Client Reviews

Malauna Steele is an institutional gem. Her work ethic is superior and her diligence in all that she does has been priceless. Malauna has responded to both the HR and Finance needs of our organization and she has helped bring our systems and processes into the 21^st century. From building our payroll system to managing our bookkeeping team and invoicing system, Malauna has been invaluable to me as Executive Director.

Capitol Movement was so fortunate to be connected with Malauna for accounting services, originally. But she became more than an accountant to our small, grassroots nonprofit. Malauna became a friend and advisor. Through our many talks beyond accounting, she assisted me in making many viable and lasting connections to help us sustain and grow. She simplified day-to-day tasks to allow me to focus on more important goals for the future. I am thankful to have met and worked with her.

In the year 2000, I co-founded a non-profit organization that slowly grew to over 30 staff with a multi-million dollar budget and programming in 20 schools throughout Washington, DC. About 10 years into the journey, as our accounting and human resources started to get more complicated, and I began to become overwhelmed, a friend recommended Malauna Steele to me. When I interviewed her for the position, I was inspired by the work she had already done with Free the Slaves and immediately felt that her values aligned with the mission of One Common Unity. I originally brought her on board to help with accounting but she quickly became much more than our Financial Director. She supported me as a thought partner and institutional leader. She helped to develop important relationships in the community that resulted in more large donors and grants. Malauna had keen intuition on how to organize, motivate and develop our Board of Directors. Her presence gave us consistent and steady leadership that allowed me as the Executive Director to become free from the day-to-day operations. 

With her support, I've learned how to build an organization and manage employees. I learned how to keep the big picture in mind while working on the little pieces that are essential to remaining accountable to our donors and funders. Over the 13 years that I worked with Malauna, she became much more than just an indispensable, organizational deputy and leader, she became a dear friend who I confided in and leaned on while making the hard decisions that nobody wants to make.

Malauna served as Financial Manager for the Center for Dispute Settlement, a small nonprofit, for six years. She managed payroll, invoicing government agencies, and the closing of our organization. She was a pleasure to work with. Malauna brought her energy, enthusiasm, sense of humor and creativity to every task and was a valuable member of the organization.

I have had the pleasure of working with Oversight Management in various capacities. From grant management to bookkeeping to ideating complex strategic projects, Oversight Management has been a great partner. We required a strategic partner to give us greater capacity for growth at a time when we were entering a new organizational life cycle. Due to Oversight Management’s experience supporting small, medium, and large institutions, they were able to work cross-functionally to scale our impact in a measured and meaningful fashion. I would highly recommend their service.