Leading with Experienced Advising, Offering Expert Insights and Steadfast Solutions

Our Services

  • For Funders:

    • Strategic Philanthropy Planning with Individuals

    • Linking Donors with Institutional Doers

    • Creating Communities of Shared Purpose

    For Institutions:

    • Feasibility Studies

    • Campaign Committee Advisory Services

    • Donor Solicitation Training

    • Enact board member assessments and review of organizational structure

    • Goal setting for the Board of Directors

    • Review board nomination process and engagement structure

    • Assess by-laws and leadership structure

    • Develop opportunities for continuous board education opportunities

    • Provide interim CEO management expertise and assists in succession planning for staffing transitions to assist in realizing your mission

    • Produce a success plan and timeline for conducting an organizational assessment

    • Deliver direct communication to executive leadership/Board of Directors

    • Endowment campaigns

    • Capital campaigns

    • Annual fund

    • Faculty campaigns

    • Planned Giving/Leave a Legacy campaigns

    • Identify operational efficiencies for awarding scholarship distributions

    • Due diligence and assessment before and after grants are distributed

    • Grant distribution processing

    • Annual report development for donors/Board of Directors

    • Facilitation of communication to grant recipients

    • Perform feasibility studies for capital expansions

    • Provide fundraising and staffing assessments

    • Board of Director strategic planning for future expansion

    • Donor stewardship programing

Kelly Zúñiga is a visionary leader with over 30 years of experience in building, managing, and leading teams that focus on:

  • Cultivation Strategies for Successful Board Leadership
    & Strategic Board Assessment

  • Capital Campaign/Endowment Campaign Fundraising Advisory Services

  • Writing Successful Grant Proposals

  • Enhancing Internal and External Communications

  • Stewarding Financial Resources

  • Expanding Collaborations and Programming

  • Constructing Institutions with Impact and Sustainability

  • Supporting Donors via Philanthropy Advisory Services

What People are Saying

  • "I'm a real fan of Kelly Zuniga's having worked side by side with her over the better part of a decade. Her capacity for big vision is extraordinary and her ability to sort through what is mission critical in situations is truly outstanding. She's a positive force, inspires out of the box thinking and is able to quickly pivot in new situations."

    Benjamin Warren, President & CEO, ITC Trading Company Ltd

  • "I have had the honor of working directly with Kelly for well over a decade. I have found her to be a truly stellar professional and certainly one of the best in her field. Her dedication to and knowledge of whatever cause she’s supporting has been exemplary. She will always be my first call."

    Fred S. Zeidman, Chairman and CEO
    at Good Works Acquisition Corp

  • "Having worked with Kelly for over 20 years, I’ve found her abilities to lead with integrity, build trust with colleagues, and communicate a clear strategic vision, to be the most valuable and effective skills necessary to drive transformational change in the nonprofit sector today."

    Dr. Adriana M. Higgins, CFRE Chief Advancement Officer, National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Atlanta, Georgia

  • “Kelly's expertise, work ethic, and dedication to the mission established and deepened trust with internal and external stakeholders, increasing HCCF's reputation.”

    Katy Butterwick, Vice President of Strategy, The Hackett Center for Mental Health

  • "Kelly is an exceptional strategist, practiced coach and an exemplary leader. Kelly shows teams how to harness and direct the courage and creativity necessary for change and success."

    Janice Adamson Splawn , Director Office of Grants and Sponsored Research, University of St. Thomas

  • "I have had the pleasure of working with Kelly for almost 20 years, watching how she guided and expanded two strong non-profit organizations and set them on paths to sustainable growth."

    Catherine Campbell Lane, Deuster

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