Services:
Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC
No platitudes, just deliverables.
Private or Corporate
Foundations
Donations are not simply for tax-deductions. It is important to genuinely know your selected nonprofit(s). Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC can help to ensure that your name is associated with a solid organization. Explore Dragonfly's Suite of Services for foundations by clicking below.
Nonprofit Organizations and
NPO Consulting Firms
Nonprofit Boards and/or Staff Leadership sometimes need to rely on contracted external expertise rather than incur the expense of hiring another employee. Let's discuss how Dragonfly can help. Explore Dragonfly's Suite of Services for nonprofits by clicking below.
Do You Want to
Explore Something Else?
If you're looking for something not included on either Suite of Services documents, please email or call Elaine to book a 15-minute complimentary discussion to explore your options. If you wish to "meet" me first, navigate to the About section and watch a short introductory video.
Credentials:
Elaine L. Reed, MPA, is the Founder & CEO of Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC. She is a nonprofit professional with over 35 years of experience. She has worked in large, international non-governmental capacities and with many reputable nonprofit organizations in Southwest Florida.
In her current role as a Nonprofit Consultant, she has worked on a variety of projects directly and through other consulting firms. These projects include charitable exploration work for family foundations, planning for a new nonprofit start-up, writing formal 3-year strategic plans, executive coaching for upward mobility, crafting fundraising plans, facilitating Board Retreats, serving as a Strategic Advisor, researching and writing organizational assessments, serving as an Interim CEO, plus more.
Elaine Reed (2025).
See also the 35-second video in the "About" section.
During her 18-year tenure at Florida-based Naples Historical Society, Elaine led the re-building and re-branding of the organization, which suffered initially from a tumultuous institutional history. What was once a volunteer-only organization with less than $20k in its checking account (and no other accounts), grew into a remarkably viable, respected, well-funded nonprofit organization that is solidly poised for the future.
She overhauled the Governing Board, created six major initiatives, 10 educational programs, many successful community events that continue to this day, hired nine paid staff, motivated over 100 volunteers, and managed a programming budget that grew to $1 million at the end of her tenure.
In all, revenues generated during her celebrated 18-year tenure total over $30 million. She never hired a Development Officer, nor a Membership Director. She made the most of a lean and professional staff who understood mutual respect and dignity in the workplace.
With influential leadership, palpable inspiration, demonstrable team recognition, and personal and professional accountability, she believes almost anything can be achieved in nonprofit organizations.
While working overseas in economic development (Albania, Ukraine, Armenia, and Hungary), Elaine's work included business planning for Eastern European entrepreneurs, sector assessments on marketing distributions systems, and consumer awareness of land title rights. In 1995, she was hired to write a book on marketing (The Art of Marketing), and she taught the subject at the University level. She was involved in many other interesting international projects.
Elaine earned an MPA in Nonprofit Management and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She has volunteered on numerous important Boards over the years. Conversational in Italian and fluent in Albanian (she was a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Albania), she maintains her language skills with anyone willing to chat. Naples, Florida, has been her full-time home since 1999.
A FULL CURRICULUM VITAE IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Testimonials
My position on Testimonials and Social Proof...
Any website testimonial you read has been carefully selected to show a business in its best light. At Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting, my leading promise is transparency over curation.
I have removed many impressive testimonials from all public pages. However, my company's remarkable history of client success is fully documented. If you wish to know more about the long list of testimonials or specific proof of capability for your project, please let me know, and I'll be happy to share them with you.
Also, I'd be happy to arrange one-on-one phone calls or visits (in-person or via Zoom) with former clients so that you can feel confident of my capability. Indeed, no platitudes, just deliverables!
Community Volunteering, Certificates of Appreciation, Articles/Books/Publications
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Advertising Club of Cincinnati ADDY Program Co-chair, early career
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Center for Critical Thinking, Member of the Board of Directors
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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Certificate of Award
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eBella Magazine, Preserving Our Past (front cover)
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Florida Bar 20th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee B, Meritorious Public Service
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Gulf Coast High School Engineering Advisory Board
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Gulfshore Business Magazine, Power Women, Making a Difference on the Gulfshore
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Gulfshore Business Magazine, Women In Business Inspiring Women Business Leaders
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Healthcare Information Technology: Role of ROI in Decision-Making, Hodges University. Presented to POMS/Chicago in May 2005 (Production & Operations Mgmt. Society)
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Historical & Archeological Preservation Board of Collier County
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Junior Achievement School Presenter, many years
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Naples Chamber of Commerce Leadership Collier
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Naples Daily News, Editorial writings
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Old Naples Living Magazine (front cover)
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Top Female Executives
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The Art of Marketing, Sole Author, written while consulting in Tirana, Albania. A book about marketing published by International Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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The Immokalee Foundation, Take Stock in Children, Mentor
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The Manatee vs. The Local Economy, Hodges University, Case Study Supplemental Textbook (available on Amazon)
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United Arts Council Arts Forum Chair
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Women in Communications, Chair of Student Development Program, early career
Recognitions:
About Dragonfly:
Experience and Excellence
Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC is registered as a sole proprietorship with the State of Florida (sunbiz.org), and is recognized through a successful filing with FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) for the Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR).
Elaine L. Reed, MPA, is the Founder & CEO.
Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC brings extensive experience and a relentless commitment to excellence in supporting nonprofits and foundations.
Why "Dragonfly?" The dragonfly symbolizes vision, achievement, enlightenment. These three powerful words are critical elements of a successful project and organization. They facilitate measuring progress because, together, we choose to evaluate the baseline, plan how the organization is being strengthened, and reflect on successful outcomes. This is why my work is based on: No platitudes, just deliverables.
It would be my pleasure to hear from you. Thank you very much for exploring your options and next steps with
Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC.
Sincerely,
Elaine L. Reed, MPA
Founder & CEO
Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC
Phone: 239-465-9622
Email: Elaine@Dragonfly-NC.com
Contact Elaine:
Let’s Discuss What YOU Want to Achieve
Let's explore how Dragonfly Nonprofit Consulting LLC can support your organization and optimize your brand and reputation plus address your expected organizational governance, staff leadership, and/or operational efficacy.
Phone: 239-465-9622
Email: Elaine@Dragonfly-NC.com