About
Constance Dykhuizen has a Master's in Public Affairs from the LBJ School. Based in Texas, she travels the world as a donor advisor and consultant connecting families to philanthropic relationships while also helping nonprofits and causes increase impact. She provides practical and creative content, strategy, and fundraising solutions to help organizations clearly and effectively communicate who they are. Her goal is to see work done with and on behalf of marginalized people be ethical and professional. Acting as both a funder and fundraiser for nonprofits, Constance goes between different worlds. The best part of the job is connecting the two.
Constance has traveled to and consulted on projects in the U.S., Mali, Rwanda, Ecuador, Tanzania, Nicaragua, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, South Africa, and Jamaica. She is a member of the Dignified Storytelling Alliance, a 21/64 Certified Advisor and in the Leadership Austin Emerge 2024-2025 cohort. She is also a board member of Rohingya Women Development Network and We Can Now.
With the goal of raising support and increasing impact for causes she cares about, Constance’s services include:
Grantmaking - Constance has worked with family foundations and high net worth individuals to establish their funde identity and priorities, review their grants and establish strategy and relationships to make impact across the world.
Content creation — Web copy, newsletters, campaigns and photo/video shoot production.
Storytelling training — In-person or online training to help fundraisers and storytellers ensure that they’re telling people-centered stories with best practices in mind.
Branding — From an audit of an existing brand to creating a new one from scratch, Constance works to help uncover who you really are and how to tell that story.
Strategy — For fundraising to program creation to M&E, Constance provides creative and practical solutions to get things off the ground and ensure their success.
Policy writing — With topics ranging from trauma-informed child protection to media to volunteer training, policy helps organizations protect their staff, volunteers and constituents.
Digital marketing and storytelling — Social media management helps tell stories in micro doses to build an organization’s brand identity that connects to their purpose.
