Consultants

The Community Foundation is committed to increasing the capacity of the local nonprofit sector. Because of this commitment, we maintain a list of local consultants who are interested in working with nonprofit organizations. If you are a consultant that would like to be added to this list, please submit your information here.

The consultants, vendors, freelancers, and others listed are not sponsored, endorsed, recommended or licensed by the Community Foundation. We encourage organizations to have detailed conversations and explore references before hiring a consultant. We do not take responsibility for the work done by those listed.

Kim Peterson | Key Elements Consulting

Organizational development, strategic planning, executive and leadership coaching, project/change management and facilitation, benefits and systems strategies, workforce planning, culture and engagement, assessments, board consultation

Judi A. Pierick, IOM, CAE, CFRE |

Organizational Management, Revenue Enhancement, Marketing and Image Enhancement Strategies and Campaigns, PR/ Media Relations, Public Policy/ Advocacy Campaigns, Fundraising Strategies (grants, events, individual/corporate/foundation solicitations and sponsorships, planned giving)

Kevin Pokorny | Pokorny Consulting

Board Training and Development, Executive Coaching, Human Resources, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Development, Staff Development, Staff Training, Strategic Planning

Elena Polush | FutureEd Evaluators, LLC

Evaluation; needs assessment; policy analysis; community engagement; facilitation; curriculum and instructional design.

Jackie Pullen | CFO Advantage

Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Technology Planning

Jackie Pullen | CFO Advantage

Accounting and CFO Services, Payroll and Benefits Management, Administrative Services, Insurance and Board Advocacy for Finance

Linnea Rademaker | FutureEd Evaluators, LLC

Santosh Ramakrishnan | Sekos Foundation

Consulting, Policy Writing

Sam Reed | Leap Here, LLC

Leap Here assists your small to midsize business to achieve its growth potential. We will partner you with skilled business consultants to help your leadership focus on creative or growth goals while we address staffing needs and process challenges.

Jeff Reed | Bizlab

Design Thinking, Organizational Design, Organizational Change Facilitation, Consolidation, Merger and Acquisition, Framework Development, Process and Operations Development, Strategic Partnerships, Innovation

Angela Reed, CPA | Tarbell & Company, P.L.C

Accounting Services, Audit Services, Tax Services, Consulting Services

Casey Reints | Casey Reints Consulting

Grant writing, program development and monitoring, technical writing & communications, and fundraising

Jodi Rhone | Canary Consulting Group

We mentor, coach and equip nonprofit leaders to build a healthy, effective organization through strategy, operations, and board development. We also work with nonprofits who want to grow through partnership, strategic collaboration, or merger.

Claire Richmond | Clarified Design

Logo Design, Branding, Graphic Design, Newsletters, Annual Reports, Website Design, Digital Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Collateral, Copywriting, Grant Writing

Jessica Richter | BKD CPAs & Advisors

Nonprofit audits, review and compilations; Accounting Outsourcing; Uniform Guidance Compliance (A-133); IRS Form 990 Preparation; Financial Statement Consulting; Executive Compensation Studies

Matt Ringgenberg | Access Systems

Local office technology company based out of Waukee with a footprint of 14 locations all over Iowa. We specialize in IT, Copiers, Printers, Document Imaging, and Telephone Systems. We also have a Cyber Security division that has a Certified Ethical Hacker and one of the only companies in Iowa that staffs Microsoft Gold Certified technicians. We are your single point of contact for all office technology needs!

Jeremy Rosen | JNR Consulting

Lobbying, advocacy, strategic planning

Joel Rosenberg | Des Moines Data for Good

We provide a variety of data and analytical services pro bono to Des Moines area non-profits. These range from building self-service dashboards, to answering key questions about program effectiveness, to helping you define key metrics that matter and designing your systems to capture that data.

Chuck Rowe | Midwest Studies Group

Feasibility Studies, Capital Campaigns, Annual and Planned Giving Strategies, Fundraising Planning, Strategic Planning, Board Development and other Capacity Building Resources

Betsy Rubiner | Rubiner Communications

Writing, editing, communications teamwork to capture and share stories for reports and newsletters illustrating the impact of grant-making, promising programs and policies in a clear, concise, compelling way.