This Dhul Hijjah, Build the Next Generation of Muslim Leaders

With the support of Oaktree Institute's fund dev coaching services, ISLA fundraised the equivalent of the previous year's donations in just Q1 of 2025! The combination of info-imparting sessions with applied-coaching sessions was highly effective. During our coaching sessions, Br. Nadeem Riaz, Oaktree Institute's knowledgeable and experienced fund development coach, helped us apply research-backed strategies in real time, tailored specifically to ISLA's ecosystem. We are so grateful to Oaktree Institute for helping ISLA significantly increase our capacity and impact through this consultancy! Soo many duas to the organization and Br. Nadeem, who went over and beyond to answer all of our questions and guide us through our most critical fundraising campaign of the year!

Rami from Oaktree has conducted a much-needed Manager Training Series for CAIR-CA. He knows our organization's mission and growing needs. Rami gets to know our staff individually and creates teams and connections during this journey. He challenges managers to embrace leadership qualities and teaches us to be intentional leaders. He provides the latest and well-researched methodologies for each topic. It is wonderful to see Oaktree as a resource serving community organizations' growing needs and building much-needed talent pool of leaders. I recommend Oaktree to all the small and large non-profit organizations across the nation.

Oaktree Institute has taught me a lot. From strengthening my management skills to how to navigate within our communities. Oaktree’s training was a once in a lifetime training exercise which has helped me tremendously with my South East states. I am more equipped to handle some of the most difficult situations life throws at me and how to manage people effectively. Thank you for opening my eyes and showing me my hindsight!

Working with Oaktree Institute has been so helpful to me as a manager. It helped me refocus my efforts on my team members and understand the key aspects of developing a highly productive team. Their training helped me to have better 1 on 1 meetings with my staff to increase trust and performance. We are so lucky to not just have a one-off training. But to be able to have a series of trainings, building up on skills we’ve learn, along with bring real-time issues we are dealing with is game-changing. ​

I have attended multiple trainings by Oaktree Institute and attended the Servant Leaders Playbook course. I was very happy that we were able to bring the workshop to our mosque. I enjoyed each moment of the training, from the mindset shift discussion, to the board training on putting together a shared vision, to the volunteer training on how to better work as servant leaders. The leadership and management training was very beneficial to us as a team. I urge every nonprofit organization to invest in such training and take advantage of the services the Oaktree Institute provides so they can perform better!​

Nadeem from Oaktree really knows his stuff when it comes to non-profit fundraising. His expertise and strategic thinking were crucial in helping us achieve a record-breaking pre-fundraiser total. He steered us through modern fundraising techniques and away from outdated ones. His insights and connections, especially with modern approaches and Launchgood, significantly enhanced our digital campaign. His impact on our fundraising success is undeniable, and I highly recommend his services to any masjid, Islamic organization or non-profit looking to boost their fundraising efforts.​

An amazing experience! The Oaktree team is incredibly professional and Brother Mohammad Hassan's presentation skills and mannerism was exactly what our organization needed. Would suggest to anyone looking for training for their team.​

“We really appreciated Br. Hasan coming to the community and conduct this training for our Masjid members. It was a very well developed and thought out presentation which will help us better able to communicate in the organization.” ​

"The Strategic Planning Workshop was well organized and professionally done. The session really helped us to better understand our targeted constituents, their need, and fine-tune our vision, mission, and purpose. We found Br. Tarek a very proficient, knowledgeable, and experienced coach and mentor. We pray that Allah (S) bless and reward him and the entire Oaktree staff for providing such service to the Muslim community.”​