CASE STUDY

Challenge:

East Bay SPCA launched a major fundraising campaign in the middle of a leadership transition. The organization needed an experienced fractional leader to maintain campaign momentum, ensure donors were engaged, and provide seamless continuity until the new VP could step in.

Approach:

Jennifer was engaged as a fractional leader to advance East Bay SPCA’s fundraising program during the transition. This included:

• Maintained major donor momentum by designing and implementing customized solicitation and stewardship plans for key donors using wealth analytics and donor history.
• Managed campaign strategy as the point person between marketing and fundraising teams to ensure compelling, mission-driven messaging.
• Provided weekly progress reports and strategic guidance to the CEO on donor outreach and timing.
• Led the development team to ensure daily operations and donor engagement continued without disruption.
• Onboarded and trained the incoming VP of Philanthropy, providing continuity of relationships, strategy, and institutional knowledge for a smooth transition.

Results:

• Reached the $1.5M campaign goal, ensuring fully funded veterinary services.
• Maintained and strengthened major donor relationships during the leadership transition.
• Streamlined cross-departmental collaboration, ensuring effective storytelling that tied campaign communications back to mission and purpose.
• Provided steady leadership that bridged the organization from one VP of Philanthropy to the next, enabling the new leader to step into a fully functioning, high-performing program.

Impact:

East Bay SPCA not only maintained momentum during a transition period—it reached its fundraising targets, strengthened its donor relationships, and set up its new VP of Philanthropy for long-term success.

CASE STUDY

"In just nine months of working with Jennifer, I gained clarity in my leadership, we tripled our revenue, and I built the confidence to lead in a way that feels both clear and joyful."

Challenge:

As the CEO who provided consulting for nonprofit outdoor youth camps, she wanted to grow her organization's reach and impact but felt pulled in too many directions. Without clear priorities or space on her calendar for inspiration, self-care, and creativity, her energy was scattered across competing tasks, making it difficult to focus on the strategic leadership her role required. She was capable and committed, but operating in constant overwhelm.

Approach:

Over nine months of executive coaching, Jennifer worked with her to rebuild how she led—creating clarity, capacity, and confidence.

• Mapped out her organization’s strategic priorities for the year and translated them into clear, actionable steps.

• Created a sustainable daily routine that allowed her to balance her work and personal life.

• Taught her how to set boundaries, preventing her from being pulled into the weeds.

• Built in time for creative thinking, joy, and inspiration, which sparked new ideas for organizational growth and improved her overall well-being.

• Designed a delegation framework—clarifying roles, decision rights, and follow-through—that empowered her team and gave her space for executive-level leadership.

• Elevated her confidence as a CEO by reinforcing her value and achievements, strengthening her presence as a leader.

• Identified her unique strengths and helped her hire and delegate in areas outside her zone of genius.

Results:

• Organizational revenue more than quadrupled in a year—a direct result of her focused leadership, strategic clarity, and capacity to pursue growth opportunities.
• She became calmer, more confident, and more present in her leadership role.
• Strategic priorities stayed at the center of her daily and weekly focus, driving consistent progress toward organizational goals.
• Delegation was implemented effectively, expanding team capacity and freeing her for executive-level leadership.
• Shifted from overwhelm to joy, ease, and renewed energy in her role.
• Owned her value as a leader, moving from self-doubt to confident, strategic decision-making.

Impact:

By creating space for strategic thinking, delegating effectively, and leading from her strengths, she transformed both her organization's trajectory and her own experience as a leader. The organization grew exponentially while she found sustainability, joy, and confidence in her role.

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