We ignite your mission.

Kinder+DeBauche is a full-service consulting firm that ignites the missions of non-profit organizations through fundraising success and advocacy.

Our Services

  • Non-Profit Fundraising

    Philanthropy is key to igniting your mission. With over 20 years of combined fundraising success, we help clients develop meaningful fundraising strategies from big projects to day-to-day fundraising needs.

  • Data-Driven Strategies

    Unique to Kinder+DeBauche, we offer proven fundraising strategies and tactics that are tailored to your dataset. From creating targeted annual appeal lists to identifying major gifts, we work with clients to maximize fundraising potential from your existing donors.

  • Strategic Communications

    Your mission inspires our work to inspire donors by developing persuasive and impactful materials for a variety of campaigns including annual appeals and direct mail; digital fundraising communications; and donor and campaign case statements.

  • Advancing Your Mission

    From Board Visioning Workshops and Fundraising Trainings to Public Advocacy Campaigns and Strategic Planning, we will work with you to take your mission forward.

  • Advocacy and Education

    Bringing experience from large-scale national and local municipal campaigns plus experience working with local government, we can help build a successful and data-driven strategy tailored to your needs.

  • Grants and Events

    We help non-profits develop successful grant strategies and one-of-a-kind special events including luncheons, galas, recognition and fundraising receptions and more.

Meet Katie + Dan


  • Co-Founder and Principal

    Katie Kinder DeBauche was born and raised in San Antonio and has built a career out of growing and empowering civic institutions including the San Antonio Symphony, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Public Library Foundation and the Witte Museum. Before her work in non-profits, Katie worked on political campaigns in San Antonio and Texas.

    Katie is committed to her community. In 2015, City Council appointed Katie to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as a Board Member of Girls Inc of San Antonio and as a Director of the Appellate Immigration Project.

    Katie is a fifth generation Texas Longhorn. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. with honors in Latin American Studies and as a member of the national honors fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa.


  • Co-Founder and Principal

    Dan DeBauche has over 20 years of leading successful national, state and local political campaigns, plus developing and implementing successful political and policy-making strategies for a wide range of clients at every level of government.

    Dan brings decades of experience in building long-standing relationships with elected officials and candidates, advocacy groups, and stakeholders; deploying innovative outcome-focused approaches unique to specific projects and campaigns; and winning campaigns by creating a strong ground game based on voting behavior and mathematical modeling.

    Dan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with BAs in Political Science and Anthropology. He was born in Green Bay, WI and has never missed a Green Bay Packers game.