Transforming Philanthropy, LLC, is a leading consulting firm in the field of philanthropy and nonprofit organizational behavior.

Kay Sprinkel Grace





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Renowned speaker, writer and thinker in the field of philanthropy and nonprofit organizational behavior, Kay Sprinkel Grace is the founder and principal of Transforming Philanthropy, LLC.


With a passion for philanthropy and insights based in decades of work with nonprofits as a staff development officer, consultant and volunteer, Kay brings new perspective and freshness to the practice of ethical nonprofit planning, management, donor development and fund raising.


Kay is known for her systemic approach to donor and fund development and for her work with boards and staffs, which strengthens their ability and willingness to lead their organizations. Since beginning her independent consulting work in 1987, she has built a strong reputation and client loyalty.

Kay often teams with other trusted independent consultants. Recently she has contracted with Charles Brown (previously at Stanford University, Johns Hopkins, Guggenheim Museum, A. T. Kearney and The Lawrenceville School for consulting services to clients and Lisa Bennett (previously at Princeton, Mt. Holyoke, Robert Louis Stevenson School) and now a consultant in Pacific Grove, California.

Kay's B.A. and M.A. degrees are from Stanford University, where she served two years as the first woman Volunteer Chair of the Annual Fund. She served as National Volunteer Chair of the Keystone Program ($10,000 - $100,000 gifts) for Stanford's $1.1 billion Centennial Campaign in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which raised $72 million. In 2002 she received Gamma Phi Beta's Carnation Award for outstanding service to her profession. She has been on the faculty of The Fund Raising School (Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University) since 1980.


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Transforming Philanthropy, LLC, is a leading consulting firm in the field of philanthropy and nonprofit organizational behavior.