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New Team Member: Jesse Wolff

Kennari Consulting welcomes our newest team member, Jesse Wolff - joining our team as a Senior Strategist. After living in Denver, Colorado for 25 years, the Wolff family moved to Michigan in 2016.   Yes, it was on purpose!  Jesse has diverse nonprofit...

10 Key Ingredients of Successful Boards

10 Key Ingredients of Successful Boards

Creating and maintaining a well-balanced, effective board for your organization doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are 10 'ingredients' of well functioning boards: The Board Takes Responsibility. This includes having a Governance Committee to focus on pieces like...

Intern Spotlight: Mario Vargas

Meet Mario Vargas! Mario is a senior at Grand Valley State University, graduating spring 2023 with a Bachelor's Degree in Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration with a minor in Sociology. Mario completed 2 semesters as an intern with Kennari in December 2022....

The Best Piece of Fundraising Advice

The Best Piece of Fundraising Advice

We asked each one of the team members at Kennari Consulting the following question: What is the single best piece of advice you would give a nonprofit organization that wants to strengthen their fundraising efforts? Here are our answers: Megan Brodie - Be intentional...

New Team Member: Kelly Yagiela

New Team Member: Kelly Yagiela

Meet Kelly Yagiela! Kelly comes to Kennari with her most recent experience as Fund Development Specialist at Milestone Senior Services, where she was responsible for their grant portfolio and has also been supporting their capital campaign and annual giving. She has a...

Best Practices for Managing a Grant Award

Best Practices for Managing a Grant Award

Grants can be a great way to raise funds for your organization, but many grants are time-consuming to prepare and submit. Further, the work doesn’t always stop after a grant is submitted. While being awarded a grant is exciting, receiving a grant award can bring with...

The Power of Words in Fundraising

The Power of Words in Fundraising

In fundraising, and in life, we are often asked to talk about ourselves and the work we do. Words help us communicate ideas and thoughts to others, and shape how we understand and create meaningful relationships with people, our emotions, and lived experiences....

Spring Cleaning Your Database

Spring Cleaning Your Database

Does your database spark joy? Are you a “clean it now” type of person? Or are you a procrastinator? Your database system is only as good as what you put in there.  Regardless of your current data cleaning regimen, we have some guidelines to keep in mind while...