Impact Hatchery began with a simple—but stubborn—problem that founder Tonya Raines kept seeing everywhere she served. Non‑profits, small businesses, and independent consultants were all working toward better communities, yet they operated in silos, each struggling to find the time, capital, and cross‑sector partnerships that real change requires. While writing grants and advising organizations across the United States, Tonya noticed that leaders often already knew the solutions their communities needed; what they lacked was an ecosystem that could knit those solutions together and move them from idea to implementation.

Tonya started asking a new question: What if a single platform could incubate social‑enterprise ideas, connect mission‑driven leaders with ready‑to‑work consultants, and provide the shared tools each venture needs to thrive?  What if small business and nonprofits could co-create shared revenue products and services that created transformational change in their communities?

That question evolved into a blueprint for a membership‑based incubator where nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, funders, and consultants could gather in one collaborative harbor—because, as Tonya often says, “a rising tide lifts all ships.”