Who we are
Hinton Consulting was created by Niki Hinton, who directed the fundraising efforts at several well-known non-profits including the National Park Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Youth Leadership Institute. In these development director roles, Niki wrote corporate, individual and foundation fundraising plans, raised new funding through bringing in major gifts as large as six figures, wrote multi-millions of dollars of funded grants, trained boards on how to fundraise, provided stewardship strategies to retain and grow current donors and leveraged social media as a powerful fundraising tool.
Niki also spent many years in marketing and public relations, helping organizations communicate clearly and to the right audience. Her undergraduate degree is in public relations with a focus in marketing, and her graduate degree is in public administration with a concentration in non-profit executive leadership. She earned both degrees with honors from Drake University. Niki is a recipient of the Greater Des Moines' 40 Under 40 Award for outstanding professional, charitable and civic achievement, and has served as a board member for Young Professionals Connection, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, the 21st Century Forum and the Waukee Advisory Board. She has volunteered as a teacher's assistant at City College of San Francisco teaching Women's Studies, is on the executive committee of Women Get It Done, and on the advisory board of California Common Sense. Niki has helped provide development and fundraising services for many organizations, including:
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Jennifer Farley
Jennifer Farley helps clients who would like to improve the measurements and outcomes of their programs. This not only helps make the programs stronger, but also enhances their appeal to foundations as well as savvy individual and corporate donors. Jennifer has more than ten years of experience in the fields of assessment, evaluation and management. Jennifer is trained in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and is experienced at facilitating interviews and focus groups, as well as evaluation and continuous improvement planning. Jennifer has a B.A. in Economics and Political Science at Central College where she was named the Butler Scholar of Economics. In 2005, she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University, where her coursework included program evaluation and emphasized public policy. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education, with a certification in Research and Evaluation.
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