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About Laura Pierce
Laura Pierce consults with nonprofit organizations, bringing a mix of traditional wisdom and innovative approaches to help clients be the best they can be as change agents, community builders, and organizational leaders.
Pierce has worked in education, child welfare, and civil rights organizations and taught nonprofit governance and leadership through the University of Washington, Seattle University, ArtsFund, Communities Rise, and United Way of King County. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington with a concentration in nonprofit management and a B.A. from Brown University. Laura lives with her wife Heidi in Seattle, Washington.
As executive director of the Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA) from 2016-2024, Laura Pierce led efforts to advocate on behalf of nonprofits of all types, provide statewide learning and professional development opportunities, and promote connection and collaboration among nonprofits. Prior to joining NAWA, Laura was a nonprofit consultant for 18 years, helping hundreds of clients with strategic planning, board development, leadership transitions, and capacity building. She also served as an interim executive director for 14 nonprofits in the Puget Sound area. Laura is relaunching Laura Pierce Consulting in 2025.
Past Clients
Client List
Laura is proud of her work with more than 130 nonprofits and community collaborations since 1998.
Arts, Culture & Media
- African American Cultural Center
- Arts Corps
- ArtsFund
- ArtsWest
- Art with Heart
- Casa de Artes
- Hedgebrook
- Foundation for Sex Positive Culture
- Longhouse Media/Native Lens
- Northwest Girlchoir
- One World Theatre
- Online Computer Library Center
- Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives
- Rockville Arts Place
- Seattle Architecture Foundation
- Seattle Arts & Lectures
- Seattle Girls Choir
- Seattle ReCreative
- Sweet Pea Cottage Preschool for the Arts
- Three Dollar Bill Cinema
- Velocity Dance Center
- Woman’s Century Club
Children & Youth Services/Education
- 826 Seattle
- Association for Catholic Childhood
- Bainbridge Youth Services
- BikeWorks
- Boys & Girls Club of Bainbridge Island
- Camp Ten Trees
- Children’s Country Home
- Children’s Trust Foundation
- Communities in Schools of Washington
- Degrees of Change
- Denise Louie Education Centers
- FACES East/CHILD
- Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB)
- Lake Washington Schools Foundation
- Lambert House
- Mercer Island School District
- Mockingbird Society
- New Discovery School
- Parent Trust for Washington Children
- Partners for Successful Schools
- Peace Community Center
- Powerful Schools
- Safe Futures Youth Center
- Salish Sea Expeditions
- Small Faces Child Development Center
- SOAR
- Seattle Youth Involvement Network
- Strategic Learning Centers
- St. Edward’s School
- Team Read
- Treehouse
- University Congregational Church Childcare Programs
- YWCA Women and Girls Leadership Program
- Youthlink/City of Bellevue
Environmental Sustainability & Animal Welfare
- Cascade Harvest Coalition
- Center for Environmental Law and Policy
- Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
- Earth Ministry
- Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Outdoor Ministry and Hospitality Commission
- Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB)
- Merkeek Rhododendron Gardens
- Northwest Spay and Neuter Clinic
- Pacific Rivers Council
- Partnership for Water Conservation
- Pasado’s Safe Haven
- Seattle Urban Nature Project
- Seattle Tilth
- Tilth Producers of Washington
- Vashon Island Growers Association
- Washington Wilderness Coalition
Higher Education & Research
- Brown University
- Digital Learning Commons
- Earth & Space Research
- Global Education Services
- University of Washington Cascade Center
- University of Washington Housing and Food Services
- University of Washington Professional Staff Organization
- Washington State University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Allies Program
Human Services
- Bainbridge Island Health, Housing and Human Services
- Ballard Food Bank
- Build the Bridge Coalition
- Cascade Regional Blood Services
- Centerstone
- Chaya
- Chelan-Douglas Counties Volunteer Attorney Services
- CISC (Chinese Information & Service Center)
- Community Voice Mail
- Crisis Clinic
- Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
- Eastside Baby Corner
- Eastside Domestic Violence Project
- FamilyWorks
- Food Lifeline
- Good Cheer
- Jubilee Women’s Center
- The Kenney Foundation
- King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence/DV Directors Group
- King County Committee to End Homelessness
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Northwest
- Mary’s Place
- Metrocenter YMCA
- New Beginnings
- New Traditions
- ROOTS Young Adult Shelter
- Northshore Senior Center
- Northwest Harvest
- Oasis Youth Center
- Refugee Women’s Alliance
- Sailing Heritage Society
- Seattle King County Coalition on Homelessness
- Seattle Rape Relief
- Senior Services of Snohomish County
- Servants of the Poor
- Service Alternatives
- Solid Ground
- Southeast Seattle Senior Center
- Southwest Youth and Family Services
- Trinity Presbyterian Church
- United Way of King County
- University District Service Providers Coalition
- Washington Food Coalition
- Washington State Smile Partners
Philanthropy & Nonprofit Capacity Building
- Bainbridge Community Foundation
- Center for Ethical Leadership
- Executive Alliance
- Legal Foundation of Washington
- Medina Foundation
- Mountaineers Foundation
- Nonprofit Assistance Center
- Nonprofit Association of Washington
- Nonprofit Center of South Puget Sound
- Potlatch Fund
- Puget Sound Grantwriters Association
- The Seattle Foundation
- Seattle Works
- Social Justice Fund Northwest
- TACS
- United Way of King County
- United Way of Snohomish County
- Washington State Nonprofit Leadership Conference
- Western States Center Community Strategic Training Initiative
Associations
- Associated Recreation Council
- Beacon Hill Merchants Association
- Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
- Foster Parents Association of Washington State
- Greater Seattle Business Association
- King County Bar Association
- National Association of Social Workers Washington Chapter
- National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare
- Puget Sound Grantwriters Association
- Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu
- Washington Association for Family & Conciliation Courts
- Washington East Asian Medicine Association
- Washington State Association of HeadStart and ECEAP
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Farmers Market Association
Community & Economic Development
- Beacon Hill Merchants Association
- Cal Anderson Park Alliance
- Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
- Center for Ethical Leadership
- City of Seattle Neighborhood Leadership Program
- Delridge Neighborhood Development Association
- Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
- Greater Seattle Business Association
- Megawatt
- New Road Map Foundation
- Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition
- Phinney Neighborhood Association
- Queen City Community Development
- Rainbow Center
- Rainier Vista Leadership Team
- Seattle Community Technology Alliance
- University Heights Community Center
- Vashon Island Growers Association
- Washington Assistive Technology Foundation
- Washington CASH
- Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
- Washington State Farmers Market Association
- White Center Community Development Association
Health
- Aradia Women’s Health Center
- Autism Society of Washington
- Cancer Lifeline
- FEAT of Washington (Families for Effective Autism Treatment)
- Franciscan Health System
- Gilda’s Club Seattle
- Health Leadership International
- Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County
- Neighborhood Free Medical Clinic
- Northwest Healthcare Response Network
- Northwest Lymphedema Center
- One By One
- Plymouth Healing Communities
- PROVAIL
- Providence Marianwood Foundation
- Seattle Lesbian Cancer Project
- Snohomish County Health and Safety Network
- Team Survivor Northwest
- Verbena
- Washington Advocates for the Mentally Ill
- Washington Association for Infant Mental Health
- Washington Anti-Tobacco and Children’s Health Coalition/Friends of Basic Health Plan
- Washington East Asian Medicine Association
Housing
- AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma
- Capitol Hill Housing
- Hope House
- King County Committee to End Homelessness
- King County Housing Authority
- Mt. Baker Housing Association
- Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition
- Seattle Emergency Housing Services
- Seattle Housing Authority
- Vashon Household
Immigrant & Refugee Services
- Cambodian Women’s Association
- Cham Resource Center
- Chaya
- CISC
- Eritrean Community in Seattle and Vicinity
- Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Refugee Resettlement Office
- Ethiopian Community Mutual Association
- Helping Link
- Northwest Association of Pacific Americans
- Northwest Immigrants Rights Project
- One America
- Refugee Women’s Alliance
- SafeFutures Youth Center
- Samoan Community Family Services
Connect with Laura
Please reach out to discuss your organization’s needs. I look forward to talking with you.