Creating a world together that works better for more people.

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With 25+ years in the nonprofit sector, Sharyl brings deep expertise in strategy, landscape analysis, program development, and fundraising. She thrives on moving between the big picture and the smallest details to help her clients develop compelling and innovative projects and secure resources for social change. Since co-founding Collective Agency in 2021, Sharyl has raised more than $50 million for nonprofits, school districts, and public agencies.

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Lauren has spent two decades helping visionary organizations reshape our world—from youth writing programs in San Francisco to migratory bird protections on the Pacific Flyway to college access inside San Quentin. Since co-founding Collective Agency in 2021, she has raised over $100 million through transformative capital campaigns and funding models that honor community wisdom. Her fundraising practice goes beyond the transactional, helping mission-driven leaders build resilient funding strategies that strengthen their entire organization. With over $200 million raised throughout her career, Lauren brings strategic rigor and deep reverence to fundraising—understanding that sustainable change requires alignment between resources, values, and vision.

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Sara has years of experience in nonprofit management, small business development, financial operations and marketing. She supports non-profits as they grow, helping to build the systems they need to succeed, including budgeting tools that give management insight into committed and needed funding; accounting; data and grant tracking systems that support easy and accurate reporting to the board and funders; and development of common-sense policies and procedures.

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SENIOR CONSULTANT

Jessica has more than twenty years of development experience as a leader, mentor, and frontline fundraiser. She is motivated by the power of philanthropy to advance social and environmental issues, and has raised millions of campaign dollars and unrestricted support for Upstream USA, The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, and 826 Valencia. Jessica has worked in fundraising shops large and small, and understands the unique pressures fundraising leaders face in today's challenging environment. She specializes in engaging high net worth individuals capable of making transformational investments, and has coached executives and board members in donor engagement and solicitation.

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Olivia is a fundraising operations and analytics specialist who loves designing simple, user-friendly solutions to unlock powerful insights from fundraising data. A seasoned CRM administrator and data wrangler, she brings experience developing tools and systems for fundraising needs such as donor analysis, moves management, grants management, growth marketing, and events management. 

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Emily has 15 years of experience supporting finance, operations, human resources, and development for nonprofit organizations in a variety of fields including arts and education, health and wellness, and hospitality. Her personal mission is to cultivate order, clarity, and compassion so that organizations can do the important work of carrying out their missions. Emily is also a yoga therapist, avid ukulele hobbyist, amateur singer, and Spanish fluency aspirant.

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Caroline brings 15+ years of expertise in project management and fundraising, specializing in multi-benefit initiatives that merge conservation, education, and public safety. She works with public agencies and nonprofits to secure funding for multimillion-dollar initiatives, with proven success in grant writing, community engagement, and translating complex technical projects and scientific ideas for general audiences.

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DESIGNER

As a problem solving sorceress with an eye for detail, Fae loves turning vague ideas into coherent and compelling finished products. She brings artistry, empathy, and a professional skill-set to her design and digital publishing work.

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 Jeanie has nearly 15 years of nonprofit fundraising and consulting experience, including roles at The Nature Conservancy, environmental and social justice organizations in New Orleans, and at the Prison University Project. In 2019, she launched MADRE Linen while continuing to support higher education in prisons and abortion rights initiatives. Jeanie believes there is a place where storytelling combined with transparency and generosity can leverage humanity's potential to embrace a healthy relationship with our planet and with each other.

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Molly has 15 years of experience leading communications for nonprofits and small businesses, and believes deeply in the power of a well-told story. Molly loves working as part of a creative team, tinkering with words, and creating clear, compelling communications which move and inspire. She has done this effectively for organizations in various stages of growth; she is equally at home building a strategy from the ground up and serving as a fresh set of eyes or a creative thought partner. 

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Tavia has over 20 years of experience in building and leading community-arts nonprofits as a founder and COO. Her expertise lies in values-centered business infrastructure, program development, project management, writing, marketing, and creative direction.

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