Leadership

Christine Kohls, CFRE, MBA

Christine is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Association of Fundraising Professionals Master Trainer whose 20 years of experience includes leadership positions in healthcare, higher education, social service, and arts and culture organizations. This diversity within the nonprofit sector offers her clients a multi-faceted strategic approach to fundraising and nonprofit management.  Within each sector, Christine developed expertise in campaign strategy and messaging, sponsorship programs, annual campaigns, grant writing, budgeting and return on investment analysis, and project management. She authored comprehensive development plans, messaging, and branding for Cleveland-area nonprofits; refreshed an eight-year-old breakfast fundraiser into a roving cocktail party at the Cleveland Museum of Art that nearly doubled the event's net revenue and attracted 700 supporters; and managed several capital improvements for a local university from budgeting and RFPs through implementation. A seasoned foundation, corporate and government relations officer, Christine’s portfolio includes US Department of Education, SAMHSA, National Science Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as many foundations local to northeast Ohio and beyond. In a civic leadership capacity, Christine serves on the boards of Business Volunteers Unlimited and Chair-ity. In 2024 she joined Phi Kappa Phi as a director with the national board of directors. She served as a senior fellow in the Cleveland Leadership Center Advanced Leadership Institute (2021-22). In 2023, Crain’s Cleveland Business recognized her as a Notable in Accounting and Consulting. Also that year, the Cleveland Cavaliers honored Raising Results LLC as a Small Business Spotlight Winner.