About Us
The Hoskins Institute is a development institute that works with public-interest organizations on the institutional dimensions of their work. Our clients are nonprofits, foundations, social enterprises, NGOs, and other mission-driven organizations whose work serves the public good.
We work alongside the leadership of the organizations we serve, often inside their own rooms. The work is measured not by what we deliver while the engagement is running, but by what continues operating inside the organization after the engagement has ended.
The Institute is selective. We work with a small number of organizations at a time, and we do not bid for work. The first conversation with a prospective client is usually about whether engagement makes sense at all, and occasionally about whether what the organization actually needs is something we don't do. When that is the case, we say so.
Founder
Nasaiah Hoskins founded The Hoskins Institute after working across civic, government, and nonprofit institutions in a range of leadership and advisory roles.
Initially appointed at 22 years old, he serves as a Commissioner on Pennsylvania's Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, an appointed role he has held under two consecutive governors and in which he is now serving his third term. His earlier work includes leadership roles with the NAACP, United Way, along with state-level engagements on workforce development, education, and community programs.
He was born in New York and raised in the Poconos, Pennsylvania.
How We Work
Excellence. Prepared, on time, and careful about what ships. Collaboration. The best outcomes aren’t solo, they’re symphonic. Creativity. Simple, workable ideas that hold up in daily operations. Hospitality. We anticipate needs, respect capacity, and honor culture and language. Trust. Plain language, open handoffs, and confidentiality kept. Impact. Measured clearly and felt by the people it is for.