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LKA Team
Find your passion and follow it
Lewis Kennedy Associates was founded by Jim Lewis and Helen Kennedy. Now a team of dedicated professionals, LKA assists organizations of all sizes, helping them build support and membership that will carry them forward for years to come. We found our passion many years ago and we’re still following it today.
Helen Kennedy, Partner
Helen Kennedy, CFRE, has over 25 years of fundraising experience at every level. She excels at using strategic analysis and business insight to develop integrated campaigns that succeed. Helen is known as a hard-working advocate for nonprofit clients, ever since her first job in community radio.
Today, Helen is considered a leading expert in nonprofit campaign development. Her passion for her work is as strong as ever. Helen has an MBA from UCLA and is a frequent speaker at national and regional fundraising conferences.
Favorite quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky
Other passions: Marathon walking, opera, movies and dance. Someday, when her feet tire out, she plans to get back to her garden.
Jim Lewis, Partner
Before he co-founded LKA, Jim Lewis, CFRE, worked extensively in commercial and public broadcasting for some of the leading stations in the U.S. He has been a development director, general manager, news director, anchor and president of a support organization.
Jim got into fundraising through his journalism training. He was the fastest writer in the station and was asked to write grant applications. Thirty years later, he is in demand for his perspective as a CEO who returned to the work he preferred – fund development. He’s still writing too (now on a laptop instead of a typewriter).
Jim holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts and attended the Executive Management Program in Public Telecommunications.
Favorite quote: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
Other passions: Photography, specifically portraits of children and landscapes. Capturing moments in time and preserving them.
Nova Hamar, Partner
Nova Hamar, CFRE, has 15 years experience in fundraising with organizations that include museums, symphonies, health care organizations and public broadcasting. She learned from the ground up, working for the two largest membership nonprofits in Oregon – The Oregon Zoo and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Nova finds gaps in any fundraising program and develops the initiatives and integration that raises a program to the next level.
Nova moved to Portland many years ago determined to find a job she would love. She found it with the Friends of the Zoo and has loved her work ever since. Nova’s personal passion is wildlife preservation and the conservation of wild spaces.
Favorite quote: “It’s easy to make a dollar. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” — Tom Brokaw
Other passions: Gardening, travel and cheering loudly for her favorite teams (she loves sports almost as much as animals).
Elizabeth Coté
With more than 10 years experience in non-profit fundraising, Elizabeth Coté has certainly found her calling. She has worked for many cultural and community organizations, including The Oregon Zoo Foundation and the Library Foundation. She’s adept at digging into the donor and membership data and turning it into information and strategies that clients use to improve donor interest and support.
Favorite quote: “Only connect.” — E.M. Forster
Other passions: Reading, cooking and spending time with her dog, Abby.
