Meet The Leadership Team Behind Scalanthropy

Like many fundraisers and operations leaders, we’ve seen firsthand how outdated tools, siloed systems, and “solutions” that don’t actually solve nonprofit problems drain energy, time, and mission. That’s why we built something different: a platform by nonprofit professionals, for nonprofit professionals — with everything you need in one place to find supporters and grow impact.

And that mission starts with the people building it.

With more than 40 years of nonprofit experience, our Scalanthropy leadership team understands what nonprofits truly need to thrive.

Heather Stevens

Founder & CEO

Heather founded Scalanthropy with a deep belief that philanthropy should scale as boldly as the challenges we face.

With nearly two decades of experience working alongside civic, nonprofit, and philanthropic leaders, Heather has guided organizations through moments of growth, transition, and complexity. Her background includes readiness planning and visioning for multimillion-dollar capital and endowment campaigns, designing public‑private‑philanthropic (P3) models, and facilitating cross‑functional strategy sessions that help organizations navigate operational, funding, and policy challenges.

Heather is also the President & CEO of Rise360 Consulting, where she works at the intersection of public, private, and philanthropic systems to drive mission‑aligned transformation. Her work spans civic master planning, philanthropic readiness strategy, governance design, and community‑centered economic development, always grounded in authentic stakeholder engagement and long‑term sustainability.

At Scalanthropy, Heather brings a systems‑level perspective to building technology that supports how nonprofits actually operate, fundraise, and grow. Her leadership is rooted in listening first, designing thoughtfully, ensuring that tools intended to scale impact are accessible to all nonprofits, and to strengthen, rather than complicate, the work organizations are called to do.

Tiffany Highfield

Chief Operations Officer

Tiffany Highfield serves as Chief Operating Officer of Scalanthropy, where she leads internal operations, organizational systems, and project execution work. She is responsible for translating strategy into action, ensuring teams, processes, and resources are aligned to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

With a professional background spanning operations management, administrative leadership, financial coordination, and client support, Tiffany brings structure, consistency, and accountability to complex initiatives. Her experience includes managing workflows, supporting executive leadership, coordinating stakeholders, and overseeing the operational details that enable mission-driven organizations to function efficiently and scale effectively.

Tiffany is known for her collaborative approach, strong organizational skills, and commitment to operational excellence. She plays a key role in building systems that support Scalanthropy’s growth while maintaining clarity, responsiveness, and integrity in every engagement.

Catherine Karam Nodurft

Chief Marketing Officer

Catherine is a mission-driven marketing and communications leader with more than 16 years of experience helping nonprofits grow with clarity, consistency, and purpose.

Her career spans national and local organizations, where she has led marketing and communications, built and coached teams, overseen regional development efforts, and designed national fundraising campaigns. That breadth of experience gives Catherine a holistic understanding of how strategy, technology, and day-to-day operations intersect and how the right systems can either accelerate impact or quietly hold it back.

Catherine specializes in building clear, actionable communication and implementation roadmaps that bring an organization’s brand narrative to life across channels. She works closely with teams during moments of growth or transition, helping them clarify their voice and translate it into scalable marketing systems, integrated campaigns, and donor experiences that are both human and effective.

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