Heidi Holtz
Heidi Holtz founded Stillwork Coaching and Consulting in 2018 and works with nonprofit clients across several states. She focuses on building capacity through leadership coaching, organizational development assessments and workplans, board engagement, and trainings. Heidi is a Certified Holistic Life, Career, and Executive Coach through the Goal Imagery Institute, and a Certified Lifecycles Capacity Consultant in the Nonprofit Lifecycles™ capacity building model. Her background includes 25 years in leadership, fund development, and marketing with nonprofit arts organizations and a 13-year tenure at the Gifford Foundation in Syracuse NY where she served as Director of Grantmaking and Director of Research and Special Projects. During that time Heidi worked with nonprofits and other community-based organizations, served on city and county task forces, developed community engagement projects, and designed several initiatives boosting organizational and leadership capacity.
Heidi brings a broad-based and robust understanding of people, projects, networks, and initiatives. Heidi is a skilled facilitator trained in multiple formats and methods including certification in Appreciative Inquiry and training as a BoardSource consultant. She is a former adjunct faculty member at Syracuse University, where she taught courses in Nonprofit Board Leadership and Fund Development for Nonprofits. Her board service includes a variety of leadership positions. Heidi holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Denison University, and a Master of Theatre History/Certificate in Women’s Studies from Syracuse University.
I work in partnership with nonprofits and other consutants to assess current capacity, engage with stakeholders, help boards be more effective, and listen/advise strategically. I bring to this work years of experience with nonprofits in marketing and fundraising,13 years with a private grantmaking foundation, and teaching at Syracuse University. Geographically I focus on New York and New England. I also offer trainings and workshops in board engagement, storytelling for nonprofits, sustainability mapping, and capacity building.
