Kae Dakin Consulting

Consulting Services and Areas of Expertise

Throughout her 20 years as a nonprofit executive, 14 of them as CEO, Kae Dakin transformed a number of organizations. Now just as she did when she was in executive leadership, Kae works with her clients to craft successful, productive strategies to achieve sustainability and fulfill missions, and keep and grow funding, primarily through the following five areas of focus.

Strategic Fund and Revenue Development

• Funding Assessment and Revenue Planning
• Communication, Marketing and Message Analysis and Planning
• Corporate and Foundation Value Propositions
• Individual Giving and Planned Giving

Board Development

• Board Planning Retreats
• Board Governance and Responsibility Analysis
• Board Restructuring
• Board Training for Fund Raising

Strategic Planning

• Analysis of Competitive Environment
• SWOT Analysis of Organization
• Facilitation of Board-Staff Retreat
• Setting the Strategic Plan

Membership Analysis

• Surveying Member Needs and Satisfaction
• Research on Dues Structure
• Determining the Value Proposition for Members
• Developing Message to Sell Membership

Strategic Organizational Management

• Developing Business Plan from Strategic Plan
• Analyzing Organizational Structure for Financial Sustainability
• Managing through Organizational Change
• Assessment of Programs and Services for Viability