of Staff

Christa Youngern

Outreach and Engagement Specialist

Elijah Canales

Graphic Design Lead

Our Services

Strategic Advisory

Many of our clients enjoy a strategic advisory relationship where we have virtual meetings on a regular basis with members of the leadership team to identify and resolve current challenges, issues and successes. These sessions help guide our adaptive strategic solutions.

Strategic Planning

We offer traditional strategic planning services as well as adaptive planning services when times warrant bold measures. While our experience tells us to stay the course, in these uncertain times we must be prepared to pivot to meet the most pressing needs in our community.

Development and Communication Strategies

Many nonprofit development departments are struggling to keep up with fewer resources and greater needs. We will work with your development team to organize and implement actionable plans that will help you diversify your revenue streams, reach your goals and retain your team.

Please contact us for additional details on our personalized services and fee structures. We begin by understanding your organizational needs so that we can create a proposal that supports your goals, timeframe and budget.

Latest Insights

Jan 30

Bold Strategies for Non-Profits: A Guide to Success

Bold and Adaptive Solutions for Good.

Jan 30

Navigating Uncertain Times: Strategies for Non-Profit Survival

In today's constantly evolving landscape, non-profit organizations face a myriad of challenges that can make survival seem daunting....

17 hours ago

Planning in Uncertain Times: To Save or Savor the day?

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it...

Feb 13

Embracing Change: Bold and Adaptive Strategies for Nonprofits in Uncertain Times

In an ever-changing world, nonprofits face unique challenges that can feel overwhelming. Economic shifts, social change, and global...

Feb 12

Unleashing the Untapped Potential: Revolutionary Fundraising Tactics for Modern Non-Profits

In today's fundraising landscape, non-profits face new challenges as traditional fundraising methods become less effective. To stand out,...

Some of the organizations Rebecca has worked with prior to the 2025 launch of Defiant Strategies

Healdsburg Forever

Catholic Charities of Northwest California

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Quest Forward High School

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The Healdsburg School

Precise Health Solutions

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Adat Elohim

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Cherish Our Children/COTW

Formerly known as Children of the World

Macy*s

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Our Collaborative Network of Consultants and Advisors.

We are honored to collaborate with an amazing team of advisors and independant consultants to meet our clients needs. This network helps to ensure that our recommendations and solutions are well thought out, innovative, bold and smart. Our advisors provide support, conceptual oversite and strategic focus that keeps your mission at the forefront of all that we do.