capacity consulting

Karina Lehrner

Founder & Principal Consultant

For more than two decades, I have worked with governmental, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations at local, regional, and international levels. 


I founded Capacity Consulting in 2006 after working in grassroots organizing, government, and philanthropy. These experiences showed me how sectors that depend on one another can operate within different cultures, creating distrust and misunderstanding. I wanted to help bridge these worlds.


During the pandemic, I began questioning my practice more deeply. How could I contribute to social change while working in ways that reflected the values behind that pursuit?


From this reflection emerged The Glazed Doughnut Practice.

Selected clients 


Hispanics in Philanthropy

Bulgarian Fund for Women

Calala Fondo de Mujeres

Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation

Big Sur Land Trust

City of Salinas

County of Monterey

First 5 Monterey County

Chemonics International

San Francisco General Hospital