Alex EatonConsulting
From funder to field · Across borders
I bring 15+ years of experience building partnerships and supporting community-led work across Central America, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Fluent in Spanish, I bridge perspectives across the funding relationship—helping people understand one another, build on local knowledge, and move shared goals forward.
Based in North Carolina. Available for engagements worldwide.
Two ways I can help
Whether you’re deciding where your organization should go or developing a project, I bring thoughtful guidance and practical experience in Latin America. Start with the support you need.
Organizational Direction & Board Advisory
I help nonprofit boards and leaders explore possibilities, build on their organization’s strengths, and agree on priorities that reflect their mission, resources, and community relationships.
What you’ll leave with: Clear decisions, shared priorities, and a practical roadmap.
Explore direction & advisoryProject Development & Implementation
I help nonprofits and funders develop projects alongside local partners, coordinate the people and resources involved, and adapt as circumstances change—keeping the mission and community priorities in view.
What you’ll leave with: A workable project plan, clear responsibilities, and support to move it forward.
Explore project supportYou can engage me for either area, or for both when your needs connect.
How I can help
Choose organizational direction or project support based on what you need now. Funders can also engage me for focused funding and partnership advice.
Find shared direction—and choose what matters most.
Your board or leadership team is deciding on the organization’s direction, weighing opportunities, or working to agree on organizational and fundraising priorities.
I’ll help you clarify direction, facilitate focused board and leadership conversations, evaluate options, and turn decisions into shared priorities and a practical roadmap.
This includes Strategy & Growth support and Impact Diagnostics & Strategy Workshops—focused assessments and facilitated conversations that help you build on strengths, agree on priorities, and choose practical next steps.
Clear decisions, shared priorities, and a practical roadmap for organizational growth and fundraising.
Bring shared goals to life on the ground.
You’re developing a new project, building local partnerships, or need practical support to turn an agreed plan into delivery.
I’ll help you shape the project around local priorities, coordinate partners, define responsibilities, and guide implementation with hands-on support where it adds value.
A workable project plan, clear roles and milestones, and practical support to move delivery forward.
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 focused 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.
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 local priorities with funding, partnerships, and practical action.
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.
Organizational Direction & Board Advisory · Project Development & Implementation
Selected work
Representative engagements across philanthropy, social enterprise, and international development.
How cross-cultural partnership, resource mobilization, and hands-on project delivery 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.
“He combines strong fundraising knowledge with a genuine interest in helping others grow.”
Stefani Samayoa PachecoSenior Executive Director, Wakami Foundation
“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.”
“Alex is a strong relationship-builder who connects effectively with organizational leaders, field teams, community partners, and staff.”
Shelby KardasExecutive Director, StoveTeam International
“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.”
“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
“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.”
“What I appreciated most was how he helped me recognize and make better use of my own skills, so I could approach my role more strategically and confidently.”
Alexandra CerezoFormer Fundraising Manager, Wakami Foundation
“Alex helped shape the way I approached fundraising strategy—connecting different dots, looking at challenges from different angles, and simplifying complex processes without losing sight of the bigger picture.
What I appreciated most was how he helped me recognize and make better use of my own skills, so I could approach my role more strategically and confidently. Alex is fun, warm, professional, and direct. I always came away from our conversations with something new to think about.”
Experience spanning philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, international development, and community-based organizations.
How I work
Understand what people hope to achieve, what is already working, and the realities shaping their choices.
Bring different perspectives together, translate across contexts, and build shared understanding around the next steps.
Support practical action, learn alongside partners, and adjust as conditions change—keeping the work connected to its purpose.
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 delivery risks. 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.
Explore what’s possible
Tell me what you’re working toward and where my support could help. Your message will come directly to me.
Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, I welcome conversations about projects and partnerships in the United States and around the world.