There are many short-term, flash-in-the-pan solutions to fundraising these days. Our approach is to set up our clients for sustainable growth and ongoing success for now and long into the future.
We begin by immersing ourselves in your organization — your culture, fundraising history, donor base, challenges, and opportunities. Then, we make sure we’re having the right conversations, asking the right questions, gaining a genuine understanding of your organization and its unique needs.
Next, we custom-craft a set of solutions to suit your needs and support you through planning, implementation, and growth. At each step in our process, we engineer a strategic fundraising solution to take your entire fundraising operation to the next level and serve you long into the future.
That’s why our first stage of working together is diving deep into your organization’s fundraising mission, vision, story, donor base, and history. This deep dive is paramount to our process. With over 50+ collective years in fundraising strategy, we’ve seen time and again, the talent and opportunity to achieve fundraising growth are already at your fingertips. Our goal is to unlock your team’s full potential with a clear roadmap, supportive coaching, and innovative tools. So, in our first phase, we assess your landscape to precisely learn the right combination of those elements.
Planning is where our “custom craft” approach comes in. There are various tactics available to reach your goals, but being strategic and efficient in choosing the perfect combination is essential to success. Too few levers, and you’ll leave opportunity on the table. Try to pull them all, and you’ll miss the mark on every one of them.
We’ll work with you to understand your staff capacity, budgets, and goals and create the optimal path forward.
And like any journey, we recognize that milestones and measures of progress are essential to understand if you are heading in the right direction and at the right speed. Our plans don’t go in a binder to collect dust on a shelf. They are actionable, measurable, and ready to put on the road.
The passion, dedication, creativity, and tenacity for fundraising success already exists in your organization. This much we know to be true. Ensuring the tools, training, alignment, and comfort with the key principles of fundraising are shared at every level of the organization, is where our coaching and advising comes in.
The passion, dedication, creativity, and tenacity for fundraising success already exist in your organization. So this much we know to be true. Ensuring the tools, training, alignment, and comfort with the fundamental principles of fundraising are shared at every level of the organization is where our coaching and advising comes in.
Coaching and advising is our third phase. During this phase, we ensure everyone, from leadership to development staff to board, volunteers, and others tasked with executing the roadmap laid forth in our planning phase, has the knowledge, support, continual improvement, and encouragement they need to stay the course. We’ll walk with you and your team as you implement new strategies, leverage the best technology, and build a sustainable and robust culture of philanthropy.
Our 50+ combined years of leadership, team-building, governance, and fundraising execution allows us to create customized programs that address critical pillars of a successful fundraising program. We do this by unlocking the potential already in the hearts of your team, leadership, and most closely-held supporters.
Providing all stakeholders with training, communication, and tools to understand giving and develop proactive engagement
Creating customized, authentic and relatable training tools and sessions from entry-level fundamentals to advanced strategies—suited to meet the needs of your organization—including:
Lauren Sisneros is the founder of LS Consultants, LLC, a consulting firm that provides strategic advising and interim management support to nonprofit and education-focused organizations. A mission-driven leader with over 20 years of experience, Lauren brings a deep commitment to advancing equity across education, workforce development, and public policy.
With a keen understanding of complex systems and a results-oriented approach, Lauren partners with organizations to develop and implement strategies that are both effective and sustainable. Through LS Consultants, she delivers hands-on guidance in program management, board and stakeholder engagement, and leadership transitions, empowering mission-aligned teams to grow, adapt, and create lasting community impact.
Lauren has collaborated with a diverse portfolio of clients, including the Prosperity Denver Fund, Contractor Academy, Education Commission of the States, and Strong Start to Finish. Her work is grounded in a strong foundation of project management, nonprofit leadership, and policy analysis.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University–Pueblo and a Master’s in Education from Colorado State University Global. Lauren is also a proud graduate of the University of Denver’s Latino Leadership Institute, a fellowship preparing Latino professionals for positions of influence across Colorado, and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Program, an 11-month civic leadership experience.
A Colorado native born and raised in the San Luis Valley, Lauren now lives in Lakewood, Colorado. She is a proud mother of two college students and a devoted grandmother who cherishes time with her family.
Throughout her career, Lauren has remained deeply dedicated to expanding access to opportunity, especially for underserved communities. Her work continues to center on shaping systems that are inclusive, community-driven, and equity-focused.
Kyle Christensen, M.P.A., is a program leader, facilitator, and trainer with more than 25 years of experience designing and delivering transformative learning experiences that advance leadership, civic engagement, and organizational change. He specializes in designing and evaluating leadership programs, facilitating team and organizational development, and guiding strategic planning processes that align purpose with measurable impact.
As founder of The Connected Leadership Project and consultant with Arrow Performance Group, Kyle partners with organizations such as the State of Colorado, CiviCO, and the University of Denver to design experiential leadership programs that build resilience, connection, and innovation. He also serves as program director for Leadership Veteran, an 8-month leadership initiative advancing the skills of professionals serving veteran communities.
Previously, Kyle directed Colorado State University Douglas County Extension, where he launched Colorado’s first Juntos 4-H program to expand pathways to higher education for Latinx youth and families. He also led the Family Leadership Training Institute of Colorado and has worked with institutions such as Peace Corps (Moldova), NYU Steinhardt, Centrul Educatia 2000+ (Romania), and the Council for Economic Education.
Kyle’s facilitation expertise is rooted in adult learning theory and supported by credentials such as Emergenetics, Strategic Doing, and Technology of Participation. He has led statewide and national trainings, peer learning cohorts, needs assessment processes, and community-centered planning efforts across government, nonprofit, and education sectors.
He holds an M.P.A. from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service and a graduate certificate in Learning and Development from the University of Denver’s College of Professional Studies.
Kyle believes that the workplace should focus on continuous learning and growth, inclusive engagement, and creating a sense of belonging. “Why wouldn’t we hope for work environments that align with our values and our professional and personal growth aspirations?” He brings curiosity, compassion, and clarity to every engagement, and is most inspired when people find their voice, connect with others, and lead boldly in collective service.
Jason Pemberton is a multi-award winning facilitator, coach, independent executive board director, and strategist based in Denver, Colorado. Born in USA and raised in New Zealand, his entire career has been dedicated to Not-for-Profit and purpose-led organizations striving for high impact.
A series of catastrophic earthquakes in his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, launched him into several years of disaster response, which, in turn, launched him into international consulting practice. He has worked in more than a dozen countries supporting companies, networks, and communities navigate through unexpected terrain for mutual benefit.
As a strategist and coach, he is pragmatic, direct, and clear, bringing his sharp mind and depth of thought to the fore whilst supporting groups to identify their own priorities and take charge of their future. His deep governance experience, coupled with professional training in positive psychology and related coaching accreditations, makes him highly effective at supporting teams of leaders and governors to find successful paths forward.
His time now is invested in supporting governance boards and senior leaders to succeed, and coaching technical experts and engineers on how to be skilled leaders of people.
