Achievable strategies

for audacious goals

Equipping mission-driven organizations to create long-term cultural impact through research, grantmaking, advocacy, project management, and organizational change.

What
we do

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  • Organizational Management

  • Research

  • Project Management & Programming

  • Grantmaking

  • Advocacy & Cultural Policy

  • Facilitation & Speaking

MAKING PROJECTS HAPPEN FOR

The Doris Duke Foundation
Jacob's Pillow
APAP
Ford Foundation
US Artists

How we work

STRATEGY + EXECUTION

From figuring it out to making it happen, ADC Consulting helps you turn dreaming into doing through skillful strategy and execution across six areas of expertise.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

ADC Consulting’s approach is anchored in building a just world where individuals and their communities can thrive. 

Transparency · Action · Collaboration

Interdependence · Generosity · Justice

Alejandra Duque Cifuentes

MEET

Alejandra Duque Cifuentes is a white latina in her 30s with shoulder length brown hair. She’s sitting in a red chair with one arm across her lap and the other on her chin. She is smiling, wearing a patterned orange shirt with gold jewelry.

Alejandra is a nonprofit leader and advocate working to advance a more just, equitable, and inclusive arts and cultural ecology. She has 15+ years of experience in strategy, general management, fund development, community organizing, arts education, professional development, and artistic production.

She is known for her ability to get results and draws on her deep relationships to drive accountable collaborations.

Alejandra is the former Executive Director of Dance/NYC and currently sits on the boards of Nonprofit New York and New Yorkers for Culture and Arts. She is also a member of the leadership council of Creatives Rebuild New York, a $125 million program.

Now based in Lacey, Washington Alejandra is the founder and principal of ADC Consulting, working with a team of highly skilled collaborators to serve her clients well.

Get started

Specialized support for your organization

We always start with a free 20-minute discovery call to understand your needs, see whether we’re a good fit, and determine the best way of working together.

Currently accepting clients for 2024.

“Alejandra is an exceptional executive that leads with a rare combination of passion, authenticity and honesty. She’s also a top-notch strategist, researcher and project manager, making her one of the most well-rounded consultants I’ve worked with. I’ve personally witnessed Alejandra spear-head organizational cultural change, highly successful fundraising efforts and granting campaigns during some of the toughest socio-economic times.”

JOVANKA CIARES
Founder, Solana Wellness & author of Reclaiming Wellness

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“Alejandra is a leader in our field and has changed the way we all view equity and justice in grant making. She is a trusted voice, a brilliant advocate, and has her finger on the pulse of what is needed. I've had the privilege of working with her on several large scale projects, and she is a stellar collaborator and an absolute force, bringing each of those projects to a successful close in the most compassionate and justice-forward way possible.”

RANDI BERRY
Executive Director, IndieSpace

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What we’ve been working on

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The Little Venue that Could Grant Program

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2023 Virtual National Dance Presenters Forum

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Understanding Arts Service Organizations in a Changing Arts Ecosystem