OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS

Your Mission Deserves a
Well-Run Organization.

Practical operational support for small public agencies and nonprofits across finance, governance, procurement, HR, and administration. Built by a CFO who's sat in the seat, not a consultant who studied the sector.

25 questions. Free. No pitch.

Institutional Board-Packet Diagnostic Report preview demonstrating financial and operational scoring

THE PROBLEM

Running On Guesswork

You didn't take this job to manage procurement policies, rewrite board reports, or worry about internal controls. But someone has to. And when no one owns it, things fall through the cracks. Funding decreases. Auditors ask for documentation that doesn't exist. Board meetings run without strategy. The work piles up because there's no system underneath it.

01

No one owns the full picture

Finance, governance, HR, procurement, and administration all operate in silos. Problems in one area create risks in another.

02

You can't justify a full-time executive team

Hiring standalone, full-time CFOs, COOs, and General Counsel exceeds budget capacity. But you need more than a bookkeeper. You need someone who's been responsible for all of it.

03

The mission keeps waiting

When executive time is consumed untangling administrative bottlenecks and defending compliance audits, strategic growth stalls. Every hour spent figuring out how to run the organization is an hour not spent on the people you serve.

OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

Five Areas.
One Picture.

The Well Run Diagnostic assesses your organization across five operational areas. Because problems don't live in one silo.

01

Financial Strategy & Stewardship

  • Budget process & cash flow forecasting
  • Board reporting & financial dashboards
  • Reserves policy & grant tracking
  • Internal controls & audit readiness
02

Governance & Board Effectiveness

  • Bylaws, policies & compliance
  • Board orientation & composition
  • Meeting structure & strategic planning
  • Fiduciary oversight & conflict of interest policies
03

Procurement & Contracting

  • Procurement policy & competitive bidding
  • Contract approval & vendor management
  • Renewal tracking & expiration alerts
  • Audit-ready documentation
04

People & HR Operations

  • Job descriptions & onboarding
  • Employee handbook & policies
  • Performance reviews & feedback cycles
  • Succession planning for key roles
05

Administration & Systems

  • Process documentation & SOPs
  • Internal controls & segregation of duties
  • Records management & retention
  • Operating calendar & tech integration

OPERATIONAL BENCHMARK

Assess Your Operations

Evaluate your organization across governance, financial controls, and human capital infrastructure. Our structured 25-question diagnostic delivers clear capability scores with zero sales friction.

25 Questions
Targeted Assessment
5 Minutes
Time Required
Instant Results
Executive Report

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & PROVEN TRACK RECORD

Built By A Practitioner

The Well Run Organization was founded by Emily De La Guerra following two decades in the public and non-profit sector, as a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, steering complex public housing authorities and mission-critical nonprofits. She has directly managed nine-figure municipal budgets and billion-dollar balanace sheets, resolved single-audit findings, and restructured strained operating departments from the inside.

Unlike traditional advisory firms delivering high-level slide decks, our engagements are anchored in practitioner reality. She has overseen finance, accounting, procurement, IT, HR, communications, and governance — not as a consultant who studied the sector, but as the person responsible for all of it. The frameworks come from real budgets, real procurement files, real audits, and real board meetings.

Emily De La Guerra, Founder and Principal of The Well Run Organization

Emily De La Guerra

Founder & Managing Director | CFO/CBO

20+ years of institutional governance, public sector financial administration, non-profit and operational transformation.

ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

How We Work Together

Three structured engagement tiers designed for clarity, accountability, and operational maturity.

Free Diagnostic

Initial evaluation to identify core financial and governance vulnerabilities.

  • 25 questions across finance, governance, procurement, HR, and administration

  • Preliminary findings summary brief

  • Specific recommendations for each practice area

  • Optional 15-minute Well Run Review call to discuss results

Complimentary / No Obligation

Organizational Assessment

Operational and financial audit producing a formal diagnostic report.

  • Document review across all five practice areas

  • Structured interviews process

  • Written report with scores, findings, and recommendations

  • Priority matrix and 90-day action plan

Fixed Engagement / $4,500

Fractional Leadership

Ongoing advisory and operational support at the CFO/COO level, tailored to your needs

  • Monthly financial and operational review

  • Board reporting and meeting preparation

  • Active project leadership across practice areas

  • Ongoing guidance and strategic support

From $2,500/mo