Erin Donovan
Principal Consultant
Standards for Excellence® Consultant
Chair of the Board, World Relief
FORMER Adjunct Professor, Eastern University
Former President on the Alumni Association / Trustee, Vanguard University
Former Executive Director, HopeSprings
Curriculum Writer, Facilitator / Trainer
Meet Erin
I have raised millions of dollars and led a 325% growth as an Executive Director of an organization. I also serve on 2 boards, so I get it…
I know what it is like to be up at 3 am and thinking about…
A conversation with a board member that went awry when you asked them why they aren’t attending meetings or responding to emails...
Ways to build a stronger board that meets current and future needs of the organization.
How to raise the last $50,000 you need to close out the year...
A conversation with staff that didn’t go as planned...
How the organization can weather the changes needed to stay viable when Federal funding was cut...
The meeting you had with a youth whose story made you weep...
An exit strategy to leave this organization you love...
Heart palpitations. Sick feelings. Slight panic. A late-night call to a close friend to vent.
But at 3 am I have also experienced and reflected upon the joy of…
Watching a young adult be restored to health and land a job because of the work we do...
Receiving our first multi-year $100,000 grant...
Recruiting a board members who will make a significant impact...
Seeing that the organization is prepared for me to leave...
Thankfulness. Tears. Restoration. Impact. A call to a friend to share in the victory.
I have learned that in times of hardship and in times of flourishing, what we are rootED in matters. In all of my work I am rooted in:
The Standards for Excellence® (nonprofit standards for best practices).
Faith that guides the posture in which I work.
A hunger for social justice that promotes restoration and wholeness.
SAMPLE WRITING
Justiceunbound.org - Seeking Justice
Redletterchristian.org - The Fight Continues
Redletterchristian.org - Why The Better Care Act
Meet Karin
Karin Niemuth is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in the nonprofit world, both in child welfare and health care.
“I am a grant writer because I believe strongly in supporting nonprofit organizations that work toward social justice and serve those most in need.”
Meet Kathleen
Kathleen Dick Leslie, attorney at law and member of the Maryland Bar, provides outsourced legal services for nonprofit organizations. With over twenty-five years’ legal experience—ten of those years within nonprofit organizations—Kathleen will take a systematic yet organic approach to identifying potential legal issues as well as opportunities for your operations, and provide a holistic legal assessment tailored to your organization’s needs.