From Survive to Thrive
Jory Partners was created to help associations and non-profits move from mere survival to thriving. Founder Dave Dillon has led some of the largest membership organizations in the Northwest and brings years of success with boards and governance, issues management and advocacy, staff leadership and operational excellence, coalition building, assessment, 501c3 foundations, and private and public higher education.
Who We Are
We partner with trade associations and non-profits to help them see clearly where they are, identify where they want to be, and to bridge the gap. Our flagship service is The Jory 360™, a comprehensive organizational review, analysis, and set of executable recommendations.
What We Do
Executive director transitions
Fractional executive director
Coalition building and management
Internal and external communications
The Jory 360™ comprehensive organizational review and recommendations
Budget planning support
Issues management
Governance
Board building, policies, bylaws, strategic prioritizing, on-boarding/training
Foundations
Meeting and event planning and management
Through our stable of expert collaborators we can subcontract lobbying, financial management, legal, tax filing, audits, and HR
Other professional services that strengthen your organization
What We Offer
Without outside capacity to identify opportunities, organizations get trapped in status quo survival mode.
The Murdock Charitable Trust published its five-state Pacific Northwest Non-Profit Evaluation study in September 2026. A major finding was a lack of assessment tools among non-profits and a lack of knowledge about how to leverage assessment, metrics, and dashboards into meaningful improvements.
Jory Partners can help.
Partnering helps you move from survive to thrive.
Testimonials for Jory Partners and founder Dave Dillon
As the leader of the nation’s largest regional trade association for food manufacturers, Dave restored and built on our public policy effectiveness and built connections and trust across our sector and beyond. His work with the board was top notch and always included vision and complete transparency. Dave was a great partner in creating and executing a plan that rescued our 501c3 foundation and took it to new heights.
Dirk Davis, former Food Northwest Board Chair
Over 20 years working together, Dave became a nationally recognized leader on governance and organization management. He is a great partner, leader, and organizer. He sees the big picture and the fine details. He is innovative and thinks laterally as well as linearly. Dave also has a great way of individualizing relationships and building deep connections and trust with those he works with and for.
Barry Bushue, Oregon and Washington Director, BLM (retired), Former Vice President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Former President, Oregon Farm Bureau
Mission-based outcome focus
Positivity
Radical transparency
Data-informed decisions, not data-driven
Technology as a lever not a substitute for human capability
Embrace of meaningful change
Values
Jory is Oregon’s state soil. Deep, resilient, and productive, it supports the Northwest’s iconic Douglas fir forests, farms, and vineyards.
That’s what we do: Help organizations build strong foundations, deep roots, and the capacity to thrive.
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