About

Be the Light Consulting helps nonprofits, churches, and mission-driven organizations strengthen their people, processes, and profit so they can operate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. Through strategic planning, facilitation, and hands-on consulting, we turn big ideas and organizational challenges into practical strategies that move the mission forward.

Our Story

Be the Light Consulting began with a simple observation: the heart to serve is often bigger than the capacity to do the work. In 2014, our founder, Regina Taylor, was working alongside her church to expand the capacity and impact of its nonprofit arm. Through that experience, she saw firsthand that churches and community organizations were filled with people who cared deeply about their neighbors and were ready to answer the call to serve. What they often lacked wasn’t passion or purpose, it was the time, structure, systems, and resources needed to turn that passion into sustainable impact.

That need became even more visible in 2020, as churches and nonprofits stepped forward to meet unprecedented community needs providing food, supporting families, connecting people to resources, and filling critical gaps. Many of these organizations were small, deeply rooted in their communities, and committed to helping people change their lives.

Be the Light Consulting was created to help them do that work well.

Our name is inspired by Matthew 5:14, when Jesus declares, “You are the light of the world.” We believe churches, nonprofits, and mission-driven leaders have the opportunity to be lights in their communities and in the lives of their neighbors. And as Matthew 5:16 reminds us, our light is demonstrated through what we do. Our goal is to help organizations strengthen their people, processes, and resources so their good work can shine even brighter. You already have the heart to serve. Be the Light helps build the capacity to do it well.

Consulting Framework

People

Strong organizations start with strong people. We help nonprofits and mission-driven organizations build clear, connected, and equipped teams ready to do their best work.

Processes

Great work needs great systems behind it. We help organizations examine how work gets done and build clear, consistent, and efficient processes.

Your mission needs resources to grow and thrive. We help organizations strengthen their financial foundation by improving how resources are planned, managed, and generated.

Profit

Meet Regina

Regina Taylor is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Be the Light Consulting, LLC, where she brings more than 15 years of nonprofit leadership, operations, program development, and community engagement experience to organizations working to make a difference.

Before expanding Be the Light Consulting full-time, Regina served in executive leadership roles with Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas and the Arkansas Foodbank. Throughout her career, she has led teams, strengthened organizational systems, developed community-based programs, managed complex projects, and built partnerships designed to increase impact.

An experienced facilitator, instructor, and speaker, Regina leads strategic planning sessions, workshops, trainings, and conversations that help leaders move from ideas to action. She also serves as an instructor with the Arkansas Public Administration Consortium, sharing her experience with nonprofit and public-sector professionals.

Regina’s leadership and commitment to community have earned recognition throughout Arkansas. In 2025, she was selected for the Beta Cohort of the UAPB/AM&N National Alumni Association’s 50 Under 50. She is also a 2023 recipient of the William H. Robinson, Jr. Social Justice Award.

At her core, Regina believes in leading with love and light. Her philosophy is strong organizations can transform communities when they have the people, processes, and resources to turn their mission into meaningful action.