Hello! I’m LaTanya Flix. Thanks for visiting.

You’re a leader, a giver, or a changemaker with real resources — community trust, money, influence, a team. But somewhere between intention and outcome, impact is getting lost. The culture isn’t shifting. The dollars aren’t landing. The change isn’t sticking. Or maybe things are working, and you’re ready for more. 

That’s where I come in. I’m an inclusive leadership practitioner, systems coach, and philanthropic advisor who has worked on every side of the table: leading nonprofits, inside a foundation, coaching executives, distributing capital, and supporting culture change. 

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HOW I HELP

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

Cultural intelligence and embedding inclusive practices to improve how teams perform and how organizations feel from the inside out. 

02. Philanthropic Advising

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

Helping donors, foundations, and corporate giving programs direct resources with intention and close the gap between generosity and community need. 

03. Organizational Development

01. Inclusive Leadership & Culture

03. Organizational Development

Helping companies and organizations align people, process, and purpose and stay adaptive under pressure. 

ABOUT

Philanthropy • Inclusion • Community Impact

The perspective behind the practice.


I've spent my career at the intersection of people, purpose, and organizational change.


The journey has taken me from nonprofit leadership to working with the visionaries who shape this city. As Senior Vice President of Inclusive Leadership and Opportunity at the Greater Houston Partnership, I lead a first-of-its-kind initiative to help the business community enhance inclusion, access, and opportunity. Through my firm, CauseAdvance, I‘ve partnered with local and national organizations to align intention, resources, and strategy.


My philanthropic work runs deep. I completed the first research studies on the charitable giving patterns of Houston women and Houston's Black donors — work that continues to shape how this city understands generosity. 


As a former Donor Engagement Director at the Greater Houston Community Foundation and convener of Black Philanthropy Houston, I've sat on every side of the giving relationship — and I understand what it takes to move from transactional giving to genuine community investment. This understanding shapes everything I do, including SeedSwell, a Houston-based initiative I founded to connect givers, nonprofits, and community leaders and build a more collaborative giving ecosystem.


A proud native Houstonian and fifth-generation Texan, I'm honored to partner and co-create with the leaders and changemakers in the city I love.

Connection → Clarity → Confidence

Experience

  • Senior Vice President, Inclusive Leadership & Opportunity | Greater Houston Partnership —regional strategy for 120 organizations to increase inclusion, access, and opportunity
  • Founder & Principal | CauseAdvance, LLC | Independent practice — philanthropic advising, organizational development, equity and inclusion
  • Donor Engagement Director | Greater Houston Community Foundation —donor education, grantmaking, philanthropic advising
  • Executive Director | The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston —strategic and programmatic leadership, fundraising, major events
  • Director, External Relations | City Year — partnership development, fundraising, corporate social responsibility

Education

  • Master of Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
  • Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Trinity University
  • Public Policy & International Affairs Fellow, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley
  • Certified Systems Coach - advanced certifications in team and systems coaching
  • 21/64 Certified Advisor in multigenerational philanthropy

Recognition

  • 2023 Outstanding Diversity Champion - Houston Business Journal Diversity in Business Award
  • 2022 Top 100 Women in Business - National Women’s Conference 
  • 10 Faces of Fortitude 2019 - Valor Award - NHCAC Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • FDIC Pioneer Award – FDIC Alliance for Economic Inclusion

Community Leadership

  • Advisory Board Member, Eight Million Stories 
  • Convener, Black Philanthropy Houston
  • Founder, SeedSwell

Featured Work

In the conversation.

  • PROFILE: Making a Difference: A Data-Driven Approach to Impacting DEI


  • INTERVIEW: PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Talks Values-Based Leadership and DEI at DiverseCity Summit (52:40)


  • TALK: SXSW HouTalk: Shaping Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace 


  • PANEL: One Houston Together Webinar Series: The Business Community's Role in Addressing Racial Inequities 


  • WEBINAR: Women in Philanthropy: Why Diversity is Essential


  • RESEARCH: A Report on Charitable Giving Habits of Houston Women

Certifications

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Ready to do something amazing?

Whether you’re looking for a philanthropic thought partner, an organizational coach, or a collaborator on community impact — I’d like to hear what you’re working on. 

latanya@latanyaflix.com

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