Who We Are

Kinetic has served clients in all 50 states, Canada, 30 European nations, Australia and countries in Central and South America. With a team of more than 80 consultants, support services team members and allied professionals, Kinetic helps thousands of nonprofits, of every size and sector, raise billions of dollars worldwide.

Kinetic helps nonprofit organizations unleash the power of philanthropy™ through creative fundraising counsel while maintaining the highest standards of excellence and ethical practice.

Vision

We strive to continually expand nonprofit organizations’ capacity to unleash the power of philanthropy.

Purpose

We help nonprofit organizations unleash the power of philanthropy through smart counsel and superior strategies that help their donors, volunteers and employees fulfill their dreams.

DEI Statement

Kinetic is proud of its commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). We believe that Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy requires the talent, input, focus and vision of people of all backgrounds. Kinetic is committed to building cultures, within our organization and those we serve, that are safe, respectful, fair and inclusive.

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“Having worked with the Kinetic team for over 10 years, I have always found them to bring structure, discipline and accountability to our work. They provide an invaluable service in equipping our board and campaign cabinet with a deeper understanding of fundraising and major gifts philanthropy. With their support, we have consistently exceeded our goals. They are great partners in philanthropy.”

– Matthew Naylor, PhD, President & CEO National WWI Museum and Memorial, Kansas City

Principles

Kinetic seeks to unleash the power of philanthropy by providing:

  • Exemplary client service
  • Impeccable ethical standards
  • Research-guided strategies
  • Trusted fundraising leadership
  • A service-oriented and growing team

Core Values

  • Committed to client success
  • Trustworthy
  • Proven fundraising experts
  • High performers
  • Employee owners

National Relationships

When you work with Kinetic, you are valued, and the relationship is nurtured at every level. As a result of our commitment to our clients’ success we have developed a number of strong relationships with national nonprofit organizations.

We have provided counsel at the national level for several of the following and for many of their affiliates at the regional and state level.

Professional Partnerships

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Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, located in Plymouth, United Kingdom, is the global home for fundraising research grounded in the science of philanthropic psychology. It is dedicated to improving the fundraising practice and the philanthropic experience. Kinetic’s alliance with the Institute is an expression of the firm’s commitment to improving fundraiser education toward a long-term objective of unleashing the power of philanthropy in donors, volunteers and fundraisers. Kinetic Chairman and CEO Dr. Matthew J. Beem, PhD was appointed as the Institute’s first board chair.

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University is the world’s first school dedicated solely to the study and teaching of philanthropy. IU established the field of philanthropic studies; launched the nation’s first bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees in the field; and created the nation’s first endowed chair in fundraising – The Hartsook Chair in Fundraising.

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The Fundraising Standard is a 501(c)(3) developed by Bloomerang Co-Founder Jay Love and Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy Co-Founder and Co-Director Dr. Adrian Sargeant. It provides proper professional fundraising training available to every new fundraiser in North America.

Henry W Bloch School of Management

Henry W. Bloch School of Management, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, University of Missouri-KC (Kansas City) enhances performance and effectiveness in the nonprofit community through education, research and service. Kinetic’s connection with the School is both personal and professional. Matthew J. Beem earned his doctor of philosophy in organizational behavior and higher education administration the School, where he defended his dissertation, Performance-Based Fundraiser Compensation: An Analysis of Preference, Prevalence and Effect. Dr. Brian Klaas, Dean of the School, serves on Kinetic’s Global Advisory Council; and Kinetic and the UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management host the annual Power of Philanthropy Virtual Summit.

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Blackbaud is the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good. The organization equips change agents with cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence designed with unmatched insight and supported with unparalleled commitment, so organizations can advance their missions.

Analytics by Blackbaud takes the guesswork out of a nonprofit’s mission by providing insights that drive action and results.

Raiser’s Edge NXT® by Blackbaud provides software that takes fundraising and donor management to the next level.

Bloomerang offers powerful donor management that helps nonprofits retain donors, communicate effectively, find major gift prospects and report on metrics that matter.

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DonorSearch uses wealth analytics and proven philanthropy to help identify the most customized pool of prospective donors for each organization.

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is a law firm helping clients overcome the complexity and challenges caused by competition, disputes, regulation, globalization and market disruption.

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