RECENT CLIENTS
Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund / Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship
Asheville, NC
2017-2019
Community research and analysis, facilitation, internal culture-building and restructuring in partnership with Ambrose Consulting.
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity
Asheville, NC
2017-2018
Strategic planning in partnership with Judy Futch Consulting and Walker Wilson Consulting.
Asheville GreenWorks
Asheville, NC
2016
Strategic planning.
Asheville Latin Americans for Advancement Society (ALAS)
Asheville, NC
2015
Board and staff training and coaching, fund development planning.
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Abingdon, VA
2010, 2011, 2012
Program evaluation, data analysis, and grant reporting; fund development planning and training. (With Rural Support Partners).
Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community / Word on the Street
Asheville, NC
2017, 2018
Facilitation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
2017-2018
Strategic planning.
Blue Ridge Literacy Council
Flat Rock, NC
2013
Fund development review and planning.
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Boone, NC
2011
Fundraising training and skill-building for staff and Board, strategy and message development for direct mail and major gifts appeals.
Bristol Public Library
Bristol, VA
2010
Participatory strategic planning facilitation (with Rural Support Partners).
Carolina Public Press
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund Development Planning.
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design
Asheville, NC
2015
Strategic planning and facilitation with board and staff leaders for CCCD's national programs.
Center for Participatory Change
Asheville, NC
2012-2018
Participatory planning to create a grassroots fundraising plan, transition planning, facilitation and training with grassroots partner organizations to build fundraising skills. Fund development strategy. Meeting facilitation.
Certified Naturally Grown
Brooklyn, NY
2013
Strategic planning and Board training for CNG, a national organization made up of 900 small-scale farms.
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Cherokee, NC
2012, 2013, 2014
Meeting facilitation and agenda design for network planning, design and facilitation of skill-builders trainings for grantees.
Children's Council of Watauga
Boone, NC
2012-2014
Participatory strategic planning and fund development planning, fund development training for staff and board.
Children First/Communities in Schools
Asheville, NC
2019
Strategic planning (in partnership with Tepeyac Consulting and Ambrose Consulting)
Clean Water for North Carolina
Asheville and Durham, NC
2009-2010
Donor list development and prospecting; media monitoring.
Coalición de Organizaciones Latino-Americanos (COLA)
Asheville, NC
2006, 2007
Fund development planning; direct mail fundraising strategies.
Community Economic Development Network of East Tennessee
Newport, TN
2011
Participatory evaluation and planning, facilitation (with Rural Support Partners).
Committee to Elect Susan Fisher
Asheville, NC
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Campaign management, fundraising, event planning.
Committee to Elect Van Duyn
Asheville, NC
2012
Campaign management and strategy.
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
Marshall, NC
2010-2011
Review of current fund development practices, annual fund development planning, board training, executive coaching.
Council on Aging for Henderson County
Hendersonville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning; fund development planning.
Dig In! of Yancey County
Burnsville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning (in partnership with with Judy Futch Consulting)
Evergreen Community Charter School
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund Development Planning; Board and Volunteer Training.
Funeral Consumers Alliance
Regional, WNC
2013-2014
Strategic planning.
Girls' Leadership Camp
Philadelphia, PA
2009-2010
Fund development research and planning.
PATH WNC
Burnsville, NC
2015-2016
Strategic planning; fund development planning.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Friends of the Smokies
Cherokee, NC
2015-2016
Project planning and community engagement.
Good Samaritan Clinic of Haywood County
Waynesville, NC
2013-2014
Fund development planning and Board training.
Green Opportunities
Asheville, NC
2012-2013
Fund development planning, case statement and message development.
Helpmate
Asheville, NC
2015
Strategic planning (with Judy Futch Consulting)
Hispanics In Philanthropy - North Carolina
Statewide, North Carolina
2012, 2013
Workshop design and facilitation.
Homeward Bound of Asheville
Asheville, NC
2010-2011
Review of current fund development practices, fund development planning, training and coaching.
Humane Society of Asheville
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund development audit and review of current fundraising practices.
Just Economics
2017-2019
Fund development planning, strategy, and group facilitation.
LEAF
Asheville, NC
2012
Meeting design and facilitation for strategic planning process.
Latino Advocacy Coalition
Hendersonville, NC
2005, 2006
Board trainings: "Fundraising Basics for the Nonprofit Board" and "Getting Over the Fear of Asking."
Little Tennessee Native Fish Conservation Partnership
Regional (Little TN watershed in NC, GA, and TN)
2015, 2019
Facilitation and strategic planning.
Loving Food Resources
Asheville, NC
2014-2016
Fund development planning, leadership transition planning, executive search, board development, strategic planning.
Macon Program for Progress
Franklin, NC
2016, 2019
Strategic planning.
McDowell Senior Center
Marion, NC
2014
County-wide participatory planning project to create an Aging in Place Plan for McDowell County (with Judy Futch consulting and Sparrow Research).
Mediation Center of Asheville and Buncombe County
Asheville, NC
2009-2010
Review of current fund development practices and fund development planning.
Ministry of Hope
Black Mountain, NC
2014
Fund development planning and coaching.
Mitchell County Safe Place
Spruce Pine, NC
2015
Fund development planning and training.
Mountain Area Information for Nonprofits
Spruce Pine, NC
2010, 2011
Workshop design and facilitation: Creating a Development Plan, Annual Campaign Planning, and Preparing, Preparing, and Practicing for the Ask.
Nikwasi Initiative
Facilitation.
North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Statewide, NC
2016
Strategic planning, facilitation.
Organic Growers School
Regional, Western NC/Eastern TN
2011-2012
Fund development.
Our VOICE
Asheville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning, fund development planning.
Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Partnership
Regional, WNC
2014-2020
Facilitation of multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
National, US
2016
Facilitation.
Pisgah Legal Services
Asheville, NC
2006
Annual campaign implementation, direct mail program strategies and implementation.
Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute
Cherokee, NC
2018
Strategic planning.
Russell County Public Library
Lebanon, VA
2013
Community engagement process and participatory strategic planning.
Safelight
Hendersonville, NC
2016-2017
Strategic planning.
Smart Start Partnerships of 18 WNC Counties
Regional, Western NC
2015
Participatory research for regional needs assessment; focus group and community listening session planning, coordination and facilitation (with Sparrow Research Group).
Thrive
Hendersonville, NC
2012-2013
Fund development planning; fund development training and priority-setting for Board of Directors.
TRACTOR Food and Farms
Burnsville, NC
2019
Strategic planning, fund development planning.
WNC Diversity Engagement Coalition
Asheville, NC
2014
Meeting planning and facilitation.
Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Asheville, NC
2015
Fund development review and planning.
WNC Nonprofit Pathways
Asheville, NC
Instructor and facilitator - 2010-present
Organizational Development Consultant - 2014-current
Asheville, NC
2017-2019
Community research and analysis, facilitation, internal culture-building and restructuring in partnership with Ambrose Consulting.
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity
Asheville, NC
2017-2018
Strategic planning in partnership with Judy Futch Consulting and Walker Wilson Consulting.
Asheville GreenWorks
Asheville, NC
2016
Strategic planning.
Asheville Latin Americans for Advancement Society (ALAS)
Asheville, NC
2015
Board and staff training and coaching, fund development planning.
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Abingdon, VA
2010, 2011, 2012
Program evaluation, data analysis, and grant reporting; fund development planning and training. (With Rural Support Partners).
Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community / Word on the Street
Asheville, NC
2017, 2018
Facilitation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
2017-2018
Strategic planning.
Blue Ridge Literacy Council
Flat Rock, NC
2013
Fund development review and planning.
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Boone, NC
2011
Fundraising training and skill-building for staff and Board, strategy and message development for direct mail and major gifts appeals.
Bristol Public Library
Bristol, VA
2010
Participatory strategic planning facilitation (with Rural Support Partners).
Carolina Public Press
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund Development Planning.
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design
Asheville, NC
2015
Strategic planning and facilitation with board and staff leaders for CCCD's national programs.
Center for Participatory Change
Asheville, NC
2012-2018
Participatory planning to create a grassroots fundraising plan, transition planning, facilitation and training with grassroots partner organizations to build fundraising skills. Fund development strategy. Meeting facilitation.
Certified Naturally Grown
Brooklyn, NY
2013
Strategic planning and Board training for CNG, a national organization made up of 900 small-scale farms.
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Cherokee, NC
2012, 2013, 2014
Meeting facilitation and agenda design for network planning, design and facilitation of skill-builders trainings for grantees.
Children's Council of Watauga
Boone, NC
2012-2014
Participatory strategic planning and fund development planning, fund development training for staff and board.
Children First/Communities in Schools
Asheville, NC
2019
Strategic planning (in partnership with Tepeyac Consulting and Ambrose Consulting)
Clean Water for North Carolina
Asheville and Durham, NC
2009-2010
Donor list development and prospecting; media monitoring.
Coalición de Organizaciones Latino-Americanos (COLA)
Asheville, NC
2006, 2007
Fund development planning; direct mail fundraising strategies.
Community Economic Development Network of East Tennessee
Newport, TN
2011
Participatory evaluation and planning, facilitation (with Rural Support Partners).
Committee to Elect Susan Fisher
Asheville, NC
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Campaign management, fundraising, event planning.
Committee to Elect Van Duyn
Asheville, NC
2012
Campaign management and strategy.
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
Marshall, NC
2010-2011
Review of current fund development practices, annual fund development planning, board training, executive coaching.
Council on Aging for Henderson County
Hendersonville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning; fund development planning.
Dig In! of Yancey County
Burnsville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning (in partnership with with Judy Futch Consulting)
Evergreen Community Charter School
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund Development Planning; Board and Volunteer Training.
Funeral Consumers Alliance
Regional, WNC
2013-2014
Strategic planning.
Girls' Leadership Camp
Philadelphia, PA
2009-2010
Fund development research and planning.
PATH WNC
Burnsville, NC
2015-2016
Strategic planning; fund development planning.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Friends of the Smokies
Cherokee, NC
2015-2016
Project planning and community engagement.
Good Samaritan Clinic of Haywood County
Waynesville, NC
2013-2014
Fund development planning and Board training.
Green Opportunities
Asheville, NC
2012-2013
Fund development planning, case statement and message development.
Helpmate
Asheville, NC
2015
Strategic planning (with Judy Futch Consulting)
Hispanics In Philanthropy - North Carolina
Statewide, North Carolina
2012, 2013
Workshop design and facilitation.
Homeward Bound of Asheville
Asheville, NC
2010-2011
Review of current fund development practices, fund development planning, training and coaching.
Humane Society of Asheville
Asheville, NC
2014
Fund development audit and review of current fundraising practices.
Just Economics
2017-2019
Fund development planning, strategy, and group facilitation.
LEAF
Asheville, NC
2012
Meeting design and facilitation for strategic planning process.
Latino Advocacy Coalition
Hendersonville, NC
2005, 2006
Board trainings: "Fundraising Basics for the Nonprofit Board" and "Getting Over the Fear of Asking."
Little Tennessee Native Fish Conservation Partnership
Regional (Little TN watershed in NC, GA, and TN)
2015, 2019
Facilitation and strategic planning.
Loving Food Resources
Asheville, NC
2014-2016
Fund development planning, leadership transition planning, executive search, board development, strategic planning.
Macon Program for Progress
Franklin, NC
2016, 2019
Strategic planning.
McDowell Senior Center
Marion, NC
2014
County-wide participatory planning project to create an Aging in Place Plan for McDowell County (with Judy Futch consulting and Sparrow Research).
Mediation Center of Asheville and Buncombe County
Asheville, NC
2009-2010
Review of current fund development practices and fund development planning.
Ministry of Hope
Black Mountain, NC
2014
Fund development planning and coaching.
Mitchell County Safe Place
Spruce Pine, NC
2015
Fund development planning and training.
Mountain Area Information for Nonprofits
Spruce Pine, NC
2010, 2011
Workshop design and facilitation: Creating a Development Plan, Annual Campaign Planning, and Preparing, Preparing, and Practicing for the Ask.
Nikwasi Initiative
Facilitation.
North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Statewide, NC
2016
Strategic planning, facilitation.
Organic Growers School
Regional, Western NC/Eastern TN
2011-2012
Fund development.
Our VOICE
Asheville, NC
2018-2019
Strategic planning, fund development planning.
Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Partnership
Regional, WNC
2014-2020
Facilitation of multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
National, US
2016
Facilitation.
Pisgah Legal Services
Asheville, NC
2006
Annual campaign implementation, direct mail program strategies and implementation.
Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute
Cherokee, NC
2018
Strategic planning.
Russell County Public Library
Lebanon, VA
2013
Community engagement process and participatory strategic planning.
Safelight
Hendersonville, NC
2016-2017
Strategic planning.
Smart Start Partnerships of 18 WNC Counties
Regional, Western NC
2015
Participatory research for regional needs assessment; focus group and community listening session planning, coordination and facilitation (with Sparrow Research Group).
Thrive
Hendersonville, NC
2012-2013
Fund development planning; fund development training and priority-setting for Board of Directors.
TRACTOR Food and Farms
Burnsville, NC
2019
Strategic planning, fund development planning.
WNC Diversity Engagement Coalition
Asheville, NC
2014
Meeting planning and facilitation.
Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Asheville, NC
2015
Fund development review and planning.
WNC Nonprofit Pathways
Asheville, NC
Instructor and facilitator - 2010-present
Organizational Development Consultant - 2014-current
