At Ingenious Image, we help big thinkers
manifest bold ideas with clear, sustainable, and
equity-centered strategies.
At Ingenious Image, we help big thinkers
manifest bold ideas with clear, sustainable, and
equity-centered strategies.
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manifest bold ideas with clear, sustainable, and
equity-centered strategies.
Ingenious Image is a creative strategy firm that supports mission-driven organizations, artists, funders, leaders, and municipalities in developing bold ideas with clarity and visionary foresight at the core.
We offer discovery intensives, funding and program shaping, event planning, and community-centered consulting that helps clients craft actionable plans, scalable infrastructures, and empowered confidence to move from concept to execution with purpose and precision.
Our approach blends tailored support with inventive insight, helping changemakers design systems, experiences, campaigns, and activations that not only work but evolve and endure. We center equity and cultural relevance in every engagement, ensuring the solutions we deliver are measurable, meaningful, and lasting.
Our Services Suite
Our Services Suite
The Discovery Package
For new clients and early-stage ventures.
The Discovery Package
For new clients and early-stage ventures.
A strategic jumpstart for leaders and organizations ready to clarify their direction, articulate their unique value, and activate bold, meaningful impact. Discovery lays the groundwork for lasting success by pinpointing where you are, what you need, and what is truly possible.
What you’ll receive:
A 90-minute Deep-Dive Discovery Session
A personalized consultation summary (PDF or optional voice note)
A strategic insight brief with key findings and a next-steps roadmap
An Ingenious Image-branded workbook with self-paced prompts and exercises
Up to 3 custom-curated resource referrals
Option to apply the Discovery fee toward a full consulting package
The Growth Package
The Growth Package
For established organizations or teams ready to level up.
This package strengthens your operations and sharpens alignment across mission, messaging, money, and momentum. Ideal for organizations looking to enhance performance, elevate their story, or attract strategic funding with greater clarity and confidence.
What you’ll receive:
A 90-minute Kickoff Strategy Session to clarify goals, focus areas, and expectations
A strategic snapshot of your organization’s current focus areas, structure, and positioning
An alignment strategy focused on one key area (e.g., messaging, programs, or fundraising)
A custom roadmap outlining key priorities, immediate action steps, and timelines
2–3 custom-built planning tools to support implementation
Two implementation support sessions
The Impact Package
The Impact Package
For bold visionaries and changemakers building long-term infrastructure.
This high-touch package delivers an integrated plan for scaling impact, deepening community connection, and increasing sustainability, internally and externally. Designed for organizations ready to move from growth to greater influence.
What you’ll receive:
A 90-minute Kickoff Strategy Session to align on vision, scope, and strategic focus
In-depth strategy development focused on one core area (e.g., funding, engagement, or program expansion)
Asset mapping and partnership strategy to leverage internal strengths and external relationships
A metrics framework and narrative tools to support impact storytelling and reporting
A signature event or campaign activation plan, tailored to your goals and audience
Strategic support, including check-ins or co-working sessions (customized per engagement)
The Legacy Package
The Legacy Package
For funders, institutions, or seasoned leaders investing in long-term transformation.
This package supports visionary clients designing major initiatives, funding strategies, or infrastructure shifts with lasting impact. It’s built for those stewarding change across ecosystems, not just organizations.
What you’ll receive:
A 90-minute Kickoff Strategy Session to clarify scope, values, and high-level goals
A multi-phase strategy plan for your initiative, campaign, or institutional investment
Asset mapping and influence network design to align partners, relationships, and reach
A metrics dashboard or evaluation framework tailored to your desired outcomes
A documentation and knowledge transfer plan to sustain progress beyond your leadership
Quarterly strategy sessions or advisement checkpoints (scheduled based on engagement scope)
Planning a mission-driven event?
Planning a mission-driven event?
Let’s make it notable, fundable, and aligned with your goals. This package offers full-spectrum strategy, logistics, and storytelling support for organizations ready to make their event count.
The Impact Event Package
The Impact Event Package
Strategic event design, planning, and sponsorship support for mission-driven organizations ready to deliver unforgettable experiences.
Whether launching a campaign, hosting a summit, or planning your annual celebration, this package helps you produce well-managed, well-funded events worth remembering.
What You’ll Receive:
What You’ll Receive:
A total of 15 hours of planning support
One strategy session to define event goals, outcomes, and audience experience
A detailed event planning checklist and production timeline
Vendor recommendations and light negotiation support
Budget planning and implementation coaching
Sponsorship strategy or packet development (additional fee)
Option for on-site coordination or remote check-ins (additional fee)
Working within a limited budget?
Working within a limited budget?
We know every mission is different. That’s why we offer nonprofits and grassroots organizations with limited capacity consulting options designed to fit the budget while still ensuring strategic clarity and delivering meaningful results.
The Impact Jumpstart
The Impact Jumpstart
A strategy session designed to help changemaking organizations with modest budgets gain clarity, focus, and momentum.
This streamlined offer is built for mission-driven teams with tight budgets or narrow scopes. It’s a high-value opportunity to gain expert insight, practical tools, and strategic clarity—without the time or cost of a full consulting package.
What You’ll Receive:
One 60-minute strategy session tailored to your top challenge or opportunity
A personalized follow-up summary with actionable next steps
One curated template or resource to support your goals
Our Workshops
Our Workshops
Kimberly Cole's Think Like a Funder!™
Kimberly Cole's Think Like a Funder!™
Kimberly Cole’s Think Like a Funder live virtual workshop gives social impact leaders an insider’s view from the funder’s side of the table. Learn how to build your brand, position your proposals, nurture partnerships, and land the ask with clarity and confidence.
Funding isn’t just about writing a strong proposal—it’s about understanding how funders think, make decisions, and evaluate risk. Think Like a Funder equips nonprofit professionals, creatives, and grassroots leaders with behind-the-scenes insight on funding psychology, proposal positioning, budget storytelling, and long-term relationship building.
Participants will learn how to align with funder priorities, avoid common red flags, and show up prepared for grants, sponsorships, or donor conversations. This workshop blends strategic tips, real-world examples, and actionable tools that demystify funding and help organizations secure the support they need to grow.
Pride & Money™
Pride & Money™
Coming Soon 2025
The Confidence Assessment™: Navigating a boss who cannot lead the leader in you
The Confidence Assessment™: Navigating a boss who cannot lead the leader in you
Coming Soon 2025
So You're Thinking About Starting a Nonprofit...™
So You're Thinking About Starting a Nonprofit...™
Coming Soon
Our Vision
Our Vision
A world where visionaries have the tools, strategies, and support they need to build lasting change and lead with intention.
Our Mission
Our Mission
To help bold thinkers and purpose-driven leaders bring transformative ideas to life through strategic clarity, creative sustainability, and equity-centered solutions.
Our Values
Our Values
Boldness with Intention
Boldness with Intention
We honor big ideas — not for attention, but for aligned, purposeful change.
Sustainability by Design
Sustainability by Design
We help build strategies and systems that last — financially, operationally, and personally.
Equity in Practice
Equity in Practice
We embed equity into every process, not just as a value but as a framework for decision-making and design.
Cultural Relevance
Cultural Relevance
We respect the power of heritage, identity, and lived experience in shaping how people lead, build, and belong.
Creative Strategy
Creative Strategy
We approach every challenge with creativity and strategy — designing structures that are as impactful as they are intentional.
People-First Impact
People-First Impact
We believe that true success honors not just outcomes, but the people, communities, and energy behind them.
Our Visionary Anchor
Kimberly English Cole
Kimberly English Cole is a natural ideator, connector, and convener. She studied Advertising and Graphic Design at Columbus College of Art & Design and graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Public Management, Leadership and Policy, specializing in Nonprofit Management.
Kimberly’s previous roles include Neighborhood Leadership Academy Alumni Association Coordinator for United Way of Central Ohio, Grant Manager with Greater Columbus Arts Council, Community Relations Manager with Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), and Community Partnership Specialist for BalletMet. Additionally, Kimberly enjoyed an 8 ½ year trajectory with Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), serving in four Columbus library branches.
With over a decade of experience across philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, and community investment, Kimberly brings a rare combination of practical funding expertise and community organizing insight to every space she enters. She has evaluated grant proposals, managed over $1M in funding portfolios, coordinated sponsorship strategies, and advised organizations on how to build funder relationships rooted in clarity, trust, and vision.
Kimberly led as the Vice President of Central Community House/Transit Arts Board of Trustees for two years and currently sits on the Community Advisory Boards for the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA and COSI. She is a professional artist, musician, and thespian with various accolades in a variety of performance genres.
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