Collective purpose. Real change.

About Us

We believe a thriving social sector can change the world. Collective Agency is a women-led consultancy working with nonprofits and mission-driven agencies that advance social, cultural, and civic good. We partner with organizations at every stage of their development — helping them raise money, build stronger boards, develop clearer strategy, strengthen leadership, and create the internal infrastructure that makes lasting impact possible. We bring strategic rigor, deep sector experience, and genuine partnership to every engagement.

Since our founding in 2021, we've secured more than $300 million for over 90 clients — winning some of the most competitive grants, supporting successful capital campaigns, and building the fundraising infrastructure that helps organizations thrive.

Our Team

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    Lauren Hall

    PRINCIPAL

    Lauren has spent two decades helping visionary organizations reshape our world for the better. Through her career, she has raised over $300 million through transformative capital campaigns and funding models that honor community wisdom. Her fundraising practice supports mission-driven leaders to build funding systems and culture that strengthens their entire organization. Lauren brings strategic rigor and deep reverence to fundraising — understanding that sustainable change requires alignment between resources, values, and purpose.

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  • Jane Androski

    BRAND STRATEGIST & DESIGNER

    Jane has worked alongside, and as part of, mission-driven organizations for over 20 years—empowering those who are passionate about what they do, to share their stories with integrity and with purpose. Her clients include historical and preservation societies, public and private libraries, community-based arts and cultural organizations, and institutions of higher education.

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  • Jessica Blair

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

    Jessica has more than 20 years of development experience as a leader, mentor, and frontline fundraiser. She is motivated by the power of philanthropy to advance social and environmental issues, and has raised millions of campaign dollars and unrestricted support within fundraising shops large and small, and understands the unique pressures fundraising leaders face in today's challenging environment. She specializes in engaging high net worth individuals capable of making transformational investments and coaching executives and board members in donor engagement and solicitation.

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  • Olivia Offutt Carnes

    STRATEGIST

    Olivia is a fundraising operations and analytics specialist who loves designing simple, user-friendly solutions to unlock powerful insights from fundraising data. A seasoned CRM administrator and data wrangler, she brings experience developing tools and systems for fundraising needs such as donor analysis, moves management, grants management, growth marketing, and events management. 

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    Emily Cesca

    CONSULTANT

    Emily has 15 years of experience supporting finance, operations, human resources, and development for nonprofit organizations in a variety of fields including arts and education, health and wellness, and hospitality. Her personal mission is to cultivate order, clarity, and compassion so that organizations can do the important work of carrying out their missions. Emily is also a yoga therapist, avid ukulele hobbyist, amateur singer, and Spanish fluency aspirant.

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  • Caroline Christman

    CONSULTANT

    Caroline brings 15+ years of expertise in project management and fundraising, specializing in multi-benefit initiatives that merge conservation, education, and public safety. She works with public agencies and nonprofits to secure funding for multimillion-dollar initiatives, with proven success in grant writing, community engagement, and translating complex technical projects and scientific ideas for general audiences.

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    Jeanie Kirk

    CONSULTANT

     Jeanie has nearly 15 years of nonprofit fundraising and consulting experience, including roles at The Nature Conservancy, environmental and social justice organizations in New Orleans, and at the Prison University Project. In 2019, she launched MADRE Linen while continuing to support higher education in prisons and abortion rights initiatives. Jeanie believes there is a place where storytelling combined with transparency and generosity can leverage humanity's potential to embrace a healthy relationship with our planet and with each other.

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  • Gabriel Larsen Santos

    CONSULTANT

    Gabriel Larsen Santos is a development professional and major gifts fundraising consultant. He works with executive leadership, boards, and development teams to conduct rigorous prospect identification and past-giving analysis, develop messaging, train staff and board to be better fundraisers, and coordinate the many moving parts of multiyear campaigns. Formerly of BuildingBlox Consulting, Gabriel has supported hundreds of institutions on projects ranging in size from $100,000 to $100 million+, including universities, museums, theaters, community centers, religious organizations, social-service agencies, and civic projects. Outside of his professional work, he is an avid reader, writer, musician, and painter.

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    Molly Parent

    CONSULTANT

    Molly has 15 years of experience leading communications for nonprofits and small businesses, and believes deeply in the power of a well-told story. Molly loves working as part of a creative team, tinkering with words, and creating clear, compelling communications which move and inspire. She has done this effectively for organizations in various stages of growth; she is equally at home building a strategy from the ground up and serving as a fresh set of eyes or a creative thought partner. 

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