A Little About Kelley

Getting Curious started this summer, and has grown into an incredible community of people I trust and respect. This platform offers a place where we can share, challenge, explore and together – advance the impact of the philanthropic sector. Here’s the story.

This summer, several months in to the uncertain isolation of Covid, I was on a 9hr drive to Maine (my happy place in the summer). As I drove, the anticipation of the time away from – the fear of Covid, the pressure of remote learning, and the pace of work – opened up new thinking. Thinking that provided a new perspective on old things.

The first day I arrived in Maine, I wrote this. 

Then, three weeks later, I wrote this.

It’s been nearly a year, and more than 40 posts, since I started sharing my observations and reflections. The impact has been incredible. This community sees me as a mom, an executive, a student, a woman, a human seeking to grow, and above all else (I hope), a person driven by an authentic passion to improve our world through my work with leaders of today’s leading philanthropic organizations. More importantly, this community allows me to see others, and together we are finding our way to a better version of ourselves as leaders and as people.

Here’s to all of us, Getting Curious.

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To read my professional Bio and the work I get to do as a leader at Pursuant, in partnership with Cleveland Clinic, Baylor Medical Foundation, JDRF and Children’s Health, click here.

A Little About Pursuant

Pursuant is a s a full-service direct marketing agency that is inspired by your mission and committed to your results!

As the only fundraising and marketing firm in the country with the ability to provide both strategic insight and execute tactics across all levels of giving and all channels of communication, we develop and deploy strategies to improve your marketing and fundraising results. Grounded in analytics and powered by our GivingDNA platform, each strategy is informed through a lens that blends your purpose, the supporter’s historical behavior and the unique elements that motivate each donor to give. 

Serving as an extension of your organization, the Pursuant team brings years of practical experience having themselves served in leadership roles with premiere non-profit organizations. Activating the collective value of our thinking we embrace the realities of your current program while charting a strategic path forward. In each case, strategies are centered on the most important people of all – your donors – so that more people experience the joy of giving.