Recent Clients

Art.coop

Black Infinity Collective

Breach Collective

Clean Water Action MA

Cooperative Fund of the Northeast

Grow Dat Youth Farm

Harvard University

JOIN for Justice

LA Radio Club

Little Sis

Manchester Community Action Coalition

Mindfulness First

Movement Education Outdoors

North American Students of Cooperation

New Economy Coalition

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

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What people are saying.

"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


Bringing Kelly onto the team is one of the best decisions I made as a director. My nonprofit experience had taught me to avoid hiring fundraising consultants: the wisdom dictated that when the consultant goes, the funding relationships go. From the beginning of Kelly’s work with us, she emphasized shepherding relationships alongside us, equipping the team with the skills needed to do the work independently, and improved all of our systems, top to bottom.

I cannot imagine another fundraising consultant working so hard to understand my team, our vision, and making sure that our funding relationships mirror those values. Kelly has changed the way that I personally approach fundraising, and reshaped my own fears, insecurities and uncertainties into strengths.

— Jordan Seaberry, U.S. Department of Arts & Culture


“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 is that magical blend of insight, knowledge, and warmth. During coaching sessions, she was able to sift through the muck and details of my development questions, ask pointed questions, and share actionable advice and resources. The last year has been challenging as we all feel like we're pulled in so many directions and have so much to learn... I felt buoyed by working with Kelly, and left with greater direction and more confidence.”

— Anne Shackleford, WriteBoston


"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