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Pamela J. Oakes is the Get-Smart-Get-It-Done Coach!  She’s been an amazing strategist, and advisor. She was able to up-level our non-profit business in the area of efficiencies, governance structure and revenue generation.  We are now active in 9 countries and her comprehensive assessment report has become our guiding strategy document.  It is great seeing her in action. We recently held our Annual Fundraising Gala and without hesitation we chose Pamela for the keynote address because in addition to her many skills and talents, she is also a wonderful public speaker!

Ndudi Chuku, Executive Director       www.missionafrica.us

Pamela Oakes was the keynote speaker for a League of Women Voters conference on homelessness.  She was dynamic and captivating. She hit the nail on the head with her comments about needing a single place for homeless people to call to get service and about health care being the single biggest cause of homelessness among families. We were delighted to have her experience and knowledge to inform our conference. We are so grateful to Pamela for stepping in and being our keynote speaker.  She added just the right note of color and information! 

Cynthia Stewart, President      https://www.lwv.org/

Without hesitation we would recommend working with Pamela J. Oakes.  She has been a huge asset to our work in Guatemala.  Our vision of helping orphans and the very poor in Guatemala started by visiting an orphanage with 13 children in very unacceptable conditions.  Karen and I began immediately helping out of our own pockets, but quickly learned if we wanted to really help we would need ideas and a strategy to fund even their most basic needs.

Thanks to Pamela's funding ideas and strategies, we've not only been able to help meet some of the most basic needs for the children, but we were able to move them into a much needed new home and purchase a new 15 passenger van.  For the very poor in the village of Rodeo, we built a small medical clinic, a small school, and a big community center.  We could not have done it without her.  

Tom & Karen Beckworth, Founders      www.facebook.com/MerryHeartsForKids

Pamela brought a wonderful and sincere energy to her presentation. She is very easy to work with, responsive to the needs of our organization and attentive to details. Pamela was our keynote speaker to kick off our AAUW State of Washington Convention, and she certainly started us on a high note.  She provided our group with information to help them think about the issues important to AAUW and new ideas our organization had not considered. The information Pamela shared about the need for good data was very interesting. AAUW could be more effective as fulfilling our mission by using carefully collected data.  

It was wonderful that she took the time to thank our group members for all they do. They are a devoted and tireless  group of women who are constantly giving to their communities and sharing their skills and talents with others. They really appreciated being recognized for their hard work. 

Eileen Baratuccio, Vice President     https://www.aauw.org/

My passion is helping women create businesses that are their passion, purpose, and provide profit!   However, I have spoken with so many women over the last year who are social entrepreneurs or whose vision includes starting a non-profit…I am always honest with them.  I don't have a clue about starting and growing a sustainable non-profit organization.  I happily refer them to Pamela J. Oakes, a talented non-profit strategist whose business acumen is surpassed only by her heart to do good.  The combination of her expertise as a successful business owner, international training with industry leaders, and hands-on experience in global aid & relief put her at the top of her game.  She can help take a non-profit from the idea stage to a full-fledged, sustainable organization.

Rashida Gaye, CEO     www.mindshiftlife.com

Pamela was absolutely wonderful with her performance as a speaker.  She was clear, articulate, and most importantly the message she delivered was impactful.  She did a great job engaging the audience and she is a phenomenal public speaker.   

After the event, Pamela was gracious enough to accommodate everyone that wanted to speak to her.  On behalf of our class and university, thank you so much! 

Glen Pak, Seattle University - Red Winged Leadership Awards Committee

I attended Pamela's session, “Mind The Gap: Addressing the Racial Gap in Nonprofit Leadership” at the Washington Nonprofit Conference in May 2019. She is an excellent, dynamic presenter and public speaker. She was very receptive to the questions and attuned to the energy of the audience. As the room moderator, I had approached her before the session to let her know about my communication needs (I have a hearing loss) and she was fantastic about making sure I had access to the information she presented. There was an opportunity to learn not only from her but also through the small group discussions which were valuable.

- Elizabeth Ralston, MPH, Nonprofit Consultant

Working with you has been amazing. From your flexibility to being very thorough helped me believe in the process. It was tedious but worth it at the end. The clarity of my vision and the foundation that was laid out during the time working with you put me in a better place, personally and for the organization.  I definitely would love to be able to reach out whenever I have questions. Thank you for your support and help. 

- Ansha D. Clement, Founder and CEO, Who Am I Excellence

The training has exceeded my expectations and I’m excited to start implementing the training.  The way Pamela connects the dots and helped me to not only see the bigger picture, but also identify specific strategies to achieve fundraising goals have been super helpful…It doesn’t get better than Pamela’s positive energy and incredible experience - I can’t recommend her training sessions enough!

- Maia Shur, Co-Chair, Impact100 Seattle

Pamela has been patient with me for almost 11 months. She is full of enthusiasm, passion and confidence in your non-profit. She is the person to talk to about your dream and help establish a foundation.

- Ashley Grove, Founder, The Gospel Booth

We started with a dream of starting a non-profit surrounding orphans in Kenya, but no idea of how to do it. We brought the why, but Pamela brought the how and she blew us away! Her expertise on how to start a non-profit blew us away. She set us up for great success through the cultivation of our mission and vision, story, board member planning, funding strategies, the creation of our programs and how to deliver them, and so much more. As we walked through the experience of bringing A Ring of Hope to life we couldn't have done it without Pamela holding our hand the entire time. She is without a doubt the person for the job when it comes to starting a non-profit, funding strategies, and making your dreams a whopping success!

 - Courtney Yorks, Development Director, A Ring of Hope

I am thankful for Pamela and the Profitable Non-profit! She came into my organization's life when we on life support and on the verge of closing our doors. I was frustrated and at my wits end. Then came Pamela! I took her 12-week course and was blown away at the amount of content AND its value. I mean, Pamela comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience. My board and began implementing steps we learned from the course and our fundraising situation immediately turned around. In our case we were missing the secret sauce in our efforts. Pamela was that secret sauce. I strongly recommend giving The Profitable Non-profit Profit!

 - Tammie Denyse, President, Carrie’s Touch