| Kelly Kirkpatrick, Associate |
Kelly Kirkpatrick has been working with Olive Grove since 2007, and joined the staff as an
Associate in Spring 2010. Kelly left her hometown of Davis, California to attend college at
Northwestern University, and moved back to Northern California after graduation.
At Northwestern, Kelly was one of the co-coordinators of the Northwestern University Public
Interest Program (NUPIP), a one-year fellowship program that provides recent Northwestern
graduates with employment in public interest organizations, mentorship opportunities with NU
alumni, and weekly educational and professional development seminars. During her three
years with NUPIP, Kelly helped build relationships with organizations and alumni across the
country, developed program infrastructure, and spearheaded the program's expansion
initiative to open sites in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco, in addition to
Chicago-area fellowship placements. She currently serves as an alumni volunteer coordinator
for the program in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In her work with foundations and nonprofit organizations in Chicago and Northern California,
she has become interested in innovative philanthropic approaches to organizational capacity
building, specifically around developing capable young leadership for the nonprofit and public
sectors. She has done research on the effects of generational leadership transitions in
nonprofit organizations, the impact of small grants programs on grantee capacity building,
how AmeriCorps programs influence participant civic engagement, and other related topics.
Kelly graduated Summa cum Laude from Northwestern University's School of Education and
Social Policy in 2009 with a BS in Education, majoring in Social Policy and a Certificate in
Service Learning.
Contact information:
kelly@olivegroveconsulting.com
Office: 650-591-4155
Associate in Spring 2010. Kelly left her hometown of Davis, California to attend college at
Northwestern University, and moved back to Northern California after graduation.
At Northwestern, Kelly was one of the co-coordinators of the Northwestern University Public
Interest Program (NUPIP), a one-year fellowship program that provides recent Northwestern
graduates with employment in public interest organizations, mentorship opportunities with NU
alumni, and weekly educational and professional development seminars. During her three
years with NUPIP, Kelly helped build relationships with organizations and alumni across the
country, developed program infrastructure, and spearheaded the program's expansion
initiative to open sites in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco, in addition to
Chicago-area fellowship placements. She currently serves as an alumni volunteer coordinator
for the program in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In her work with foundations and nonprofit organizations in Chicago and Northern California,
she has become interested in innovative philanthropic approaches to organizational capacity
building, specifically around developing capable young leadership for the nonprofit and public
sectors. She has done research on the effects of generational leadership transitions in
nonprofit organizations, the impact of small grants programs on grantee capacity building,
how AmeriCorps programs influence participant civic engagement, and other related topics.
Kelly graduated Summa cum Laude from Northwestern University's School of Education and
Social Policy in 2009 with a BS in Education, majoring in Social Policy and a Certificate in
Service Learning.
Contact information:
kelly@olivegroveconsulting.com
Office: 650-591-4155
