“I have had the opportunity to observe Ellia in both leadership and facilitating roles, from chairing our board meetings to facilitating brainstorming sessions and a strategic planning retreat. Ellia inspires trust and enthusiasm for the work, and confidence that one will reach the goal. She creates a non-judgmental, open, inquiring and honest environment where all members feel comfortable expressing themselves, and strikes a delicate balance between open-ended discussion and moving towards a clear endpoint. She is an excellent communicator, a natural leader, has great follow-through, and is highly organized, collaborative, tactful, fresh, optimistic, gentle, and fearless.” – Sandy Sabersky, ED, Elderwise

“I was very surprised when I first met Ellia. Not only was she very knowledgeable about fundraising and nonprofit practices, she also had a breadth of nonprofit experience outside of the USA. With her varied experience, she became even more valuable for the project I was working on. She was able to bring fundraising ideas to the table I haven’t heard before. On top of all her knowledge and experience, she’s also a truly wonderful person to work with…very caring, thoughtful, and engages with the subject at hand. Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert”

“The facilitation of our planning day went better than I could have hoped. Your style and the methods you chose for us were absolutely right. Everyone felt part of the process and that they owned the outcomes. Thank you!” – Care for the Carers

“The whole-team approach to strategic planning and the experience of following your process, which everyone found extremely useful, enabled us to look at things differently and plan for the future more easily, quickly and effectively. Three months on, it’s still a ‘living thing’. Good facilitation is worth every penny!” – Learning Through Landscapes

“The SELECT course has been the most effective course of this type that I have attended. The tutoring, arrangement of sessions, practical application backed up with notes, the coaching sessions… all of these factors have helped to make this course particularly effective for me. My leadership has improved considerably during the program.” SELECT participant, Business Link

“This was a great crash course for what facilitators should be aware of in their meetings. Ellia was energetic and well-prepared; she set us up for an enjoyable and effective workshop!” – US Federation of Egalitarian Communities

“Your course tackled everything I needed to address, it raised my awareness, increased my confidence and gave me extremely useful tips. Cannot be faulted!” – Legal Services Commission participant, “Persuasive Meetings & Presentations”

“This course gave me creative and practical approaches that I can use to address problems and improve my performance. You are an excellent trainer – knowledgeable, interesting and helpful. Highly recommended!” – Catholic Fund for Overseas Development participant, “Using Creativity to Improve Performance”

“Ellia was a regular workshop presenter at our UK fundraising conferences. Her topics were always relevant, her presentation style was warm and involving, and delegates received lots of useful information and advice. Top qualities: expert, high integrity, creative.” – Kevin Kibble, Publisher, Professional Fundraising Magazine