As founder and principal of CauseAdvance, LaTanya partners with clients to realize their aspirations for social change. She provides tailored advice to help bridge the gap between intention, action, and results. 

LaTanya seamlessly balances planning and implementation and has a record of success designing convenings and donor education programs, growing organizations, and guiding projects that build an enterprise and advance equity.

She offers broad facilitation and strategy expertise gained over 20+ years of experience as a funder and nonprofit executive director. 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Before founding CauseAdvance, LaTanya was donor engagement director at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, where she revamped donor education programming, guided grantmaking for three community funds, facilitated launch of the first African American Giving Circle, and led a partnership to create the first regional community indicators project. 

She is a 21/64 Certified Advisor in Multigenerational Philanthropy and managed a portfolio of donor advised funds and taught courses for the foundation's Next Gen Donor Institute. 

LaTanya began her career as the founding director of a faith-based nonprofit where she established a collective investment fund and designed an annual leadership conference. As director of The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, she led fundraising and free financial literacy education for 6,000 low income women and girls and initiated the first and only empirical study on the charitable giving patterns of Houston women.

She has consulted on major initiatives for Casey Family Programs, LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation), and United Way and held senior roles in operations and external relations at community organizations and City Year.    

EDUCATION

• MPAff,  The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin 
• BA, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
• Public Policy & International Affairs Fellow, Junior Summer Institute- Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley

HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?

Whether you’re experienced, new to philanthropy and social change, or revamping your strategy, I can help you plan and prepare for what’s next. 

I am motivated by a commitment to create a just world where every person has a fair opportunity to realize their full potential. My approach to our work together will be guided by this mission and your values. 

You will find details on how we can work together here: facilitation, giving strategy, organizational development, and presentations.

PERSONAL

LaTanya is a native Houstonian and fifth generation Texan and enjoys travel, live music, and long walks.