How We Help
Move from reactive fundraising to a diversified, year-round development program.
Strengthen the systems, governance and operations that support sustainable growth.
Build the public sector relationships that expand your funding and your influence.
Practical fundraising skills for your staff and board — grounded in real world experience.
Lori McCleese
CFRE, Founder & Principal Consultant
Experience That Goes Deeper
Many nonprofit consultants built their expertise inside large institutions — universities, hospital systems, and national organizations. That experience is real and valuable. The challenge is that small and mid-sized nonprofits operate in a fundamentally different environment — tighter resources, smaller teams, and challenges that require a different kind of advisor.
Lori McCleese spent 25 years building that different kind of expertise. As a two-time nonprofit CEO, she led organizations through the exact challenges her clients face today — without a large team, a built-in donor base, or an institutional brand to rely on. She also brings something most nonprofit consultants don't: a successful business career spanning global supply chain management and banking leadership, where she coached teams and managed eight-figure budgets. That combination — nonprofit executive plus business leader — gives her a perspective that is genuinely rare in this market.
Lori is based in the Atlanta metro area and has spent much of her career working with nonprofits in Ohio — two states she knows well, with a willingness to go wherever the right project lead.
LMC Nonprofit Solutions was built for organizations that are ready to do more than survive. If you're ready for a consultant who has lived it, led it, and knows how to move you forward — you're in the right place.
IS LMC right for your organization?
LMC specializes in small and mid-sized nonprofits — organizations that are doing important work and ready to build the infrastructure to sustain it.
If any of these sound familiar, let's talk:
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Your fundraising is reactive — you're making asks when money gets tight instead of working a year-round plan.
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You have donors but no real system to cultivate, segment, or retain them.
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Your organization has grown but your operations, policies, and processes haven't kept pace.
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You're navigating a leadership transition and need steady, experienced support.
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Your board wants to help with fundraising but doesn't know how.
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You know something needs to change— but you're not sure where to start.
LMC is not the right fit for every organization — and that's okay. The clients who get the most out of working with LMC are who are ready to engage, roll up their sleeves, and build something that lasts.