Who We Are

Discover our mission and values driving impact

Meet the Team

Lindsay Simonds Consulting (LSC) is a boutique firm of senior-level fundraising professionals offering strategic fundraising and management consulting. With over four decades of combined experience partnering with organizations for transformational change, LSC provides strategic onboarding, board and staff training, interim leadership management, campaign management, and more. Team members have served as consultants and frontline fundraisers, as board members and as donors, as volunteers, and as professional coaches. We have fewer clients at a time and offer hands-on management and deeply thoughtful recommendations that are tailored specifically to each unique organization. We are distinguished in this way.

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Meet Lindsay Simonds

Lindsay Simonds (she/her) is a senior nonprofit fundraising and management professional with over a dozen years of experience partnering with organizations across the country for transformational change. Having raised over $1.5 billion in philanthropic dollars cumulatively and collaboratively, she is an integral lead in expanding and deepening donor investments and major gift campaigns. Lindsay is a solutions-based thinker who calls on metrics-driven analysis, conscious communication, and instinctual creativity.

Lindsay founded LSC in 2017 after her role as Vice President at CCS, a large, global fundraising consulting and management firm. Lindsay is a local Coloradan who graduated from Kent Denver and received her B.A. in International Studies and Business Administration at the University of Denver. She is on the executive committee and corporate committee of the board at BUILD.org, which centers on experiential learning through entrepreneurship to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities, locally and nationally. During her tenure at CCS, Lindsay was the head of internal continued learning and training. She also served as a faculty member and trainer for the Sanford Institute on Philanthropy at JFK University with a focus on annual strategic fundraising planning, major individual gifts, campaign readiness, moves management, making the ask, and cause-based fundraising.

You can connect with Lindsay at: Lindsay@LindsaySimondsConsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

Our Team

At Lindsay Simonds Consulting, we pride ourselves on our collective expertise. Our team of consultants brings a wealth of knowledge and experience across industries and sectors, ensuring that every client benefits from the diverse skills and insights of our entire team.

Jeff Hauk

Jeff Hauk

SENIOR CONSULTANT
Brandy Bertram

Brandy Bertram

SENIOR CONSULTANT
Jyothsna Buddharaju

Jyothsna Buddharaju

SENIOR CONSULTANT
Wally Long

Wally Long

SENIOR CONSULTANT
Jacqueline Smith

Jacqueline Smith

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Heather Sittig

Heather Sittig

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Kyson Bunthuwong

Kyson Bunthuwong

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Dena Vongchanh

Dena Vongchanh

PHILANTHROPY CONSULTANT | CRM DATA QUALITY & INTEGRITY
Kiesha Halliburton

Kiesha Halliburton

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND PROJECT MANAGER
Amanda Barretto

Amanda Barretto

ADMIN - ACCOUNTING
Karen Gonzaga

Karen Gonzaga

SYSTEMS ADMIN
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Sarah Stephany

Associate Consultant

Our Core Values

Collaboration

We believe in the power of working together to achieve ambitious goals.

Integrity

We uphold the highest standards of honesty and transparency in all our interactions.

Innovation

We leverage data-informed strategies and creative solutions to drive fundraising success.

Empowerment

We equip nonprofit leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive.

Advisors

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Client Success Stories