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Consulting Clients

"I can't thank you enough for jumping into the SMC philanthropic world at such a critical time in its development and restoration. You and Hanna have brought us back to a level of professionalism with tight, compelling narrative. It has been restorative for me to be part of this."
Judy Beckler, Strategic Management Consultant and former Executive Director
St. Mary's Center for Women and Children

"Kenny Weill led our foundation through 8 months of comprehensive strategic fund development. He consistently produced quality projects on time. He and his staff are professional, knowledgeable and very accessible. He is a wealth of knowledge on a broad range of topics including: planned giving, Board engagement, donor education and cultivation, foundation giving research, and grant writing."
Laurie Flanagan, Executive Director
Massachusetts 4-H Foundation

"We engaged Kenny in an intensive project of analyzing our "Community Relations" department at our large, non-profit. Through the scope of his work, he interviewed Board members, senior executives and many others to sketch a specific three year plan with measurements that were designed to determine incremental growth in the department. The end result was of the highest quality and was an extremely valuable tool that, through the benchmarks that he set, we have been really successful in managing a much more comprehensive department. Kenny is extremely knowledgeable, his approach is genuine and unassuming making his an asset to any organization."
Barb Duffy, Vice President, Community Relations
BAMSI

"Kenny is an active Advisor and always gets back  to my questions quickly and without any fluff.  A busy man who gets to the  point without digressing...Kenny’s working style is responsive,  professional, productive and  goal oriented.  He’s a creative thinker  within the confines of the task at  hand...Kenny’s greatest qualities include his ability to plan  and implement on  a timeline, prepare well for meetings, keep us on task while  being mindful  about the crush of work that might compromise his deadlines and bring  a relaxed manner and droll sense of humor to help address difficulties...Kenny is a trusted, dependable  consultant who guides our development strategy.  He’s great at taking on a  task and figuring it out, if it’s new territory, and we feel confident about  the recommendations he makes on behalf of our program...Kenny is  soulful,  competent and stable.  I honestly haven’t a single reservation about recommending him."
Toni Elka, Executive Director
Future Chefs

"I recommended Kenny to my grantees that needed help creating a soup-to-nuts development plan. The  feedback I heard was
fantastic: not only did Kenny deliver a plan that was  tailored exactly to their specific resources, assets, and challenges, but he  engaged the board in the work so well that they really began to understand their role in the organization and became active ambassadors and fundraisers.  I've also
contracted with Kenny to present a fundraising workshop, and he engages well with attendees at all levels of experience and sophistication." 

Susan Nichol, Executive Director 
MetroWest Tourism & Visitors Bureau

"I've worked with  Kenny closely on many ZUMIX fundraising initiatives over the years. Kenny's  deep non-profit experience has guided us on numerous initiatives including  grant writing, board development, fundraising strategy and most recently our  CRM implementation. I can't think of enough times where we've asked Kenny for  advice or guidance and the results are always above and beyond what I've  expected. His commitment to ZUMIX and warm personality makes Kenny a huge asset  to our team."
 Julia  Wang, MBA Candidate
 Kellogg School of Management

"Kenny is a strategic  thinker, diligent in his prospect research, and an excellent communicator. He asks essential questions to determine the best approach for each client, and  works to craft each project methodically, in order to maximize outcomes and  results. He has a proven track record with a diverse group of organizations and individuals."
Brian Gallagher, Director of Program Development and Outreach
Reach Out and Read

"Kenny is a straight shooter and a pleasure to work with. He is adept at quickly assessing a non-profit's strengths and challenges, and crafting funding strategies that meet and exceed expectations. He is clever, offers creative solutions and is proficient in the federal and state grant application process. Finally, Kenny is keenly skilled at navigating the current economic landscape facing non-profits and providing guidance to ensure non-profit sustainability in this difficult climate."
Brenda  Noel, Adjunct Faculty, Social Work Department 
Wheelock College

"Our firm has worked with Kenny Weill on several projects and in every case, his work has been excellent. He has provided research, interviewing, report writing and financial analysis for projects supporting, among others, The Medical Foundation and The Barr Foundation. His work is always thorough, informative, detail-oriented and timely. We always welcome the opportunity to collaborate with Kenny to serve organizations' needs. 
Kenny is a consummate professional who is always  responsive, clear in his deliverables, and delivers on them. I recommend him highly."
Tom Mendelsohn, Principal  
Mendelsohn, Gittleman & Associates, LLC

Co-Founder & COO at PopCircle, Inc.

"Thank you for attending David Hunter’s Theory of Change  workshop with us.  We so appreciate all the time you dedicate to Future Chefs and attribute much growth to your  efforts.  You were an invaluable  contributor to the conversation and will continue to be throughout this  capacity building process. Thank  you!" 
Future Chefs Staff

"These  [annual appeal] letters are great! Really nice, short, to the point and good message!"
Board Member
Brookline Arts Center 

"K. Weill Consulting has helped ZUMIX through a period of tremendous growth. Once a week they are on-site providing thoughtful research and grant writing expertise. In the four years we have worked with them, they have helped increase our revenues from $368,549 to $1,005,280. We have just increased their contracted hours by half.  K. Weill Consulting – a great return on our investment."
Madeleine Steczynski, Founder/Executive Director
ZUMIX

"Kenny Weill’s grant-writing enabled Horizons for Homeless Children to receive significant funds from numerous foundations and corporations. Kenny took the time to learn about our programs and mission before carefully preparing and  presenting a compelling case in each instance. Kenny is a genuinely good writer who understands the necessity of being poignant and concise without compromising the quality of the request."
Meryl Sheriden, Chief Development Officer
Horizons for Homeless Children

"Great job with the newsletter! We’re here in Springfield and people  are saying “I got your newsletter!” They know who we are and our programs. It’s  a great sign that we’re reaching people!"
Manager, Office of Public Health Practice
Boston University School of Public Health

Trainees

"I always dread 3 hour workshops and seminars, but yours was fantastic and chockful of tools and very practical steps. It's always a pleasure working with you, but this was extraordinary. You are a wonderful presenter and have so much expertise! Thank you for sharing it!"
Nikki Flionis, Executive Director
MissionSAFE

"Your webinars were perfect - well organized, detailed, interesting, perfect of newcomers or 'experienced' development staff. Learnt a lot from both webinars." 
​Genita Johnson, Pawley's Legacy

"Thank you SO much for offering the very valuable webinars on fundraising...As I am trying to get more active in fundraising for my organization, your presentations gave me a lot of ideas as to where and how I can plug in and offer some value to the institution."
Whitney, Nonprofit Education Director

"Your session today at the MA Nonprofit Network conference was awesome! Thank you!" 
Joanna Rothman, Director of Development
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
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"Thank you for leading this morning's informative, engaging seminar on crafting a foundation grant proposal.  It was helpful to gain some additional insight into the process and to leave with the handy checklists for good grant writing.  I will be sure to draw on those as I write my first LOI in the next week or so."
Caitlin Callahan
Grant Writer & Researcher

I found your 4-session grant training very helpful...You did a very good job of explaining and bringing those of us without grant experience along."
M. Collins

"A quick note to thank you for a great presentation yesterday; dynamic, interesting and delivering a great amount of knowledge. I also haven’t seen such participation from the class up to this point, so I know they were engaged as well."
Seth Eckhouse, MPH
Boston University School of Public Health

​"You have a wonderful skill of engaging the audience. Nonprofit Net was delighted to offer your presentation to its members and others in the nonprofit community."
Dennis Boyer, Chair
Nonprofit Net


​Attendee Evaluations of a Recent (2017) Grants Training:
"Great speaker choice"
"He was great! Clear, concise and gave useful information."
"Highly practical and clear. No 'fluff'. The exercises were well timed and effective."
"Great content, delivery and slides!"
"Very helpful, information was good, speaker gave me lots of ideas."
"Helpful in developing approaches."
"Clear, focused, practical and excellent!"
"Really clear, speaker was approachable and helpful."
"Your seminar helped me get my head in the game."

​Attendee Evaluations of a Recent (2016) Board Engagement Training:
"Thorough, well laid out and informative."
"Excellent."
"Well-organized, very comprehensive."
"Well thought out, and engaged the group!"

2018 Organizational Positioning for Fundraising Success: The 5 Shifts Method training:
"I enjoyed the fundraising workshop this past Wednesday at Associated Grant Maker. The session was informative and > provided a helpful framework for moving an organization forward in their development efforts. Thank you."
Paul Tanklefsky, Board Member, Groundwork Lawrence

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"Kenny’s working style is responsive,  professional, productive and  goal oriented." 
- Toni Elka, Executive Director, Future Chefs

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