Most clients reach out at moments of inflection or change:
I work best with organizations that are done experimenting and ready to build something that lasts.
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Every LPM Consulting engagement is led by me. When the scope calls for it, I draw on a curated network of trusted collaborators in development operations, research, communications, and design. You know who you're working with, and the work gets what it needs.
Two teams at a large national organization had been operating in silos for years. Lots of tension, little trust. Their leader went on leave in the midst of a major campaign. I stepped in to hold the work and rebuild a bridge.
Working alongside the CDO, I reconnected the teams, coached frontline fundraisers and co-authored proposals that closed $50M in revenue during the 6-month leave coverage.
I step in with full leadership presence: managing staff, moving asks, maintaining donor relationships, and keeping your development operation running through transition. I work alongside your leadership to understand your priorities, constraints, and capacity, with hands-on implementation support to move priority work forward.
I stay in it with you, managing staff, moving asks, and keeping the work honest, until the transition is complete. That means helping you decide what to advance, what to pause, and what to stop, including guiding your team through the change that comes with new systems, roles, and priorities.
A mid-size nonprofit had a loyal donor base but no structured major gifts strategy. Asks were inconsistent, portfolios were bloated, and the team was busy but not closing.
I worked with leadership to define a clear major gifts framework. We right-sized portfolios, created a qualification process, implemented metrics and KPIs, and ensured every portfolio donor had tailored ask strategies.
Within one cycle, the team closed three transformational gifts, could actually forecast revenue reliably, and had a pipeline they actually trusted.
The work starts with your data, what your portfolios actually look like, where your pipeline is stalling, and what your team has the capacity to execute. That includes major gifts program design, portfolio strategy, board engagement, donor messaging, and campaign readiness. Every recommendation is grounded in your data, your team's capacity, and your organization's culture.
I work alongside your team to build systems that make sense for how you actually operate, so the strategy sticks long after the engagement ends.
A development team had relationships but struggled to move donors toward asks. They needed practical tools, not theory, and they needed to use them immediately.
I worked through real scenarios from their portfolios. I gave them frameworks they could apply that week, with follow-up support so the learning stuck.
The result: One fundraiser identified a donor with capacity she'd previously overlooked and secured a $200K gift.
My trainings are practical, contextual, and built for real work. That means pre-work to understand your team's specific challenges, donors, and goals, then interactive sessions using scenarios from your live pipeline. You get tools and frameworks designed for immediate use, with optional follow-up coaching to support application and adoption.
This is about building confidence, not inspiration for its own sake.
In less than 30 minutes, I needed another notepad. Leya delivered incredibly valuable insights one after another.
You made this work accessible and spoke to the genuine fears many of us have, like whether we deserve that seat at the table. Thank you for making me feel so much calmer in my work.
In trainings, Leya uses real stories and examples to make the content come alive. She has a gift for turning learning into action. One of our attendees called her the best consultant they'd ever worked with.
