Running a nonprofit means doing a great deal with limited time and resources, and The Acceleration Project (TAP) CEO Jane Veron recently shared how a new kind of partnership is helping. In Business Insider’s “Apollo Is Bringing Its Private-Equity Operating Playbook to Nonprofits,” Jane describes TAP’s work with the Apollo Opportunity Foundation, which brings the operating support Apollo gives its portfolio companies to 28 nonprofit organizations.

For TAP, that support started with a hard look at how the organization runs day to day. Apollo’s team helped identify 35 processes that could be eliminated or modified, spanning everything from onboarding and technology to how TAP captures client data. “Apollo helped us identify priorities,” Jane said, noting that many of the fixes are “very micro and tactical.”

Some of those changes are already taking shape. Apollo is helping TAP build an AI tool that can digest notes on a client’s business challenges, work our team once did by reading through them manually. The group is also developing asynchronous training tools so new consultants can get up to speed more efficiently.

The foundation, launched in 2022, pairs each grantee with a team of Apollo and Athene employees who contribute pro bono projects and strategic advice, and it has committed $100 million over the next decade.

The payoff is simple: less time on internal administration and more time helping small business owners manage cash, prepare for financing and grow. We’re grateful to the Apollo Opportunity Foundation and its team for their partnership.

Read the full Business Insider piece. To learn more about Jane’s leadership, check out her Bizwomen “In Her Own Words” feature, our Fast Company coverage, and her Substack.