Fundraising leadership and strategy, grant writing, and responsible AI support for mission-driven organizations
Flicker Consulting helps organizations raise funds, clarify strategy, and build practical systems for what comes next.
Our goal is to make fundraising, strategy, and AI expertise accessible to small and mid-size organizations navigating growth, transition, funding uncertainty, or ambitious new opportunities.
Flicker offers senior-level fundraising leadership and comprehensive fundraising support services, complex grant expertise, and responsible AI implementation support to organizations in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
What are you navigating?
We need fundraising leadership
We need grant support
We need AI support
For development transitions, stretched teams, campaigns, fundraising or large donor strategy, or revenue planning.
For grant strategy and infrastructure, competitive proposals, federal grants, institutional funders, and reports.
For responsible AI policies, custom AI tools, coaching, team training, and practical adoption plans.
Why Flicker?
Experience + Expertise
Gillia Bakie, Prinicipal, offers significant, comprehensive, and leading-edge fundraising expertise:
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Former Director of Development with over 10 years of experience in the Pacific Northwest
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Provides fractional, senior-level development expertise for interim and emerging needs
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Strong experience across multiple organization types: nonprofits, schools, advocacy organizations, statewide associations, economic development agencies, foundations, and more
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Experience with grants of all types up to $20M
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Strong background in individual and major gifts
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Proven track record in capital campaign leadership
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AI support grounded in nonprofit operations, ethics, and responsible adoption
Selected Projects & Partners
Flicker Consulting has supported nonprofit and philanthropic partners across education, youth development, animal welfare, healthcare, advocacy, civic engagement, and community-centered systems change.
Responsible AI Adoption
Helping nonprofit teams move from experimentation to practical, values-aligned AI workflows.
Sample partners: FareStart, NewSchools Venture Fund
