About Us
Meet the CEO – Charise N. Liburd
Systems & Compliance Architect. Government Program Strategist. Capacity Builder.
I help organizations build the systems that protect funding, ensure compliance, and unlock measurable impact.
Hi, I’m Charise.
The CEO and founder of The 297 Group, where we build systems that protect funding, strengthen compliance, and help mission-driven organizations grow with confidence.
I’ve spent more than 25 years supporting nonprofits, government agencies, and public-sector partners through complex funding requirements, contract management processes, and organizational development.
I know what funders look for because I’ve been one.
Earlier in my career, I helped scale a grantmaking process from $4 million to over $34 million in three years, designing the review, compliance, and reporting systems behind it.
Today, I lead organizations through the systems, structure, and discipline needed to remain contract-ready, audit-ready, accreditation-ready, and impact-ready year-round.
My mission is simple:
Your work deserves strong systems. Your funding deserves protection. Your future deserves clarity.
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Our Values & Approach
Integrity → We do the right thing, always.
Precision → Every audit detail matters.
Stewardship → Protecting resources entrusted to you.
Clarity → Complex requirements, simplified.
Full CEO Biography - Charise N. Liburd
Charise N. Liburd is the Founder and CEO of The 297 Group, a premium systems and compliance consultancy serving nonprofits, government agencies, and public-sector contractors. She is a Certified Nonprofit Professional with a Master’s in Public Administration, specializing in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.
With more than two decades of experience across funding, compliance, contract management, and organizational capacity-building, Charise has supported organizations ranging from small community-based nonprofits to international NGOs across Africa, Canada, the Middle East, and the United States.
She has served as a funder, program manager, trainer, speaker, and compliance strategist giving her a rare 360-degree perspective on what governments, funders, and agencies require to protect public dollars and ensure community impact.
Her expertise includes:
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Government contract compliance & reporting
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Accreditation preparation (including CARF)
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Systems architecture & automation
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Organizational development & leadership coaching
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Impact measurement, KPI development, and storytelling
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Data, file, and documentation integrity
Charise is the creator of the Logic in Motion™ Framework, a systems-based methodology that aligns vision, operations, compliance, and outcomes. This framework appears in every proposal, contract, training, and technical-assistance engagement delivered by The 297 Group.
She is also the founder of Nonprofit Shaker University (NSU), a learning platform offering micro-courses, templates, and training for new and emerging nonprofit leaders.
Across every engagement, Charise brings clarity, structure, accountability, and a deep commitment to operational excellence. She is known for transforming disorganized systems into aligned, logical, and funder-ready infrastructures.
Our Team & Network of Experts
At The 297 Group we are supported by a dedicated core team of subject-matter experts. Our team includes:
Compliance Associates
Our core team supports contract management, documentation, tracking systems, reporting structures, and internal audits to keep organizations contract-ready year-round.
Accreditation & Systems Specialists
We partner with experts in CARF, SOP development, automation, dashboards, and workflow design to build systems that scale.
Trusted Advisory Network
Our extended network includes consultants in government contracting, impact storytelling, monitoring/TA support, fiscal review, and strategic capacity building.
Logic in Motion™ Framework
Our proprietary methodology that powers compliance, capacity, and operational clarity.
The Logic in Motion™ Framework organizes your organization into four pillars:
1. Systems & Structure – the operational engine
2. Compliance & Reporting – the areas that protect funding
3. Impact & Storytelling – how you communicate value
4. Alignment & Growth – the strategy that ensures progress
This framework is built into every system, workflow, training, audit, and technical assistance engagement we deliver.
Your mission deserves systems that match your impact.
Every organization can reach the next level when the foundation is clear, the systems are strong, and the compliance structure is sound.
Ready to strengthen your systems, compliance, and capacity?
Let’s build the infrastructure behind your vision.