Francine Christiansen

Christiansen Consulting

67 Goodwin Circle, Hartford, CT 06105 | (860) 944-6664 | Francine@ChristiansenConsulting.net
Works in: Connecticut

Last updated:
Friday, May 01, 2026

Christiansen Consulting provides strategic solutions and tools to help nonprofits achieve the most mission per dollar. Services focus in two areas: Strategic/Business Planning and Board Development. She also helps clients consider strategic alliances, donor cultivation and positioning. Her broad experience guides them in focusing on results rather than activities. The supporting tools and strategies they develop together are “user friendly” and enable them to continue making progress on their own. By helping clients build organization capacity and articulate their value proposition, they more effectively compete for resources and allocate them for optimum mission impact. Clients: Arts, Heritage, Social Service, Economic Develop, Financial Literacy, Food Security, Education.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Donor communications, Communications / marketing planning and strategy

Succession / transition planning

Fundraising events, Fundraising / fund development planning, Individual giving / major gifts, Sponsorships and corporate partnerships

Business / financial models, Business plan development, Collaborations and mergers, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Mental Health, Social Services / Human Services

Past Clients:

  • Organization: American College of the Building Arts, SC
    Name: Colby Broadwater
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning/Board Development
    Year services provided: 3
  • Organization: Elizabeth Park Conservancy
    Name: Kathy Kraczkowsky
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning and Board Development
    Year services provided: 10
  • Organization: Upper Albany Main Street
    Name: Beverly Redd
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning and Board Development
    Year services provided: 8


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: Board Matters and Boards Matter: Board Roles and Responsibilities
    Duration: half day
    Fee: $150 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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    Reference: available on request
  • Name: Mission Possible in Challenging Times: Strategies to Navigate
    Duration: 4-6 hours
    Fee: $150 per hour
    Fees Negotiable:
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    Reference: available on request
  • Name: Strategic Business Planning: Frameworks, Strategies and Tools
    Duration: 4-6 hours
    Fee: $150 per hour
    Fees Negotiable:
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    Reference: available on request
  • Name: Creating a Culture of Cultivation: Training to help boards understand their roles as fundraisers or cultivators and companion materials inc. message card and handouts to continue work post session
    Duration: 3 hours
    Fee: $1,200 per session
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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    Reference: Mary Ellen White 860-712-1151

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