The work is specific. So is the person doing it.
Targan Jones is the founder of Connected Momentum and a Fractional Executive Director and nonprofit consultant based in the Greater Tampa Bay area.
The practice is grounded in two things: time spent directly inside organizations, and a clear-eyed understanding of what breaks them. Over the past several years, that has meant holding board positions, working onsite with organizations across the US and West Africa, managing donor relationships, and helping organizations secure and steward millions in funding across multiple program areas.
The work today focuses specifically on mid-level nonprofits ready to build the systems they have been missing. Not because their mission is lacking. Because they have never had the infrastructure to convert what they have already built into sustained growth.
Connected Momentum specializes in military-associated nonprofits in the Greater Tampa Bay area. That focus comes from direct experience in that space and a genuine understanding of how those organizations operate, what they are up against, and where the real opportunity sits.
As a veteran, entrepreneur, and global traveler, the perspective here is broad. The work stays specific. That combination matters: wide enough to see what is possible, grounded enough to build what actually works.
- Certified Grant Writing Professional, Nonprofit Leadership Center
- State of Florida Woman, Minority & Veteran Business Enterprise Certification
What to expect working together.
Every engagement starts with an honest conversation about the gap. Then we build toward closing it, on a defined timeline, with deliverables you can see and systems your team can run.
No retainers with no end in sight. No consulting that produces a deck and disappears. You get a focused engagement, real assets, and a partner who tells you the truth.
Real growth rarely comes from one relationship. It comes from the right ones, working together.
Connected Momentum works alongside a trusted network of specialists so your organization gets what it actually needs, not just what one consultant can offer. When a gap calls for expertise outside this practice, whether that is grant writing and compliance, marketing and brand strategy, legal and financial guidance, or the technology platforms that run your donor and outreach systems, we bring in or refer out to partners who know that lane well. You stay the center of the work. We coordinate around you, not the other way around.
Ready to talk?
A Momentum Call is 30 minutes. We will talk through where you are, identify your gap, and determine whether we are the right fit to close it.
