Equipping Non-Profits with the Strategy and Tools to Launch Tech that Benefits Communities

Global consultancy with deep experience in socio-tech entrepreneurship, evidence-based change management, digital information infrastructure, nonprofit governance, and product strategy.

Mighty Red Barn Empowers Innovators Who Are Changing the World

Is your organization struggling to develop socially-beneficial and sustainable services for your community? You may lack the product strategy, business model, or operational infrastructure to make your intended impact.

At Mighty Red Barn, we immerse ourselves in your world and bring our passion to your purpose. Grounded in research, fueled by creative thinking, and energized by uncertainty, our firm mobilizes nonprofit and start-up teams with the tools they need to solve societal challenges.

Our Services

Creating collaborative spaces that unlock purpose and creativity
Unparalleled Expertise

Mighty Red Barn Founder & CEO, Laure Haak, is an award-winning entrepreneur, strategist, researcher, and author. She was the Founding Executive Director of ORCID, a multi-million dollar global non-profit technology organization, and has worked in academic, government, and R&D settings.
Personalized Strategic Solutions

With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities encountered by social-benefit technology organizations, Mighty Red Barn produces creative researched solutions tailored to each project.
Product Strategy Development

Mighty Red Barn’s expertise in socio-tech entrepreneurship allows us to guide your product strategy in service of your mission. We help teams create scalable and sustainable digital platforms that make a difference for your community.
Dynamic Leadership and Governance Approaches

Drawing on decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and impact consulting, we provide valuable insights on community-driven governance, which allow organizations to shape effective collaborative leadership structures.
Curated Client Base

At Mighty Red Barn, we prioritize opportunities that align with our core values, lean into our strengths, and bring us joy. We want all stakeholders to mutually benefit. This approach enhances the results and sustainability of our work.

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Our Clients

We work with nonprofit and start-up tech organizations that need innovative solutions to corporate issues that are hindering their growth. Our clients are small to medium-sized organizations.

Our Solutions

Community building
Data sharing frameworks
Mission - vision - values - principles
Nonprofit business models
Persistent identifiers
Product strategy
Program evaluation
Research information infrastructure
Start-up management
Team building in virtual workplaces

You want to serve your community. Let us help you do it effectively and joyfully!

Our Services

Research

We have deep experience in scientific research and experimentation. This gives us the foundational approach and skills to explore topics and test theories that will guide your organization to make data-backed decisions.
Value Proposition

When transitioning from grant funding to a self-sustaining model, a start-up needs to define its business model and value, and learn how to scale responsibly. We can guide you through this process and help you identify metrics and goals.
Product Strategy

Innovative founders and entrepreneurs are launching ground-breaking products and services every day. But to be truly successful, you need to foster meaningful change. We can help you identify a mission-based product strategy aligned with community need.
Implementation

New organizations can’t survive on passion alone. We can help you craft a business plan, devise a governance model, develop your team, and create a collaborative operational infrastructure, giving you the agility to adapt to further evolution and innovation.
Inquiry

When we have questions, we ask—and share the answers! Our podcast explores interruptions with people who study them and live them. Our goal is to better understand how neurobiology, cognition, language, culture, and organizational structures shape our perceptions and feelings when we experience a minor or major break in the action of our daily lives.

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Meet Laure Haak

Laure Haak is an accomplished strategist, researcher, and leader with a background in socio-tech entrepreneurship and nonprofit governance. Laure served as the Founding Executive Director of ORCID and has held leadership roles in other prominent organizations, including Thomson Reuters/Discovery Logic, the US National Academies, and AAAS. In addition to providing transformative consulting services to start-ups and nonprofits through Mighty Red Barn, Laure serves on a number of non-profit boards and is a SCORE Mentor. Known for her visionary leadership, Laure is dedicated to the pursuit of understanding and takes a creative, action-oriented approach to her work.