A Founding Partner of Mindelpelchat Associates, Allison has 30 years of experience working with local, regional, national, and international nonprofits, including as the Development Director for Vital Communities from 2024-25. Most of her experience has involved raising the funds needed for organizations to achieve their visions. More recently, this has involved grappling with the harmful impact fundraising and philanthropy can have and, as a result, she is passionate about helping organizations rethink how to mobilize resources. Allison has served on and staffed multiple boards during her career and currently serves as the co-chair of the Outright Vermont board of directors. She has twice served as interim development director and spent seven years leading a 15-member team responsible for fundraising, marketing & communications, advocacy, and volunteer services. She has experience with multiple capital campaigns as well as helping lead an organization through COVID and a transformative $9M gift from MacKenzie Scott. She’s a mother of three who lives with her husband on a boulder-filled hillside in rural Vermont. She has trouble being a consistent hobbyist and instead is a serial dabbler – sometimes obsessed with her flower garden but more often distracted by something new.
Allison Mindel
she/her
Development Consultant
allison@mindelpelchat.com