Sundog Strategic helps nonprofits and small businesses build strengths-based teams, put practical AI and IT to work, and launch fundraising that actually grows. Led by a nonprofit executive who's done the job — part consultant, part operator. I'll help you plan it, and I'll roll up my sleeves and build it.
Most organizations are strong in one of these and stretched thin in the others. The work is getting all three aligned so a lean team can punch above its weight.
Certified CliftonStrengths coaching plus the Q12 engagement framework to align boards and staff. Teams move from friction to flow by leading with their talents — and naming their blind spots. Leadership structure grounded in Patrick Lencioni's principles.
Real-world AI integration and IT systems — the same kind of automation I built running operations for a nonprofit. Websites, landing pages, CRM cleanup, and AI workflows that save a small team hours every week instead of adding to the to-do list.
From a sharper annual appeal to standing up a major-gift program from scratch, built on relationship-based, donor-centered fundraising. Predictable revenue through clear segmentation and a moves-management pipeline your team can actually run.
Engagements scale from a focused workshop to a hands-on, multi-month build. Not sure which fits? That's what the first conversation is for.
CliftonStrengths assessments and coaching for leadership, staff, and boards, paired with the Q12 engagement model to build a culture people want to stay in. Optional leadership-team design using Lencioni's framework for healthier, more cohesive teams.
Practical automation and systems work for lean teams: AI-assisted workflows, CRM organization, and the connective tissue between the tools you already pay for. Strategy when you need direction, and the actual build when you need it done.
Fast, clean, conversion-focused sites and landing pages — designed and built, not just advised on. Ideal for a campaign launch, a program page, or a small business that needs to look credible online without an agency retainer.
Design and deploy your next annual appeal, or initiate a major-gift program with the structure to sustain it: donor segmentation, a moves-management pipeline, and a plan your team can carry forward after the engagement ends. Built on real results — including an annual appeal that beat its $150K goal and engaged 432 donors.
For two decades I've led mission-driven organizations as an executive and director — running operations and budgets, building development programs, and being accountable for the results. I've designed an annual appeal that exceeded its $150,000 goal and reached 432 donors, moved donor data and giving onto modern platforms, coached teams in sustainable fundraising, and partnered on a multi-million-dollar capital campaign.
Alongside the strategy, I do the technical work most consultants hand off: Salesforce builds, websites and landing pages, and AI workflows that save lean teams real hours. I've been a Certified Gallup Strengths Coach since 2018, and I introduced Patrick Lencioni's team-leadership model across a 23-county organization and trained leaders to run it.
Sundog Strategic is where I bring all of that to other nonprofits and small businesses — equally at home advising from the whiteboard and building the thing myself.
Let's get your people, your tech, and your funding moving together.
Tell me what's working, what isn't, and where you want to be. No pitch deck, no obligation — just a clear read on whether I can help.
I'll come back with a scoped recommendation: what to do, in what order, and what it takes. You'll know exactly what you're getting before anything starts.
Whether it's a workshop, a system, a website, or a campaign, we execute together — and I leave you with something your team can run on its own.
Send a few details and I'll get back to you to set up a time to talk. Every engagement starts with understanding your team and your goals.
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hello@sundogstrategic.com