STRATEGIC ADVISORY FOR LEADERS NAVIGATING CAPITAL, COMPLEXITY AND COLLECTIVE ACTION
When decisions carry long-term consequences, I partner with funders and mission-driven leaders to translate vision into durable structures that allow money and collaboration to move effectively.
Many organizations and funders reach a point where vision is strong, but coordination, capital alignment or partnership structure begins to strain under complexity. At that stage, progress often stalls — not from lack of intent, but from lack of durable structure.
I work as a thinking partner to leaders navigating complexity around capital, partnerships, governance and long-horizon strategy. My advisory work is designed to support clear decision-making in moments where stakes are high and outcomes extend beyond the immediate term.
Advisory engagements typically include:
- regular, structured strategic conversations
- timely input on live questions and decisions
- review of relevant materials when helpful
- pattern recognition and synthesis across issues, rather than task execution
The value of this work lies in judgment, integration and foresight — not in producing deliverables for their own sake.
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To ensure clarity and fit, it’s important to name what this work does not include.
This is not:
- project management
- operational execution
- fundraising execution or grant writing
- ongoing operational implementation
My role is to support thinking and alignment at the decision-making level, so execution can move forward with coherence and integrity.
I work as a thinking partner to leaders navigating complexity around capital, partnerships, governance and long-horizon strategy. My advisory work is designed to support clear decision-making in moments where stakes are high and outcomes extend beyond the immediate term.
Advisory engagements typically include:
- regular, structured strategic conversations
- timely input on live questions and decisions
- review of relevant materials when helpful
- pattern recognition and synthesis across issues, rather than task execution
The value of this work lies in judgment, integration and foresight — not in producing deliverables for their own sake.
-
To ensure clarity and fit, it’s important to name what this work does not include.
This is not:
- project management
- operational execution
- fundraising execution or grant writing
- ongoing operational implementation
My role is to support thinking and alignment at the decision-making level, so execution can move forward with coherence and integrity.
Kafi has a gift for aligning diverse stakeholders and moving complex partnerships forward with clarity and momentum. She doesn’t just facilitate — she architects collaborations that last.
M. SpoonerDirector of Operations, BlockPower