What Our Clients Say
Bexley Education Foundation
“Kerri and her team know how to get to the heart of organizational issues and challenges quickly and without judgment. As an outcome of the strategic planning retreat that Mollard Consulting facilitated for us, we created new mission, vision, and values statements for the Bexley Education Foundation as well as established strategic organizational and board committee goals.”
Boys & GIrls Clubs of Columbus
“Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus has had a fantastic experience working with Mollard Consulting. Kerri and her team are incredibly professional and have been true partners with Boys & Girls Clubs to raise funds to accomplish the mission and goals of the organization. They are willing to roll up their sleeves and work alongside organizations to develop their visions and plans, as well as on the actual execution of the projects. We are incredibly fortunate to have Mollard in our community, and we highly recommend any nonprofit organization work with them on their upcoming projects.”
Columbus Museum of Art
“Working with Mollard Consulting was as dynamic as the product itself. Their consultants really listened to our challenges, researched the content and context, asked us beautiful questions, and helped us articulate the changes we wanted to bring about. The process allowed for the complexities but also gave us tangible outputs to use immediately. We truly value the quality of thinking they engaged in with us and the attention to detail they brought to our project.”
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
“Working with Mollard Consulting has been exceptional. Kerri and her team are thoughtfully meticulous, passionate, and intentional. As a complex organization, quickly learning the history of our department, the constituents we serve, and the programs we provide is a complex task. Mollard accomplished this work with exceptional agility. The greatest benefit of partnering with Mollard is you get a team of individuals with a depth of experience. If you are looking for a team that cares about the smallest of details, thinks three steps ahead, and treats every member of your team with the sincerity of a good friend — you have made the right choice.”
Community Leader and Philanthropist
“Starting with Next Generation of Leaders 19 years ago, Kerri steadily has created a vision of supporting and advancing our community. Kerri’s confidence and her striving for success validates the fact that “80% of success is showing up.”
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
“Mollard Consulting provided our board a fantastic training that helped them look at development through a different lens. It resulted in an increased effort to connect us with others and build our pipeline.”
German Village Society
“Our organization has moved four dozen donors into a deeper investment with our organization since we worked with Mollard – and we’ve only scratched the surface of what Mollard’s work has made possible for us! The data, the plan and the action items – it’s so nice to ask an expert to help you sort through all of the noise to come up with something simple and easy to execute. That’s what our Mollard fundraising plan does.”
Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
“Since the beginning, Kerri Mollard and Mollard Consulting have provided a valued service for nonprofits — practical, applicable blueprints for defining purpose and tactics. A strategic direction must be one that can be applied to all facets of an organization, from a shared vision to everyday operation. Kerri and her team have proven to be the logical choice for this important step in the life of an organization.”
Local Matters
“Our experience with Mollard Consulting had an immediate and lasting impact on our organization. Their data-driven approach was instrumental in mapping current assets and weaknesses within our development efforts, setting expectations with our board and staff, long-range planning, and crafting communications to motivate supporters. The greatest benefit of partnering with Mollard Consulting has been the resulting increase in board participation in and comfort with fundraising.”
Marburn Academy
“We hired Mollard Consulting to lead our first board retreat, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. The agenda was developed collaboratively, and it was incredibly intentional in its design. Our board left feeling informed and energized with a clear set of priorities to tackle in the year ahead.”
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Columbus
“Kerri Mollard has been a trusted colleague for many years. She continues to grow in the thinking and processes she leverages to help her clients get to the next level. She has positioned Mollard Consulting as a trusted advisor for nonprofit organizations of all sizes and sectors. We hired Kerri to facilitate a Board retreat at NAWBO Columbus. She was exactly the right person to help us begin our transition from 20 years of a working, volunteer board into a high functioning board focused on policy and governance. Her insights on sound board governance, effective implementation strategies, and fundraising are grounded in best practice. Kerri and her team will help your organization take the next strategic step toward greater success and community impact.”
Ohio Arts Council
“Arts organizations, big and small, sometimes need support to reach their highest potential. Mollard Consulting has leveraged the talents and skills of board members and staff to ensure goals become realities, and mission-driven work is at the heart of it all.”
St. Stephen’s Community House
“Mollard Consulting provided the strategic planning to create a new mission as well as form agency vision and values. This work has been invaluable. As an organization with new leadership and board engagement we are able to move forward and establish the guiding principles for present and future. Mollard Consulting made us accountable to complete our goals; planning and implementing a Board/Staff Retreat, providing immediate feedback and check-ins; listening to our feedback and providing suggestions; making sure we completed the work. Mollard Consulting went above and beyond my expectations; they will definitely be our “go to” partner in the future.”
The Childhood League Center
“Thank goodness for Kerri and her team, they allowed us to move in a positive direction during a time of transition. They afforded us the time we needed to chart our course, as we took comfort in knowing we were in good hands. Their ability to quickly ascertain our immediate and intermediate needs meant that we hardly missed a beat as we pursued funding opportunities in the community. Kerri has surrounded herself, at Mollard Consulting, with a team all-stars. I had the utmost confidence in their advice, as well as the grants they produced for us. Everyone was professional AND caring — what a great combination for any non-profit as we are focused on helping children with challenges and their families.”
Thurber House and Jefferson Center for the Arts
“Kerri does the rare thing of listening her way into organizational change and development strategies. Kerri is sold on the value of not-for-profit work in this society. From her own employ in nonprofits, she knows the issues from the inside out.”
United Way of Delaware County
“My first introduction to Mollard Consulting was during a nonprofit conference where we were each presenting. During Mollard’s presentation, it was clear that they understand the unique challenges that nonprofit boards and leaders face. When a partner embarked on a major capital campaign which we were helping to facilitate, I knew we needed the Mollard team to help establish the infrastructure and process to lead to success. It is essential to have an external subject matter expert to help navigate a major initiative, whether that be a campaign, program development, or updating a governance model. Mollard has the experience and strategies needed to get your nonprofit to the next level of impact.”
Upper Arlington Education Foundation
“As an executive director of a nonprofit, I have experienced what can happen when the board and staff are not aligned in their strategic vision. Working with Mollard Consulting allowed us to clearly define our mission, vision, and values and then develop goals to guide us as an organization. Every one of our staff members and trustees know what these goals are and we are all focused on the same outcomes. Our board meetings are more dynamic, our recruitment process is more intentional and inclusive, and everyone is clear on the role they play to further our impact.”
YMCA of Central Ohio
“I have always had a great respect for the work Kerri Mollard does in the community. Her coaching helped me learn about both organizational and individual best practices. The Mollard team has helped us facilitate a board retreat and vision session that successfully empowered our volunteer leadership to move our organization forward in service to our community.”
Crane Group
“The Mollard Consulting board training exceeded our expectations. Crane associates, whether new to board service or seasoned veterans, walked away with fresh ideas, best practices, and tips on how to strengthen the wellbeing of the nonprofits we serve.”
Buckeye Valley Family YMCA
“Mollard Consulting provided invaluable guidance that truly transformed my board of directors’ mindset as we prepared for our next capital campaign. Their insights into our organization and its community perception were eye-opening and helped lay the groundwork for meaningful progress. I would enthusiastically work with them again.”
Seeds of Caring
“Mollard Consulting worked with our organization during a key time of growth and transition. The guidance and strategic direction Kerri was able to provide was invaluable in helping us reach our ‘next’.”
Star House
“Kerri Mollard and her team are subject matter experts, trusted to deliver training and advice on wide-ranging nonprofit best practices.”
Siemer Institute
“The Mollard Group is an exceptional, full-service consultancy firm that I would recommend without hesitation. The team listened deeply to our organization, our founder, and our partners to help create and deliver products to elevate the visibility of the work nationally. Starting with mission, vision, and values as our foundation, creating our national impact report, and building a toolbox for local partners to also help share program success in their communities to help even more children and families.”
Richland County Foundation
“Kerri has worked with our local nonprofit organizations over the years as part of our capacity-building series. She is always great to work with, quick to respond to questions, and her presentations are engaging and informative. I would highly recommend her professional expertise.”
Highland Youth Garden
“Kerri Mollard gives customized guidance that is in the best interest of the organizations she advises. We really appreciate the advance research, frank and candid insights, and professional recommendations.”
Community Development for All People
“If you are looking for help in developing your board, look no further than Mollard Consulting. They have the skills and experience to take your board to the next level.”
United Schools Network
“The Mollard team goes above and beyond to build relationships with their clients. Because they take the time to know who we are, their final product is more aligned with what we need.”
YWCA Columbus
“Mollard Consulting's deep knowledge of board best practices was evident from the jump and helped make the conversation with our board open, collaborative, and goal-oriented. We made so much progress in just one day!”
The P.E.E.R Center
“We are very grateful to Kerri Mollard and her team for the process of synthesizing and grounding our thoughts, hopes, and dreams for The P.E.E.R. Center. This journey led us to better articulate our ongoing mission, our vision for the world we hope to create, and the bedrock values that will guide our steps into that future.”
Godman Guild Association
“Collaborating with Kerri and her team has been exceptional. Their expertise helped us refine our mission, clarify our vision, and align our core values to reflect who we are and where we're headed. Both our board of trustees and leadership team have gained invaluable insights from this process, and we’re confident their guidance will propel our organization to the next level.”
United Way of Central Ohio
“Effective board governance is fundamentally important to the success and long-term viability of nonprofit organizations. United Way of Central Ohio partners with Mollard Consulting to provide board training for its nonprofit partners. These trainings are among the highest ranked sessions we provide. We receive consistent feedback that Mollard's trainings provide clarity on the role of governance, strategies for building an effective board, and practical tools for sustaining effective governance. Mollard Consulting is the best provider of governance training in central Ohio.”
Healthy New Albany
“The Mollard team helped change the trajectory of our organization. When I look back at our success in five years, I will know that it was Kerri and her team that helped us pave the way to success.”