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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For grant strategy and infrastructure, competitive proposals, federal grants, institutional funders, and reports.
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For responsible AI policies, custom AI tools, coaching, team training, and practical adoption plans.
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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.
