Meet The Team
As one of the predominant philanthropic consulting firms in the nation, The Hodge Group’s team brings a wealth of experience and expertise in non-profit management, fundraising, and strategic planning. Our diverse skillsets prepare us for everything.
Russ Hodge, CFRE
CEO
Russ’ hands-on management style and innovative fundraising technique has been the blueprint for The Hodge Group’s success in achieving philanthropic goals for a variety of organizations.
Kim Horton, MA, CFRE
President & Principal Counsel
Kim’s expertise lies in strategic alignment of resources, planning, and partnerships. She has worked through every stage of non-profit development and is able to streamline initiatives with an organization’s mission in mind.
Bharat Krishnan, MBA
Director of Client Success
Prior to joining The Hodge Group, Bharat spent ten years in the political realm. Specifically, he focused on fundraising, strategic communications, and research. He believes those three aspects of strategy work hand-in-hand, and has a proven record of being able to link them together to create layers of advantages for an organization.
Maddie Wood
Creative Director
Kay K. Runge, MLS
Senior Counsel
Our Core Values
Partnering with The Hodge Group means you will have full dedication to our Core Values. This dedication, combined with our diversity of expertise, our commitment to our growth as a team, and our steadfast commitment to the evolution of philanthropy, places our firm at the very top of our industry.
Servant Leadership
We agree to be of service and lead humbly by offering our own skills as an extension and enhancement of your current structure.
Inclusion
We celebrate that every organization has a unique culture with attributes and personas that should be reflected in all aspects of your organizational strategy.
Excellence in Service Delivery
Starting at the very first point of engagement, we continually strive toward and deliver excellence.
Commitment to Diversity
The Hodge Group is proud to practice in accordance with four fundamental principles relative to DEI — (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion).
These principles are something we observe and practice throughout our Hyper-Philanthropic™️ methodology. With deliberate integration, we demonstrate consistency and balance which fortifies commitment to our firm, respective clients, and communities at large.
Bias
We are cognizant that bias exists in every organization, and that those biases have historically excluded marginalized people.
Transparency
We are committed to maintaining a transparent environment that incorporates feedback on how our work might sometimes fail to positively impact marginalized people.
Empathy
We will not deny the lived experiences of our marginalized colleagues and clients.
Centering
When making recommendations for clients, we will center the voices of those most affected by that client’s work.