About Ahead Consulting
Ahead Consulting draws on decades of experience developing and implementing strategies that help good causes tell their story with impact, raise more money, and engage more champions. We propose the right approach and the right team to best serve our clients.
Alison works directly with clients, as well as leading full service teams as a Consulting Partner at Marts & Lundy. She also draws on her extensive network of colleagues and affiliates to develop creative and responsive teams.
Meet Alison
Alison Holt is the founder of Ahead Consulting. She has worked in the charitable sector for more than 30 years as a consultant, volunteer, and staff member.
Alison believes that successful philanthropic strategy must integrate fundraising, communications, engagement, and a deep understanding of how people think and react. That’s borne out of her experience working at Queen’s University, the University of Toronto and as the founding Vice-Principal External Relations at Greenwood College School.
As the Managing Director of Offord Group – Marts & Lundy Canada – she has worked with clients across Canada and around the world in education, social services, arts and culture, and health care.
As a longtime volunteer, she has served on the boards of Canadian Association for the Advancement of Education (CCAE), Queen’s University Alumni Association, Integra Foundation, Child Development Institute Foundation, Montcrest School and on the LEAP|Pecault Centre for Social Impact’s advisory board.
Alison is currently the Vice-Chair of the Queen’s University Board of Trustees, chair of the External Relations and Development Committee, and a member of Queen’s University Council.