Build the change you want to see—with people and relationships at the heart of every strategy, every solution.

Together, we can unlock the door between where you are and where you want to be.

Skeleton Key Strategies is a technology, organizational development, and management consulting firm that helps nonprofits to innovate faster, navigate change better, and amplify their causes more effectively.

As we work with organizations to evolve their systems, structures, and strategies, we keep humans and relationships at the center of our approach. We build upon your core values and strengths to promote innovation, enable healthy change, and create holistic, durable solutions.

Read about our services to nonprofits.

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What We Do

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Technology

Strategy & Planning

Technology Assessment & Selection

Implementation Advisory Services

Business Analysis & Product Management

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Data

Data Strategy & Assessment

Data Governance & Data Ethics

Data Infrastructure & Engineering 

Analytics & Impact Measurement

Adoption & Optimization

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Organizational Development

Organizational Design & Workforce Strategy

Change Management

Building High-Performing Teams

Business Process Analysis & Optimization

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Leadership

Strategic Planning & Operational Design

Leadership Development Programs

Decision-Making & Governance Systems 

Executive Resourcing & Recruitment

Research & Innovation

Survey Planning and Design

Participatory Program Development

Feasibility Studies

End-to-End Research & Innovation Grantmaking Programs

Direct Response
Data Services

Direct Marketing Campaign Delivery

Direct Response Data Strategy

Audience & Segmentation Modeling

Automation & Process Optimization

Campaign Analytics & Insights

We thrive at the nexus of progressive missions, the humans who love them, and the tools they use to change the world.

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We are data, tech, and operations experts representing decades of nonprofit leadership and consulting experience. Our fluency in the needs and nuances of nonprofits allows us to serve as translators, facilitators, analysts, and storytellers, helping organizations bridge the strategic gap between what’s happening and what’s possible.

In Our Clients' Words

Your Success is Our Success

We are partners, collaborators, and co-conspirators. We roll up our sleeves and we commit to finishing the job to the best of our ability, which means our solutions are durable and our clients feel empowered to continue leading the work after we’re gone.

Featured Case Study

Leveling Up Planned Parenthood's Direct Response Fundraising Campaign Data Strategy

Direct Response Campaign Services Operating Model, Change Management, Project Management, and Data Engineering (2024-Ongoing)

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) works with Skeleton Key to transform their approach to providing campaign data strategy and support for Direct Response fundraising. In an ongoing engagement, SKS supports PPFA’s transition to an in-house operating model that better serves donor experience and realigns staff and vendor teams for improved fundraising effectiveness.

Upcoming Events

International Fundraising Conference

NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS
14-17 October 2025
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SKS consultants Justin Birdsong, Amanda Perkins, and Richard Liebowitz are excited to connect with fundraising professionals from around the world to exchange insights on data-driven strategies and emerging technologies shaping the future of philanthropy.

Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance Annual Conference

HARTFORD, CT
November 13, 2025
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Skeleton Key Strategies is proud to sponsor ANC'25! Founder & Principal Justin Birdsongwill join our nonprofit colleagues in Hartford to participate in conversations designed to inspire, energize, and equip teams with practical tools, strategies, and connections to grow their organizations and expand their impact.

Nonprofit POWER

BALTIMORE, MD
December 1-3, 2025
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Justin Birdsong will join our nonprofit community members at this free, all-inclusive experience for key decision-makers overseeing fundraising and technology strategy at leading nonprofits. Together we will share insights into the latest direct marketing tactics, peer-to-peer fundraising strategies, and fundraising technology solutions.

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Live Recording | Data and Insights at A.R.T./New York's Spring Summit

As part of the launch of our research project with A.R.T./New York, Health + Wealth: Empowering NYC Theatremakers Through Data, SKS Founder Justin Birdsong joined A.R.T./NY’s Co-Executive Directors Talia Corren and Risa Shoup, and Annie Bares with research partner SMU DataArts, for a live session at the 2025 A.R.T./NY Spring Summit.

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