Current and Former Clients
art.coop
Black Infinity Collective
Breach Collective
Clean Water Action MA
Cooperative Fund of the Northeast
Farrington Nature Linc
Girls Rock Campaign Boston
Grow Dat Youth Farm
Harvard University
JOIN for Justice
LA Radio Club
Little Butchie’s
Little Sis
Manchester Community Action Coalition
Mindfulness First
Movement Education Outdoors
Muslim Justice League
North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)
New Economy Coalition
Open Hearts Open Minds
Pact Collective
Pa’lante Restorative Justice
Power Shift Network
The Rhode Island Foundation
Resource Organizing Project
Smart from the Start
Social Innovation Forum
Somerville Community Land Trust
Street Spirit
Support for Intertribal Gatherings
The Lenny Zakim Fund
Third Sector New England
Upstream Podcast
U.S. Department of Arts and Culture
Worcester Youth Cooperatives
WriteBoston
What people are saying.
“Navigating the world of philanthropy can feel frustratingly opaque, time consuming, and overwhelming. Kelly brings a grounded focus and understanding to our sessions that makes handling it all feel much more possible. I know that I can rely on Kelly to help me make sense of our small organization’s position in the fundraising landscape and develop practical steps to move us forward.”
— Gin Armstrong, Little Sis
"Kelly took a comprehensive and systematic, but still very personable, approach to assessing and improving our individual fundraising systems and processes. Her work was extremely efficient, tailored to our specific needs, and great value-for-money. We particularly appreciate the realistic goal-setting and practical considerations that Kelly raised when exploring how to grow our individual donor base over time. As a result of implementing only a few of Kelly's recommendations, we were able to execute the most individual donation drive in our organization's history. We highly recommend Kelly as a consultant for orgs looking to improve their fundraising."
— Danny Noonan, Breach Collective
— Anne Shackleford, WriteBoston
I've had the pleasure of working with Kelly as part of the New England Grassroots Fundraisers Circle: what a gift. Kelly is a grounded and practiced facilitator (even online during a pandemic!) who understands how to create a container in which people can do their best work. Her consistently thoughtful and practical input on grassroots fundraising strategies have been helpful to my own work, and I'm sure have provided tremendous value to other participants of the Circle. I would welcome any opportunity to collaborate with her in the future.
— Nicole Manganelli, Southern Maine Workers Center
"Kelly is a fantastic development coach. She has helped me think through and respond to complex ethical questions around fundraising, as well as the minutiae of language in a written proposal. Kelly's coaching style is warm, affirming, and focused on ethical fundraising. Kelly is particularly good at bringing larger ideological questions into focus through support with specific projects and thinking through questions with her guidance, experience, and expertise.
I feel that she is a true development expert bringing together her leadership, coaching, community organizing, and organizational dynamics into her style of supportive development coaching that has tangibly helped me in applying for grants, building relationships, and working on a development team."
— Ali Rice, JOIN for Justice