Why I Write (and What You’ll Find Here)

Hi, I’m Kelli. I’m a strategist, a systems thinker, a sometimes-overthinker, and a lifelong nonprofit nerd who believes that leadership should feel like it fits.

This blog isn’t here to preach or perform. It’s just a place to reflect out loud—to share what I’ve learned (and what I’m still figuring out) after two decades of working inside mission-driven organizations: building strategy, navigating change, managing board dynamics, wrestling with equity, and sometimes just trying to get the Zoom link to work.

Everything I write here comes from experience—my own, or from the brilliant people I’ve been lucky enough to work with. Some of it will be personal. Most of it will be practical. None of it will pretend to have The Answer.

I write the way I work: with clarity, curiosity, and a deep respect for people doing the work that matters—especially those doing it without enough time, budget, or backup.

If you see yourself in these posts, I hope you’ll stay awhile. If something resonates, let me know.

And if you’ve got your own hard-earned wisdom or distinctive tricks that help you lead with more integrity and ease, please share them. This space is better when it moves in more than one direction.

Thanks for being here. Truly.

—Kelli