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Chameleon Collaborative, LLC

  • About Nayeli
    Individualization | Communication | Activator | Maximizer | Relator

    Nayeli Garcia has devoted her career to nonprofit operations and fundraising, drawing from her experiences internationally and from the private, government, and higher education sectors. She is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, a Chesapeake Bay Steward, and a Mental Health First Aider.

    A detail-oriented and big-picture thinker, she embraces roles that make a difference professionally and in her community. She has worked in various nonprofit settings and as a consultant to advance education, the arts, social justice, and environmental sustainability.

    Nayeli moved to the Susquehanna River region in 2021 after spending the majority of her life living in or around metropolitan centers, primarily Baltimore City. She is the Vice President of the Havre de Grace Green Team Board, a Bike Harford Council Co-Chair, and Fundraising Chair for the Havre de Grace Youth Sailing Program.

    Nayeli is a bilingual professional who graduated from one of the oldest all girls’ public high schools in the United States, Western High School, with the distinction of earning the Student Art Award (it’s a Baltimore thing to boast about HS!). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Towson University and studied abroad for six months at the University of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia.

    The Story of Chameleon Collaborative, LLC

    Nayeli launched Chameleon Collaborative, LLC in early 2024, to realize her dream of owning her own business while creating a platform for independent consultants to combine their strengths for the benefit of their clients and to support one another throughout our collective consulting journey. 

    Chameleon's founder, Nayeli, servers on the APRA DC-MD Board of Directors as Business and Community Engagement Chair and is a Founding Partner with Kaleidoscope, an AI technology company making SEC data accessible for fundraising intelligence. Chameleon Collaborative, LLC is an Associate Member of AFP Maryland. She contributed for seven years to the Association of Donor Relations Professionals and as participated in other professional organizations such as the 
    Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) and co-wrote a paper for the American Marketing Association (AMA) entitled Alumni Engagement through Influence Networks.

Our Services

Strengthening Nonprofits Through Strategic Fundraising, Integrated Operations & Leadership Coaching

Fundraising Strategy

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Advancement Operations & Integration

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Strengths-Based Leadership + Team Development

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Chameleon Collaborative News

Chameleon Collaborative and Kaleidoscope Announce Founding Partnership to Revolutionize AI-Powered Prospect Intelligence for Nonprofits

Nayeli Garcia, Founder of Chameleon Collaborative, LLC: “I have been in this sector long enough that I remember pulling together SEC information manually. To be able to combine this intelligence with other prospect research tools makes our recommendations powerful, actionable, and transformational."

Raul Peralta, CEO & Co-Founder of Kaleidoscope: “We’re excited to team up with Chameleon Collaborative. We’ve been proud to serve a growing number of nonprofits with Kaleidoscope’s AI tools, and this collaboration lets us extend that impact even further—equipping more advancement teams with the intelligence they need to identify and engage high-capacity donors faster and more effectively.

Chameleon Collaborative, LLC Launches in Early 2024

After 20+ years in development and 6+ years working as a consultant with a variety of nonprofit organizations, M. Nayeli Garcia launches Chameleon Collaborative, LLC - a boutique consulting firm. This business venture is two-fold - entrepreneurship and elevating other independent consultants through collaboration and shared resourcing. 


"It is a dream come true to launch Chameleon Collaborative, LLC, and I look forward to working with talented and passionate professionals who are as committed to doing our best for our clients as we are at supporting one another."

Nayeli Garcia, Founder & Principal Consultant

25+ Year experience for each collaborator

$Millions in
Funds Identified & Stewarded

10,000+
Updated Records

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