Kendall Guthrie (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

National

Dynamic strategy development, capacity building, and transformative leadership coaching for social sector, with focus on crafting effective strategies, facilitating impactful meetings, fostering inclusivity, and cultivating a culture of learning. Sample clients: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Kansas Leadership Center, Tufts University, national consulting firms, and community organizations. Sample projects: - Co-facilitated 6-month DEI Action Learning Lab, guiding 6 organizations to develop strategies for enhancing company-wide DEI climates. - Coached 30+ social sector professionals, developing leadership, racial equity skills, and burnout countermeasures. - Guided an NGO serving indigenous Maya communities to a community-centered strategic plan. - Led a university research center in analyzing strategic positioning that guided language for more effective fund development.

Ghanzi, Ghanzi District, Botswana

Inaugural program that recruited skilled professionals to strengthen entrepreneurship among marginalized populations. Imbedded in Department of Community Development in district with highest poverty and indigenous San. Integrated into community by living with a family and learning Setswana. - Enhanced project management, planning, and teamwork skills for 23 Community Development Officers and 5 senior leaders through workshops and coaching. - Designed workshops for 60+ craftspeople introducing tools to calculate monthly profits and bridging language barriers. - Implemented a district-wide electronic database, streamlining reporting and overcoming technological challenges.

San Salvador, El Salvador

Professionalized board of leading organization advancing human rights and democracy in Central America during expansion into 3 new countries and tripling in revenue. Diversified board composition, enhancing strategic advisory and fundraising capacity.Professionalized operations,, while implementing best practices in nonprofit and board management, including the organization's first formal annual review for the Executive Director.Guided board and executive director to navigate major challenges: COVID-19, regional political instability, and direct threats to senior staff.

San Francisco Bay Area

C-Suite executive, collaboratively guiding strategic, operation, and $20 million grant decisions for transforming California’s higher education system to increase graduation for underrepresented students. - Drove shift to higher leverage strategy to focus on policy and practice changes that improved outcomes for 100,000+ students in California. - Developed innovative research partnership with California Student Aid Commission, documenting impact of rising student living expenses on college success, led to enhancing financial aid policy for thousands. - Cultivated positive relationship between the board and executive staff through effective design of quarterly meetings.

Seattle, Wa

Spearheaded the creation of the first Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation system for $100 million start-up grant-making team focused on transforming the national higher education system to increase success for underrepresented students. - Directed $4 million portfolio of research and evaluation contracts, generating evidence that guided key performance indicators, policies, and practices in higher education institutions nationwide.Managed complex RFP processes and projects to budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation. - Coached nationally respected researchers to translate findings into actionable publications that directly influenced student success initiatives at 1000 community colleges. - Functioned as an internal consultant, collaborating with senior leaders and program officers to refine strategies and assess the effectiveness of investments, leading to more impactful initiatives.

San Francisco, Ca

Key partner in growing a new, nationally influential boutique consulting firm serving philanthropic foundations. Specialized in strategy, program design, and industry analysis. Organization grew from a startup to team of 15. - Established the evaluation practice, opened first regional office, and drove increased demand for actionable evaluation across the field. - Led the company in business development, securing 15+ new clients, including the Packard Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and California Endowment. - Innovated evaluation methodologies, creating tools and frameworks that garnered national recognition for guiding impactful grant-making.

San Jose, Ca

Directed a cutting-edge non-profit that brought 30K+ human services professionals into the internet age. Strengthened the organizing capacity by connecting national think tanks and advocacy organizations with local service providers working on legal aid, hunger, homelessness, housing, and children’s advocacy. · Chartered a membership retention strategy that led to 85% retention rate and provided 50% of overall revenue. · Managed strategy and operations for a staff of 17 across east and west coast offices. · Developed seminars and training guides that helped 30,000+ social services professionals to grow skills in online community building.

Phd: Communications Theory And Research

Certified Professional Coactive Coach

Bachelor'S Degree