Alex EatonConsulting
From funder to field · Latin America
I bring 15+ years of international operations and partnership experience across Central America, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. I work in Spanish and understand both sides of the funding relationship—so good intentions become better decisions and stronger work on the ground.
Two sides of the same relationship
I work between funding strategy and field execution in Latin America. Choose the perspective closest to yours.
I’m a funder
I help foundations, donors, and intermediaries understand local context, test assumptions against field reality, and support grantees in ways that make execution stronger.
I lead a grantee organization
I help nonprofit and social-impact leaders in Latin America clarify priorities, explain what strong execution requires, and build a funding case grounded in how the work actually happens.
How I can help
Each engagement starts by getting clear on the real question. From there, we define the work, make the necessary choices, and finish with something your team can use.
Make important funding decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
You’re deciding where to focus, which organizations or partners to support, or how to make a funding portfolio more strategic and effective.
I’ll help you clarify the decision, understand the landscape, evaluate your options, and translate your priorities into a practical approach grounded in what will actually work.
A clear set of recommendations, decision criteria, and a practical path forward for your funding, partnerships, or portfolio.
Turn ambitious goals into a strategy your team can actually execute.
Your organization is growing, changing, or entering a new phase—and you need greater clarity about what to prioritize, how to strengthen the organization, or where to invest limited time and resources.
Together, we’ll identify what matters most, make the necessary strategic choices, align leadership around the path forward, and build a realistic plan for execution.
A focused strategy, clear priorities, an actionable roadmap, and defined next steps for growth, fundraising, team capacity, or implementation.
Get unstuck and leave with a clear path forward.
Something important isn’t moving—or your team needs to make a difficult decision, resolve competing priorities, or get aligned quickly.
I’ll diagnose what’s really holding progress back, gather the perspectives that matter, and facilitate a focused working session designed to move from discussion to decisions.
Shared clarity on the challenge, agreed priorities and decisions, and a practical 30/60/90-day action plan.
Experience in practice
More than 15 years of hands-on, cross-cultural experience bring community realities, operational constraints, and local knowledge into every decision.
Close enough to understand the context. Experienced enough to connect it to strategy, funding, and execution.
Experience on the ground
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Latin America · Selected
StoveTeam International
Country Director → Central American Regional Director
Led country and regional operations spanning strategy, finance, compliance, manufacturing partnerships, and program delivery.
Strategy & Growth · Impact Diagnostic
Selected work
Representative engagements across philanthropy, social enterprise, and international development.
How cross-cultural partnership, resource mobilization, and hands-on execution expanded educational opportunities for a community in Ukraine.
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How fundraising strategy became a catalyst for stronger systems, coordinated leadership, and long-term organizational growth.
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Client voices
The best measure of my work is whether it helps people see the challenge more clearly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.
“Alex took the time to understand me, our team, our organization, and the challenges we were facing as we looked to strengthen our fundraising strategy and grow our presence in the United States.
He guided us through important conversations that helped us better understand the role each team member could play, how to prepare for donor conversations, and, most importantly, how to make a clear and meaningful ask. His ability to bring practical examples and turn ideas into tangible actions was incredibly valuable.
Our experience was so positive that, after a few months, we asked Alex to become a fundraising consultant for Wakami Foundation. He combines strong fundraising knowledge with a genuine interest in helping others grow.”
Stefani Samayoa PachecoSenior Executive Director, Wakami Foundation
“Alex is a strong relationship-builder who connects effectively with organizational leaders, field teams, community partners, and staff.
During a significant period of growth and transition at StoveTeam International, he helped support new partnerships, field operations, and program expansion across Central America while navigating complex operational and cultural challenges.”
Shelby KardasExecutive Director, StoveTeam International
“Your involvement is key to my enthusiasm for PEACE Project in Haiti. For me, you bring a completely new level of legitimacy to this. You’re smart, experienced, and professional.”
Chris WubbelsOwner, Juniper CollaborativeAdvisor to PEACE Project in Haiti
Experience spanning philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, international development, and community-based organizations.
How I work
Clarify the objective, surface the real constraints, and focus on what matters most.
Bring the right people together, connect the plan with field reality, and agree on what happens next.
Turn decisions into action—with hands-on support where it adds the most value.
About Alex
I have spent more than 15 years working across Central America, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. I work in Spanish and translate between the people who fund the work, lead it, and live with its consequences.
I grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the only child of an Indian mother who was born in Rwanda and a North Carolinian father. Long before I worked internationally, home taught me that people can understand the same situation through very different histories, cultures, and ways of communicating.
That perspective shaped how I work. I listen before I prescribe, adapt without losing direction, and translate across the people who fund the work, lead it, and live with its consequences. It helps me recognize what is being said, what is not being said, and where a promising plan may collide with local reality.
My role is often to step into work that matters, locate the knot, and help a team untwist it. For funders, that can mean clearer decisions, stronger diligence, and a more grounded view of execution risk. For organizational leaders, it can mean sharper priorities, stronger fundraising and operating capacity, and a plan the team can actually carry forward.
My role is to help both sides understand what the other needs—then build a practical path they can move forward on together.
Talk through your challenge
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