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New Team Member: Andy DeBraber

Meet Andy DeBraber! We are happy to welcome Andy to the Kennari team as a Senior Strategist - after 25 years of successful fund development work in a variety of nonprofit sector roles. His positions have included being an executive director in West Michigan and both a...

Intern Spotlight: Daiah Williams

Meet Daiah Williams! Daiah is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration from Wayne State University. Alongside this she is seeking a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University in Political Science...

Intern Spotlight: Clinton Jackson

Meet Clinton Jackson! Clinton is a senior at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, and completes his semester as an intern with Kennari in December 2023. During my time as an intern at Kennari Consulting, I was a part of a variety of different team projects, personal...

Eight Strategies to Boost Fundraising

Eight Strategies to Boost Fundraising

There's no magical solution to growing your fundraising, but there are some key strategies that – when applied consistently - will help you make progress on your fundraising outcomes.  Here are some practical ways to prioritize your efforts toward those that have...

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...