About Castro Concepts Consulting

We provide Fractional CFO and accounting services to mission-driven organizations,
allowing them to maximize their impact.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help maximize your organization’s financial health and sustainability, and drive operational excellence.

We’re honored to drive the success and visibility of mission-driven organizations.

Castro Concepts Consulting provides fractional CFO and accounting services to mission-driven organizations. The majority of our clients are geographically-distributed, nonprofit and for-profit organizations whose focus ranges from education, childcare, mental health, social and racial justice, and nonprofit tech. Our clients range from start-ups, organizations experiencing their next big phase of growth, or organizations experiencing internal staff and leadership transitions.

Flexible and Trusted Partner

Many of our clients value an experienced finance and operations leader on the team at a fraction of what it would cost to hire a full-time equivalent. We take a hands-on, people-first approach to our work. By taking the time to build relationships and familiarize ourselves with your organization’s culture, we better understand how your processes work and the best channels to communicate effectively and build trust.

Accountability and Expertise

We understand the deep work it takes to maximize your mission, which can ultimately result in a lack of resources and capacity to ensure sound financial management practices. We will bring the financial expertise, objectivity, and leadership to your organization.

Partners in Mission Execution

With over 25 years of experience leading finance and operations functions, we have become adept at influencing others while gaining an in-depth understanding of typical org-wide operating issues. 

Simply put, we are partners in problem-solving and mission execution.

How We Help

  • We partner with organizations to take care of their immediate pain, help diagnose longer-term needs, and fill a gap in the interim.

  • We help overcome financial and operational challenges for optimal scaling.

  • We help formulate the future direction of organizations by providing input on financial and operational strategies.

  • We act as advisors to leadership to create and implement plans to improve processes.

  • We cultivate and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including funders and Boards.

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The Team

Betsy Castro, MBA

Fractional CFO

Kristin Daus

Bookkeeping & Payroll Services

Kat Kiyoko Amano

Strategic Operations Services

Our Impact

  • “Betsy and her work with Castro Concepts set my small business up for success. Betsy is clear, organized, patient and extraordinarily thorough - I seldom have lingering questions after meeting with her. Betsy can take abstract ideas and help turn them into clear actionable steps. She is a pleasure to work with and my go to person when I have questions or need support with finance or operations. Betsy is social justice minded and human-centered in her approach, which was exactly what we were looking for as a small BlPOC-owned and centered business.”

    — Syon Davis, CEO, Experiments in Freedom

  • “Betsy brings exceptional financial expertise, technical skills, and leadership experience to every project, but what really sets her apart is her orientation to the mission, values, and people who make it all work. She quickly becomes a trusted extension of any executive team fortunate enough to have her as a coach and consultant, balancing deep empathy for the humans at the center of any project with a genuine commitment to deadlines and outcomes — all the while modeling calm, steady stewardship of the organization’s best interests. I have worked alongside her in many contexts over the years, and continue to be impressed and amazed at how much I’m still learning from her. She is the real deal.”

    — Kat Kiyoko Amano, CEO, Clarity Forward Consulting