We are a people-centered strategy firm that cares deeply about our work and the companies we work with.
We are pragmatic, empathetic and nuanced thinkers and listeners who partner with our clients to navigate change. As a boutique family firm, we bring dual perspectives to the issues at hand, and also have access to a wide network of expertise outside of our own.
cristine kelly- founder
Cristine founded Fix Creative to help the social sector innovate, thrive and grow. She has worked across a variety of fields, all of which inform her curious nature and cross-disciplinary approach to problem solving. Over the last decade, she has conspired with social and cultural innovators to power structural and transformative change in their communities and organizations. She has an active interim executive practice, working with organizations in leadership transition or facing significant change, and is a member of the Bay Area Interim Executive Director’s Network. Currently, she is leading the start-up of the Community Foundation of Nevada County, and is a guest lecturer and coach with the Institute of Leadership Studies at Dominican University.
Cristine is a passionate advocate and ally of equity, inclusion and belonging, and has familiarity working in international, rural and urban landscapes. She holds a BA degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and considers herself a lifelong learner. She is a published author, film producer, and was named an American Graduate Champion for her work in the field of arts education by PBS.
Matisse Geenty - PHILANTHROPY ADVISOR
Matisse is a strategic relationship builder who strives to see the forest through the trees. She is a passionate social impact advocate who specializes in development strategy, funder relationships, and multi-stakeholder processes. She believes in, and works with, organizations that see philanthropists as partners to social infrastructure, where communities and causes are advanced by a combination of altruism and effective policy. With an eye on financial sustainability, she works to create revenue plans that empower organizations, communities, and funders alike.
Matisse holds a BA in Music magna cume laude from UC Santa Barbara, with a focus on sustainable revenue models for arts organizations in the 21st century.
She currently has the honor of serving as the Philanthropy Director for the League to Save Lake Tahoe, one of the oldest environmental advocacy organizations in the United States, committed to Keep Tahoe Blue.