Our Services

"It is with much gratitude that I recommend the services of Cardinal Consulting for Nonprofits managed by Dr. Elena Quevedo. Recently we hired her to provide our organization with an intense training that covered Governance,  Administrative and Financial Structure, Management Reporting, Marketing and Communications, Fundraising, and Sustainability Planning. The training helped us realize our strengths and weakness and in turn we immediately began to create a plan of action with a more realistic idea of the tasks necessary to implant a 5-year strategic plan. Elena's expertise along with her academic and research knowledge is priceless. She has empowered us with information that equips us to move forward with confidence and enthusiasm. She continues to guide us through our process by sharing updated valuable information long after her contract with us was finished. Her kindness and sensitivity is a harmonious strength that aides us in understanding the complexities of managing a non-profit. Zarzuela USA recommends Dr. Elena Quevedo in the highest possible terms, and believe her services are a great fit for your long term goals and success."

Analía Olivera, Executive Director, Zarzuela USA, Harbor City, CA

"I am so grateful that a colleague recommended Elena Quevedo as a consultant. Elena comes primarily from a background in the arts and performing arts, and SARC is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and driving scientific discoveries to patients and ultimately finding a cure for an uncommon cancer. I was impressed with Elena's facility to quickly adapt to our field and appreciate scientific and programmatic concepts—she skillfully adapted her impressive development and communications expertise from the arts to the sciences. Elena has been invaluable in auditing our fundraising collateral and messaging and then working hand in hand as a collaborator defining SARC’s programmatic strengths and impacts on the sarcoma field while showcasing high-value programs for which we’re seeking funding support. Working with Elena rapidly evolved into a bi-directional, intuitive, strategically productive process for me, our staff, and our Board of Directors."

Steven Young, President & CEO, SARC: Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration, Ann Arbor, MI

"I hired Elena to conduct a fundraising practices audit and create a development plan for us. Along the way, she also did a deep dive into our database hygiene and provided step-by-step recommendations, reviewed our branding and communications, and identified major gift prospects within our donor base. She has also trained staff and board in Moves Management and how to make an "ask." She helped us standardize financial reporting for the board and our annual operating budget. I have learned so much from Elena, and I am deeply grateful. Elena's work is invaluable for small organizations with limited resources as an objective and experienced voice from the nonprofit industry."

Rebecca Morgan Taylor

Executive Director, Project MOST,

East Hampton, NY

"A few weeks ago, we reached out to Elena about hiring our first Director of Development. We're a very small grassroots organization. We didn't know what we needed, how to put words to what we needed, how to navigate a large candidate pool or what the interview process should look like. Elena walked us through the entire interview and hiring process step-by-step with clarity and assurance. We are on the brink of securing a solid hire and are excited about next steps. We are so grateful for Elena's wealth of experience and we couldn't have done this without her."

Lynne V. Hernandez

Director of Operations

The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

Suffern, NY