Nonprofit Consulting
With deep experience as advisor and consultant to 100+ nonprofit organizations. I believe it's my mission to walk alongside board members and staff and meet them where they are, holding space for a supportive, strategic, and vulnerable experience with humor, empathy and curiosity and clarity.
Nonprofit Consulting
From supporting the initial idea that inspires you to build a nonprofit organization, hiring your first staff member, recruiting board members that become ambassadors, building a more supportive and strong workplace culture, or navigating change as the organization grows, consulting guidance can be a vital catalyst to make change happen.
Strategic Planning for an Impactful Future
Planning for the short and long-term future can seem overwhelming, so it's vital to have a guide that keeps you looking forward, and also asks some hard questions along the way.
I walk organizations through a customized journey towards purposeful planning. We identify where you are first; who are your constituents? What is your Why? From there, we work together to build a planning journey that builds in strategy AND implementation, so momentum towards your goals can be made. Sometimes that means building a Theory of Change, or perhaps your community's needs have changed so it's time to get clearer about that. Ultimately, a strategic plan should not end up being a glossy sheet that is put on a shelf; it should be a useable, inspiring navigation for your vision and impact.
Facilitation for Staff and Board Offsites and Retreats
Looking for a facilitator that has a solid dose of clarity, humor, curiosity, and heart? You've come to the right place to support your team's momentum for clear communication, braver spaces and collaborative success. Retreats offer a space for building clarity, collaboration, navigation, connection and inspiration, and facilitator can be tremendously helpful to support the momentum. I have been asking courageous questions, holding space for deeper inquiry, and dispelling fears in fundraising and marketing for more than 20 years.
Board Governance, Roles/Responsibilities, Policies and Expectations
Collaborative Conflict and Engaged Feedback
How Executive Directors and Board Work Together
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
Establishing your Values
Mission, Vision and Impact
Donated Revenue and Organizational Strategy
What community impact we can all make, together, that brings
all parts of community along on the journey?
I show organizations and individuals the HOW and the WHY, to help shift cultures and perspectives towards a community-centered revenue model for a sustainable and diverse income plan that supports both your programs, your impact AND the retention of your staff.
Testimonials
"Thank you so much for all the ideas, hard work, patience, and heart you have brought to Coltura. Thanks to you, Coltura is starting to mature as an organization, and we are able to live up to its mission. We still have a long way to go, but at least we are in the path."
Matthew Metz, Janelle London, Co-Executive Directors, Coltura
"Kris has been a valuable strategic partner on my projects, helping nonprofits clarify their goals, and making plans to achieve them."
Mark Root-Wiley, MRW Web Design
“Kris has helped us sharpen our message in ways that we simply could not do ourselves. She has provided us the tools and the confidence we needed to shed the old transactional version of donor engagement. We now have a plan to become truly engaged with our donors. Kris has been an invaluable resource to me individually and to our organization as a whole."
Phillip Prud’homme, Development Director, United Way of Skagit County
"Thank you, Kris, for a worthwhile day of learning and sharing and reaching some sense of what we need to do to grow and thrive."
Board member, Kent Downtown Partnership
"Kris helped us see the constellations from all of our stars!"
Communications staff, Agros International
"You brought excellent ideas and methods to us….forever grateful."
Debra Lancaster, former Executive Director, United Way Skagit County