Program Design ~ Curriculum Development ~ Content Creation ~ Grant Writing ~ Facilitation
Program Design ~ Curriculum Development ~ Content Creation ~ Grant Writing ~ Facilitation
“When you work with THR!VE, you’re not just working with me. You’re gaining access to a carefully curated network of strategists, facilitators, grant writers, and content creators—each bringing deep expertise in nonprofit leadership, social impact, and creative storytelling.”
— Matthew Diep, Founder & Principal Consultant
I founded THR!VE because I believe mission-driven organizations deserve more than just bold ideas.
They need actionable strategies, sustainable funding, and compelling storytelling to create meaningful change.
As a queer, Vietnamese American and the child of two Vietnam War refugees, my approach is deeply informed by lived experience, resilience, and a commitment to equity. From the start of my career, I’ve worked to reshape systems that shape people’s lives—ensuring those most impacted by social issues have the power to create solutions.
I bring over a decade of experience bridging behavioral health, community programs, and systems change.
My work spans advising statewide transformation efforts—such as the multi-billion-dollar Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
and consulting with California’s Commission for Behavioral Health (CBH)— to building programs
that take root locally and scale statewide.
At Mental Health America of California (MHAC),
I secured $6 million in various funding streams to launch initiatives advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion and youth leadership. Through grant writing, strategic planning, and creating strong partnerships with more than 50 organizations, I drove equity-focused campaigns funded by California’s Commission for Behavioral Health (CBH), Sierra Health Foundation (SHF), and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Along the way, I’ve developed and implemented train-the-trainer curricula, including a Los Angeles regional violence prevention program funded by Blue Shield of California for the Center for the Pacific Asian Family and 5 other community partners.
My secret sauce in all of these initiatives is my ability to harness my research background, art and storytelling, and expert facilitation skills as tools for social change. Through THR!VE, I bring these lanes together to help organizations and systems reimagine what’s possible and make it real. At the center of it all is one goal:
empowering communities to drive the change they deserve.