ADVANCING THE GREATER GOOD
More than consultants. Partners in your mission.
Every nonprofit has a mission worth advancing. At AltruNext, we help nonprofit organizations build the leadership, fundraising, and strategic foundation needed to create lasting impact.
Whether you're preparing for your next chapter, navigating change, or growing your organization, we partner with you to build real solutions that help your nonprofit thrive.
WHY WE DO THIS
Our Story
AltruNext was founded on a simple belief: nonprofits deserve more than recommendations. They deserve a trusted partner.
AltruNext is a woman-owned nonprofit consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations grow fundraising, develop leaders, and build healthy, resilient organizations.
Over the years, we’ve learned that fundraising challenges rarely exist in isolation. Strong fundraising grows from thoughtful strategy, capable leadership, engaged boards, and healthy organizations. That’s why we take a holistic approach: connecting fundraising, leadership, governance, and organizational strategy to help nonprofits create lasting impact.
Today, we’re proud to partner with nonprofit organizations of all sizes, from grassroots initiatives to nationally recognized institutions, helping them maximize their mission impact.
OUR APPROACH
Every engagement begins with listening.
No two nonprofits are exactly alike, so we start by understanding your mission, people, culture, and goals.
Listen
We begin by learning about your organization, your challenges, and your vision for the future.
Understand
Before recommending solutions, we take the time to understand your leadership, fundraising, governance, and organizational priorities.
Act Together
Our role isn’t simply to provide recommendations. We work alongside your team as trusted partners, helping turn strategic ideas into action that creates lasting results.
OUR VALUES
What guides us matters.
Our values shape how we show up, how we partner, and how we approach every opportunity to advance the greater good.
Collaboration
The best work happens together.
Curiosity
We ask thoughtful questions before offering solutions.
Integrity
We provide honest guidance, even when it's difficult.
Flexibility
The sector and your needs are constantly evolving. So are we.
Creativity
Every organization deserves solutions shaped around its mission.
Optimism
Great things are possible when nonprofits are equipped to thrive.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Strong organizations are built when people feel valued, respected, and heard.
At AltruNext, we’re committed to fostering a workplace and consulting practice where diverse perspectives are welcomed, relationships are built with respect, and every individual feels supported. As nonprofit consultants, we work to build a more inclusive nonprofit sector through both our work and our individual actions.
MEET OUR TEAM
Experienced professionals. One collaborative team.
AltruNext brings together experienced professionals with expertise in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, communications, operations, and organizational strategy. We thoughtfully assemble the right team for each engagement, ensuring every client benefits from the experience and perspectives best suited to their goals. Together, we offer the depth of expertise of a larger firm with the personalized attention and collaborative partnership of a boutique consulting firm.
OUR FOUNDER
Kristin Raack, CFRE, GPC
Principal
OUR FOUNDER
Kristin Raack, CFRE, GPC
Principal
Kristin is a nationally recognized nonprofit consultant, speaker, facilitator, and fund development leader with more than 25 years of experience helping nonprofit organizations advance their missions.
She partners with organizations to grow fundraising, guide capital campaigns, develop leaders, facilitate strategic planning, and build healthier, more sustainable organizations. Her experience spans human services, education, healthcare, arts and culture, and community-based organizations.
Kristin is an active leader in the nonprofit sector through the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), where she has served in numerous volunteer leadership roles. She holds both the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credentials and is an AFP Certified Facilitator.
Outside of work, you’ll usually find Kristin reading a great book or walking her dogs.
Sheree Goertzen
Senior Consultant
A strategic thinker at heart, Sheree specializes in helping small nonprofits grow and expand their capacity. She's especially adept with organizations in youth development, food systems, community development, and arts and culture. Outside work, she enjoys hiking, reading, and adding to her houseplant collection.
Stephanie Ito
Senior Consultant
A diligent and thoughtful grant writer, Stephanie partners with organizations to advance their missions through clear, detailed proposals that inspire support. She loves collaborating with mission-driven teams who are passionate about what they're building. Outside work, she enjoys traveling with family and friends, dining out, and training for marathons.
Don Raack
Managing Director
An effective problem-solver, Don focuses on simple, structured solutions to complicated (and sometimes stressful) challenges. He enjoys working with high-performing teams to triage and prioritize by drawing on each person's strengths. Outside work, he coaches youth sports, plays recreational ice hockey, and keeps up with current events over a cup of coffee.
Courtney Bradford
Operations & Partnerships Director
A people and process partner, Courtney brings more than 15 years in operations, people development, and process improvement to building strong systems and partnerships. She's skilled at turning complexity into clear processes and lasting relationships. Outside work, she loves traveling and spending time with her husband, son, and two dogs.
WHY ALTRUNEXT
Why organizations choose AltruNext.
Organizations come to us for expertise. They stay because of how we work together.
Honest advice
We’ll tell you what we see, including when the news is complicated. If a goal looks out of reach or a plan needs more time, you’ll hear it from us early — while there’s still room to adjust.
Collaborative partnership
We work alongside your staff and board rather than around them, and we explain our thinking as we go. When the engagement ends, the knowledge stays with your team.
Credentialed expertise
You work directly with credentialed consultants — CFRE-level experience across capital campaigns, fund development planning, board governance, and organizational strategy. The person you meet in the first conversation is the person doing the work.
Tailored plans
Every plan is shaped around your goals, your staffing capacity, and the donors you actually have. We’ve worked with organizations from all-volunteer startups to institutions with mature development teams, and the approach is different for each.
Whole-organization perspective
Fundraising rarely fails for fundraising reasons. We look at leadership, board engagement, and internal systems alongside the campaign itself, because those are usually what determine whether the goal is met.
Practical recommendations
You get clear priorities, realistic timelines, and next steps your team can act on — written in plain language, sized to your capacity, and ready to take to your board.