"Esther is an exceptional professional with a genuine heart for the nonprofit sector.

She has a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by small and BIPOC-led organizations, and she approaches her work with empathy, integrity, and a strong commitment to equity.

As an Executive Director, I found Esther to be highly relational, grounded, and easy to work with. She creates a supportive and collaborative environment that makes the often-challenging work of fundraising feel both manageable and empowering.”

-Dagma K., R.E.S.T. Centres

“Working with Esther was a delight. She was generous, approachable, and knew all the right questions to ask.

Despite being initially unfamiliar with our industry, she took her time to thoroughly understand our mission and the complex context we are working within. By the end, she was able to explain our goals with more clarity than us. Her support helped us better understand and talk about our work, as well as address the areas where we needed improvement.

In particular, hiring her to develop the case statement and case for support has given us the tools to better communicate our asks to external parties including pitching funders, writing grants, and talking to the general public. We would strongly recommend Esther to any organizations looking for a fundraising support.”

-eileen h. from Baby Ghosts

“We engaged Esther for support in a grant application focused on systems work.

As the sole person on the team working on a systems innovation application due to capacity restraints and timing, we sought to find someone that not only could support in writing, but also serve as a sounding board and support in brainstorming and talking through the project plan and ideas.

Esther was an absolute delight to work with and was exactly what I needed through the process. Esther was accountable to the timelines we co-developed, and was instrumental in visioning how to action the ideas brought to the table. With her help, I was able to put together a strong application which includes a multitude of partners and supporters, all within the quick timeframe that grants come with.

Esther was an absolute gem to work with. Her ability to understand the proposal and vision it with me while it being very specific subject-matter outside her typical scope cannot be understated.

I would recommend her to anyone looking for support in grant or foundation applications, or even to support in higher-level thinking projects related to strategic planning. I look forward to working with her again, in whatever capacity we can engage her in.”

-Erica L., Springboard Services

“We partnered with Esther to advise on a multi-million dollar new initiative for environmental justice. She provided expert facilitation and insight for centering equity and community in our efforts.

Esther engaged us in deep and meaningful thought partnership to consider both what we were doing through the technical aspects of our work but also how we were doing it; she helped us interrogate if we were building sustainably with our team’s capacity, longevity, and wellness in mind. Her level of wisdom around equity-centered resource mobilization and fundraising were apparent from our very conversation.

Rarely a day went by during our engagement where Esther didn’t ask a version of “What can I do? How can I best support?” and that thoughtfulness, kindness and care was reflected in the expert workshops she facilitated for our project.

Our work was measurably more impactful and equitable because of Esther’s involvement, and along the way, she has provided inputs into my own growth, and I am a better, more thoughtful leader because of her.

I can’t wait until my next opportunity to collaborate with Esther, and all of the wisdom, joy, laughter, and expertise that comes with it!”

-Elizabeth W., JSI

“[Esther] really took the time to get to understand our organization and what makes our community unique and what our supporters value. We now feel like we have a sustainable and actionable fundraising plan that is already yielding better results than we've seen with past efforts."

-Nina H., Coastal Jazz

"Not only has Esther helped our organization to build a sustainable, community-centered individual giving plan that will help us to grow, she's helping me and my team to grow as fundraisers ourselves. With Esther's help, our organization is entering a new fundraising era."

-Rebecca H., Unity Charity

“Esther blew our team away with how much care, understanding, joy and expertise she gave in the 2-day facilitation.

She stewarded Action Canada's Communications and Fund Development team in understanding and identifying Community-Centric fundraising basics and ultimately guided us in answering what changes or priorities we wanted to enact together.

We felt connection and a sense of purpose, and left with practical tools and feeling energized to continue our work.”

-Jill Oba-McGrath, Action Canada

"Esther is so great to work with. She has wisdom, expertise, and a work ethic that is well-matched to her sense of humour and approachability.

I can assure you she makes fundraising fun, accessible, and productive. I hope to have a chance to work with her again!”

— Tom A. (The SEED)