Coaching
Redefining what leadership looks like.
Coaching for leaders who don’t need coaching. They choose it.
Our coaching practice extends the same principles that guide our consulting work: clarity, courage, and measurable impact. This is coaching for leaders carrying real responsibility, making consequential decisions, and navigating complexity with limited margin for error.
Who This Is For
We work with CEOs, C-suite executives, and senior and rising leaders navigating growth, transition, or organizational strain. Many are the first, the only, or the different, leading in environments shaped by funding volatility, political pressure, and heightened scrutiny.
Our clients are managing board dynamics, navigating bias, and making the biggest asks of their careers while carrying the weight of visibility and consequence. They are leading through funding shifts, organizational change, and evolving expectations around technology and AI.
How Coaching Works
Coaching is where we slow the noise and sharpen judgment. It is a confidential, practical space to think clearly, strengthen confidence, and act with intention.
Each engagement is designed around the leader, not a formula. Sessions align who you are with how you lead, especially when the stakes are high and the path forward is unclear.
What Makes Our Coaching Different
Senior Counsel, Not Just Support
We bring the perspective of trusted advisors who understand nonprofit leadership from the inside and know what it means to be accountable for outcomes.
Context-Aware and Bespoke
No two coaching engagements look the same. We adapt our approach to the leader’s role, environment, and moment, staying responsive as conditions change.
Practical and Grounded
Every session connects insight to real decisions, real conversations, and real consequences.
Coaching Testimonials
CEO and Executive Coaching
“As a first-time CEO, having CKF Collective’s partnership gave me real confidence, and the results spoke for themselves. In just three months, we achieved an ROI of 1:16. Their clarity, steadiness, and expertise set us up for long-term success.”
— Darra Gordon, CEO, Family Equality
“Courtney challenged me with the right questions, helped me strengthen my donor pitch, and guided me through tough leadership conversations. Her empathy and strategic insight transformed the way I lead and balance my life.”
— Ruchi Kashyap, CEO, Atmashakti Trust
Fundraising Leadership Coaching
“Courtney’s coaching transformed my role and impact inside the organization. With her guidance, I moved from having no meetings with leadership to leading bi-weekly executive and board-level conversations. The portfolio I manage grew from $4.2 million to nearly $7 million, and her support helped me secure two salary increases. Courtney is direct, strategic, and deeply invested in the growth of the leaders she coaches.”
— Fundraising Leader, Ballet Company
Career and Transition Coaching
“Working with Courtney as my career coach and mentor has been such a gift. In just a few months, I gained clarity and momentum around my short- and long-term goals. Her guidance consistently translated big ideas into tangible next steps that strengthened my skills and built my confidence.”
— Nicky Christianson, Associate Director of Business Development, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Leaders Coached From Organizations Including
92nd Street Y • Atmashakti Trust • Brown University • CCS Fundraising • Cleveland Clinic • Family Equality • Nu Deco Ensemble • Sponsors for Educational Opportunity • Stony Brook University
Professional Credentials
Courtney is a certified executive coach with training through Brown University and ACT Leadership and Performance Coaching. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation and adheres to its professional and ethical standards.
Her coaching is grounded in rigorous training and shaped by decades of experience advising nonprofit leaders in high-stakes environments.
No Two Coaching Engagements Look The Same
Every coaching engagement is designed around the specific context, pressures, and ambitions of the leader. We do not use pre-set curricula or one-size-fits-all frameworks.
Our role is to help leaders think clearly, act decisively, and lead with confidence and composure when the stakes are high.