Funders & nonprofits,
it's time to work well.
Get the fresh insights, strategic guidance, and hands-on support you need to magnify your organization’s social impact and create an atmosphere where all those you work with can be well.
Embrace your values.
Align your practices.
Magnify your social impact.
Supporting Funders
You’re ready for change—and it may or may not already be in your strategic plan—but you’re not sure where to begin. We’re here to help.
Our services include:
Your strategic direction is set…but how do you get there? At Hopeful, we’re here to walk alongside you through change. You can count on us to help you create news ways of operating, uncover partnership potential, execute on your plan, and more.
We can help you integrate your commitments to inclusion and equity into your grantmaking process while engaging grantees and community partners. We bring insights into both what you’re doing and how you’re doing it.
Hopeful’s founder, Hillary, has been in the program officer role and understands what new and established staff need to work—and be—well. Discover what our strategic thought partnership and support can do for your staff.
Interested in learning more?
Values-Aligned Fund Development Planning
Supporting Nonprofits
Create new ways of building relationships with funders and partners and transform your daily practices. Our Values-Aligned Fund Development Planning Services will help you:
Reflect on how your values can better integrate with your practices.
Build a strategy for finding and engaging with the right funders for your organization
Create dialogue with current and potential funders
Interested in learning more?
Meet Hillary Fulton
Founder of Hopeful Consulting
Hi, I’m Hillary, founder and principal of Hopeful Consulting. After two decades working with one of the country’s largest health funders, the Colorado Health Foundation, I’m passionate about creating spaces that enable inclusive and innovative work.
In my role at Hopeful, I enjoy finding ways to handle complex situations: from helping nonprofits and funders implement holistic ways of operating to assisting program officers as they navigate daily demands. If the idea of charting a path to better integrate your values into your practices excites you, we should talk.
Why Hopeful?
At Hopeful Consulting, we believe addressing complex social issues is hard—and hopeful—work. We know that by fostering open mindedness, engaging in diverse thought partnership, and supporting creative optimism we can drive significant impact and make a difference in the world.
Ready for change?
Whether you're ready to start with everyday issues or eager to look at big picture shifts, we can help. Reach out using your preferred method below, and we can set up a time to talk.