Empowering nonprofit leaders to create bold, just futures
SERVICES
Leadership Coaching
Sharpen your skills as a compassionate leader and catalyst for change.
Strategic Partner Development
Build power through partnering with allied nonprofits and funders.
Advocacy and Communications
Strengthen advocacy and communication strategies to build change-maker audience.
Community-Centric Fundraising
Increase revenue by aligning fundraising strategy with social justice values.
Kim Bender Consulting equips emerging and mid-career nonprofit leaders with the tools and strategies to thrive in volatile environments. As your coach and advisor, Kim helps you navigate complex challenges, from board management and immediate fundraising needs to long-term strategic planning and stakeholder communication. With a focus on equity and social justice, Kim works with you to transform your organizational hurdles into opportunities for growth and systemic change. Kim’s tailored approach empowers you to prioritize goals, build powerful alliances, align funding with values, and amplify your impact – all while maintaining your commitment to vital community services.
ABOUT KIM BENDER
Kim Bender is a senior strategist with over 20 years of leadership experience in California’s nonprofit sector, with particular expertise in community health, economic justice, and the arts. Her specialties include nonprofit executive coaching, collaborative program design, community-centric fundraising, and board development strategies to increase diversity and resources. Kim brings a collaborative, exploratory, and practical lens to all her engagements with values rooted in radical inclusiveness and unconditional love. From 2020-2024, she served as Executive Director of the Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County, driving its transition to a leader in community-centric fundraising and trust-based philanthropy. Previously Kim served as a senior development director at the GLIDE Foundation, BAMPFA, SFFilm and CA Film Institute.
I understand the many challenges that nonprofit leaders face in generating creative solutions to achieve their social justice vision in challenging times, while sustaining robust, equity-based organizational culture.
I envision nonprofit leaders, boards and staff sharing power and working together with community, philanthropy, business and government in the co-creation of a just and equitable world.
I believe radical transformation is possible, starting with individual leaders, and reverberating through organizations, systems and culture.
