unpacking how non profits fundraise,
grow, and thrive to create results
our mission
is to help others turn dreams into reality, transforming strangers into friends and
empowering leaders to ignite organizational prosperity by harnessing the energy that
is created at the intersection of passion and action.
“With more than 26 years as a non-profit professional, community organizing and fundraising are my vibes. I have raised millions of dollars and am probably the first hairdresser to become CEO of a major nonprofit. I am scrappy, intuitive, strategic, and fun.”
meet the founder, Susan Kramer
Everyone Has a Superpower. What is Susan’s superpower?
Through active listening, I can identify how to take your dreams from conception to creation.
With the launch of Susan Kramer Consulting, Susan offers a teachable platform that prepares executives, boards, teams, and individuals to shift into a new paradigm of nonprofit development. This new model is proven to reinvigorate passion, engage stakeholders at every level, and catalyze a new relationship-based approach to donor development. Through educational programming, executive guidance, and on-the-ground support she partners with organizations to overcome common stumbling blocks, strengthen teams, and tap into new sources of funding.
Although Susan’s methodology is unique, she’s proven time and again that overcoming entrenched organizational challenges requires a radical shift. She is a firm believer that unexpected solutions that work are often hidden in plain sight. Through personal experience, Susan attests to the idea that bold exploration with fresh eyes is a necessary journey required of all great leaders and teams. As a consultant, she offers her expertise as a guide on this journey serving as partner-coach, educator, and strategist.
As one with a charming touch for empowering people, driving fundraising initiatives, and executing major organizational transformations, executives are quick to recognize the signature “pixie dust” left in Susan’s wake. Although it’s been many years, millions of donor dollars, and several executive leadership roles since those early days, her experience has emphasized the importance of the key she discovered early on— it is the magic of relationships that unlocks the connection between passion and action. This crucial discovery continues to serve as a foundational element guiding the journeys of organizational transformation she leads today.
get to know our team of fundraising experts
Max Kramer
Project Manager
To the MAX! That's what we say about Max Kramer. If you need it done, he's the guy to do it. And, when we say it, we mean anything. Max has the ability to think on his feet and find solutions to your challenges. He is behind the scenes at Susan Kramer Consulting and is there for our clients to help them. What can he do for you? Anything from CRM selection and Google Suites training, to Payroll and Business strategy. Max is always happy to help! And, he makes a mean meal. A confirmed foodie, Max brings his taste to everything he does.
Connie Egland
Project Manager
Connie Egland is one of the professionals who make the magic happen at Susan Kramer Consulting. Her superpower is data, detail and deliverables. She has worked in Denver’s nonprofit community for over fourteen years taking on diverse challenges to spotlight an organization’s impact to the community such as coordinating Governor Ritter’s Economic Mission to Israel, which resulted in 5 MOUs between Colorado and Israel. Connie is a proud Texas Aggie and enjoys landscape photography and pushing the limits of her Kindle.
Carley Brooks
Project Manager
For the past year and a half, she has worked closely with The Jewish Experience and Clean Speech Colorado in producing high-quality events including fundraisers like The Jewish Experience’s Wine & Cheese as well as helping pivot to the virtual event space with Volume 2 of Clean Speech Colorado. Carley has a combined 10 years of experience in both the nonprofit sector and event coordination. For a fun creative outlet, Carley also dabbles in selling Judaic-inspired costume jewelry with Alef Bet by Paula. Carley and her husband, Dan, can often be found in their Denver area backyard playing with their three boys and dog.
Becca Cooper Leebove
Strategic Partner
Marketer and expert brand strategist Becca Cooper Leebove, has 20-years of experience leading marketing teams and large brand initiatives at Vail Resorts, PorchLight Real Estate Group, Regis University, and Starz Entertainment. Becca worked at well-known Denver ad agencies on numerous consumer accounts, such as Brine Lacrosse and Airwalk, earlier in her career. She even founded and marketed her own brands, ShuBu Creative, a branding agency, Lake's Famous Hot Dogs, a mobile hot dog business, and a medical research non-profit, Who is amy? Becca has been featured as a speaker on marketing and awarded for her work.
