About
Expertise That Moves Missions Forward
The Dimock Center
Boutique, Client-Centered Approach
Saltonstall Consulting specializes in guiding nonprofits through transformative capital campaigns, leadership transitions, and comprehensive advancement strategies. Custom-tailored deliverables address each client’s unique challenges, helping to navigate complexity, build consensus, and achieve measurable goals. Known for transforming strategic visions into actionable plans, the firm is committed to driving enduring organizational impact.
As a solo practitioner, Elizabeth ensures a highly personalized partnership at every stage of the process, allowing clients to benefit from the expertise of a seasoned fundraising professional while maximizing their consulting budget. She pulls together teams from her trusted network of subject matter experts, and together they deliver bespoke services tailored to each client’s specific needs. By minimizing overhead costs, Saltonstall Consulting offers high economic value without compromising quality or results.
Professional Background
Elizabeth’s fundraising career began in Principal Gifts at the Harvard University Development Office during the University’s groundbreaking $2.1 billion capital campaign. The team coordinated University-wide fundraising activity for Harvard’s Corporation Chair, the President, and the Provost. They supported all academic and fundraising deans across the University, advising on top prospect identification, cultivation, and solicitation strategies. Elizabeth cultivated a portfolio of prospects and staffed members of the Campaign Executive Committee, composed of globally recognized high-net-worth leaders and philanthropists.
In 2010, Elizabeth launched Saltonstall Consulting to bring her expertise to a broader array of mission-driven organizations. Since then, she has supported dozens of nonprofits in increasing philanthropic revenue, building resilient advancement programs, and achieving ambitious campaign goals. Her client portfolio spans the nonprofit sector, including athletics, arts and culture, community foundations, education, environment and animals, and health and human services.
With decades of experience managing multi-million-dollar fundraising initiatives, supporting advancement teams of all sizes, and serving organizations across diverse missions, Elizabeth leverages her privilege, creativity, and compassion to empower nonprofits. Based in Greater Boston, she and her teams work with clients locally, regionally, and internationally, utilizing both in-person and virtual engagements.
In the Community
Elizabeth’s three decades of volunteer leadership enrich her professional practice, providing her with firsthand insights into the challenges and opportunities nonprofit leaders face. She has served in officer roles on boards and steering committees, as well as in key volunteer capacities for a wide array of nonprofit missions. She completed the LeadBoston certificate program in 2021 to advance her ability to support clients in building more equitable and inclusive teams. This program also profoundly shifted her awareness of her intersecting identities and privilege, and the importance of understanding the lived experiences of clients’ teams, donors, and the communities they serve. She is a member of the Medical Reserve Corps of Massachusetts, contributing to health and safety efforts during community events and disaster responses.