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About Purpose Aligned

We Support Those Who Make The World A Better Place

Purpose Aligned is a woman-owned nonprofit consulting firm. Since 2014 we have helped groups and leaders achieve their missions and increase their impact, bringing 75+ years of combined experience as facilitators, mediators, strategists, fundraisers, and grant writers.

How We Work

Our Work Is Underscored By These Values:

Strengths-Based

We leverage existing strengths and assets to solve problems and help groups achieve their goals.

Sustainability

We set up systems, practices, and policies so organizations are able work effectively long-term.

Partnership and Integrity

We listen deeply to your needs and honor the trust placed in us by delivering a superior product.

Rooted in Reality

Our plans are always attainable, practical, and mission focused.

Equity

We center diverse voices and work to be flexible and open to all experiences.

Why Purpose Aligned

We Support You To...

01Focus on what really matters

02Raise more money

03Engage your board

04Sharpen your programs

05Streamline your systems

06Plan for the future

07Share your good work

08Listen to your stakeholders

Meet The Team

The Purpose Aligned Consulting Team

75+ years of combined experience as facilitators, mediators, strategists, fundraisers, and grant writers.

Kerri Drumm (She/Her)

Founder & Principal Consultant

Kerri Drumm is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Purpose Aligned Consulting. She has spent over 20 years guiding and cheering on groups to develop and achieve shared goals. After working in schools, the United Nations, and nonprofit leadership, she founded Purpose Aligned to support people to build "on purpose" organizations and approaches. Kerri is bilingual, Spanish and English. She is also an instructor at the University of Denver, where she teaches courses on change management and consulting. Kerri has an MA in conflict resolution and is a certified mediator, skills she regularly calls upon in her work.

Kerri is also the founder of Immigration Response Group, an organization that rapidly expands access to immigration legal services using technology.

Kerri loves afternoons in art museums, discovering treasures in used bookstores, and inventing songs to make her son giggle.

Facilitation
Strategic planning
Board development and management
Grant fundraising
Conflict resolution

AJ Boglioli (They/He)

Grant Writing and Consulting Associate

AJ Boglioli is honored and dedicated to build community and uplift those doing the difficult work. As a behind the scenes change maker, they are passionate about being of service and supporting organizations making a difference. AJ comes with a deep knowledge of the Colorado grant landscape, and they have a wealth of experience with small and medium sized nonprofit organizations, notably in the behavioral health and social determinants of health spaces. AJ has a B.A. in Sociology from Penn State University, with DEI in the Workplace Certificates from The University of Pittsburgh, The University of Pennsylvania, and The Essec School of Business.

AJ grew up in a multi-generational house with immigrant grandparents, and AJ now speaks English and Italian. In their personal life, AJ is a member of the Denver Art Museum, participates in local mutual aid projects, and has traveled to over 25 countries. AJ practices Buddhism.

Grant writing
Grant program management
Nonprofit management and board development
Strategic planning
Group facilitation
Culturally informed executive coaching

Lone Bryan (She/Her)

Grant Writing and Consulting Associate

Lone Bryan is a writing professional with over 20 years of experience driving impact across the nonprofit sector and in the corporate world, spanning both Colorado and Washington, D.C. Driven by an enduring passion for mission-based work, she has held a variety of leadership and technical positions requiring an advanced command of the written word and a deep understanding of complex social sector issues. Lone specializes in navigating the entire grant lifecycle, helping organizations secure critical funding through federal, corporate, and private foundation proposals. She is dedicated to partnering with clients to turn vision into actionable, well-funded strategies.

Lone lives in Golden, is a Colorado native, and spends as much time as possible hiking high-altitude peaks in our state and around the world, always searching for adventure wherever it can be found.

Grant cycle management
Federal grant proposals
Board development and management
Corporate and private foundation grants
Capital campaign strategic support
Meaningful donor engagement
Strategic communications

Lindsey Daly (She/Her)

Grant Writing and Consulting Associate

Lindsey Daly’s dedication to the nonprofit sector began thirty years ago while volunteering in low-income health clinics. Today, as a member of the Purpose Aligned Consulting team, she channels that passion into finding financial success for mission-driven organizations. Philanthropy is foundational to Lindsey’s life. As the Executive Director of her family’s small foundation for over a decade, Lindsey has provided financial oversight, optimized processes, and partnered with dozens of local nonprofits. Prior to joining Purpose Aligned Consulting, Lindsey worked in healthcare administration, advising physician groups on revenue analysis, complex contract negotiations, and strategic expansion. A lifelong Coloradoan, Lindsey earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Lindsey lives in Denver with her husband and two children. Her favorite days are spent with family and friends, whether traveling, discussing a great book, watching or playing tennis, and enjoying the Colorado mountains.

Advocating for organizations
Connecting data to purpose
Developing and implementing systems
Intentional storytelling
Investigating sources
Grant writing and management
Grant prospecting

Laura Esterly (She/Her)

Grant Writing and Consulting Associate

Laura Esterly has over two decades of experience at the intersection of fundraising and communications to support a range of social good organizations. Her approach is centered in equity and empathy, and her work has contributed to advancing development goals, changing attitudes and behaviors, strengthening services, and improving systems. She has worked in multiple sectors, including education, nonprofit healthcare, arts and culture, and social services. In addition to her work with Purpose Aligned, she advises people and social impact organizations in the US and around the world on communications and storytelling strategies to reach specific audiences.

Originally from the Boston area, Laura currently lives in Denver with her outdoorsy, travel-loving family. She is an active volunteer in her local community and serves on the board of a Denver-based literacy nonprofit.

Grant writing and management
Communications strategy
Storytelling for impact
Partnership building
Grant prospect research
Nonprofit management

Jodi Fischer (She/Her)

Grant Writing and Consulting Associate

Jodi Fischer is an international and community development specialist with fifteen years of business development, fundraising, and program management experience. She has worked with nonprofits, foundations, social impact businesses, and government contractors. She brings a background in global health, education, clean energy and food security. She previously served as a nonprofit executive director, and worked in a variety of fundraising roles. In addition to her work with Purpose Aligned, Jodi serves on the launch committee of Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute and raises funds for Adelante Foundation. Jodi brings a communication level fluency in Spanish and holds an MA from the University of Denver in International Development.

Jodi enjoys reading, plotting her next travel adventure, and spending time with friends and family.

Fundraising planning and strategies
Corporate sponsorship
Grant writing
Economic development
Nonprofit management

Who We Work Alongside

Key Partners

Civic Consulting Collaborative

Canopy Advisory Group