About
Hi there, I’m Alyson.
With more than 15 years of experience in the sector, I know my way around a nonprofit organization. And as a former Executive Director and Development Director, I understand the stresses you face in running your organization.
Alyson Culin, Founder and Principal Advisor of Blue Hill Strategies, is a seasoned nonprofit expert with a background ranging from front-line service provider to executive director. With a career reflecting a commitment to authenticity and transparency, Alyson is known for her strategic acumen and unwavering dedication to the nonprofit sector.
Alyson's approach begins with a comprehensive organizational assessment, leveraging her analytical eye and industry-leading tools to guide organizations in governance, administration, and programmatic areas. This sets the stage for a roadmap to improvement, empowering clients to make informed decisions about their future.
Beyond assessments, Alyson elevates organizations through strategic planning, leadership transitions, capacity building, and more. As a skilled writer and editor, she transforms complex ideas into compelling narratives, offering support from conception and writing to editing and design.
Alyson's legacy of impact is evident in the organizations she has worked with, from local agencies to nonprofits working internationally, and she remains dedicated to empowering nonprofits to not only meet but exceed their organizational goals.
Blue Hill Strategies is a fully remote, woman-owned, boutique consulting firm.
Alyson mostly works solo, though she has a team of consultants to join forces with when the situation calls for it.
Genevieve N. Waller, Esq., CFRE
As a nonprofit governance and operations consultant, Ginny provides practical advice for nonprofits to build the capacity to bring their visions to reality.
Ginny Waller is the former Executive Director of the largest, free-standing sexual assault services agency in South Carolina. She is also a skilled facilitator (virtual and in-person) and lawyer (licensed in South Carolina) with more than seventeen years of experience in nonprofit leadership development, strategic planning, and operational efficiency, with specializations in change management and relationship building.
She has received numerous accolades for excellence in the profession:
Award for Non-Profit Leadership (2013), South Carolina Association of Non-Profit Organizations
President’s Award (2012) and Young Lawyer of the Year (2008), South Carolina Bar
Fundraising Professional of the Year (2015), Association of Fundraising Professionals - Midlands Chapter
Check out Ginny’s training series for new nonprofit leaders! TBH gives new nonprofit Executive Directors the fundamental keys to running a nonprofit organization. It’s on demand and in bite-size pieces, so you can fit it into your schedule — not the other way around.
An on-demand training series for new nonprofit leaders, designed in a conversational-style curriculum through video and audio.
Shamecca Bryant
From local agencies to international NGOs, Shamecca is an expert at designing and implementing strategic fundraising initiatives that ensure mission success.
Experienced at the local, national, and international level, Shamecca has focused her fundraising career on advancing the capacity of nonprofit organizations. With her consultancy, Shamecca elevates nonprofit organizations through strategic leadership and fundraising innovation. Her expertise in donor prospecting and high-profile event planning has been instrumental in fostering long-term income growth and enhancing community impact.
Shamecca spent nine years raising funds in the anti-violence field, is well-versed in working with women’s organizations, and is a pro at navigating the complex terrain of the nonprofit sector. In addition to building fund development programs from the ground up, Shamecca’s expertise also includes nonprofit management, event planning, grant writing, donor relations, and board development.
Alexis Griffin Colker
Nonprofit financial guru. Grant getter. Number cruncher. Educator. Curriculum builder. Volunteer wrangler. Relentless advocate. Reliable ally.
With demonstrated success in both nonprofit financial management as well as providing direct services and education to youth, her job experience may seem paradoxical at first glance. But Alexis has made a career out of combining her precise, number-crunching financial skills with her training in social work, advocacy, and healing modalities. She is excellent at bridging the gaps that can arise between those on the frontlines and those supporting from behind the scenes.
With a focus on finding a way to do what needs to be done, Alexis brings a remarkable creativity to financial management that puts resources where they are needed while always maintaining compliance with myriad rules and regulations.
Whatever organization she supports, Alexis relentlessly keeps the mission front and center in her work, always seeking to use her skills to improve the lives of others.