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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.
Photo credit:Greg
Habiby Images
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