We believe in faith-raising instead of merely fundraising
Blessings Brokers is a Christian Donor Development Consulting Firm that empowers, equips and encourages ministries to optimize their resources and impact for God’s Kingdom. We are blessed to have over 30 years of experience in Non-Profit, Leadership and Donor Development. We also subcontract with experts in specialties like online giving, Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) data bases, social media, communications and financial services for ministries churches, businesses and individuals.
Our Philosophy
More verses on giving and money appear in the Bible than on prayer and faith combined. We as Donor Development leaders are “Blessings Brokers,” Ministers and experts that lead in “Faith-raising” instead of merely fundraising. Our team assists ministries, churches, businesses and individuals by empowering, equipping and encouraging you and/or your team to optimize their resources and impact for God’s Kingdom.
Our Founder
Danya Jordan, founder and President of Blessings Brokers loves serving as a Donor Development consultant and formerly as Proverbs 31 Ministries Executive Director of Donor Development. With over 30 years of nonprofit leadership, she is passionate about working together to prayerfully equip, empower, and encourage God-sized visions to become reality. Danya has earned her B.S. degree in Communications from Appalachian State University and a Master of Public Administration from the College of Charleston. Danya is one of 6,000 leaders worldwide to have her Certification as a Fundraising Executive (CFRE). She is a member of The Master’s Program for Women Christian Leadership Development Program. She conducts Donor Development webinars with NonProfit Web Advisors. She teaches a ladies’ Sunday school class at her church and sings in the praise band. Her mission statement is “You Shine!” based on Matthew 5:16. She loves to Bible teach, write messages that make a difference, motivate, equip and empower leaders, kayak, spend time in the North Carolina mountains, and laugh with family and friends. Read her blog here!
Our Expert Team
Leslie Vander Baan
COO
Leslie is an executive, advisor, and investor with more than two decades of experience helping organizations turn vision into lasting value. Guided by a commitment to purpose-driven impact, she partners with leadership teams to shape strategy, develop talent, and build the operating systems that support sustainable growth.
Her career spans founding businesses, serving on founding teams and boards, and providing executive and interim leadership to early-stage ventures and established organizations. She focuses on both formation and performance—building strong teams, establishing repeatable practices, and helping leaders navigate change with clarity and purpose.
At Blessings Brokers, Leslie aligns people, processes, and priorities so the team can serve clients well and expand its impact. Grounded in her faith, she is passionate about supporting leaders and stewarding people, resources, and capital in ways that advance God’s Kingdom.
Leslie lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, Mike, and their two children. She enjoys travel, meaningful connection, and cheering on her children in their equestrian and hockey pursuits.
Nicole Chitty
Donor Strategist
Nicole is a results-driven nonprofit executive with 20+ years of experience helping organizations grow through strategic fundraising, executive leadership, and organizational development. Throughout her career, Nicole has helped organizations translate vision into action, align boards and staff around shared goals, build high-performing teams, and create the systems, partnerships, and culture that drive sustainable growth.
A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Certified Interim Executive (CIE) through Armstrong McGuire, Nicole brings expertise in major gifts, strategic planning, board engagement, operational leadership, and executive transitions. She is trained to help organizations navigate periods of change by providing steady leadership, objective guidance, and practical solutions that stabilize, assess, strengthen, and prepare organizations for what comes next. Drawing on her experience as a chief philanthropy officer, consultant, and interim executive, Nicole helps nonprofits build the infrastructure, culture, and fundraising strategies needed for long-term success.
She lives in Charlotte, NC, with her husband Steven, their two daughters, and their dog, Honey.
Anita Parker
Donor Strategist
Anita Parker is a seasoned fundraising professional who has dedicated her career to missions that matter. A Washington, DC native and University of Maryland graduate, Anita has raised funds for the arts, minority higher education, disaster relief, social services, and healthcare. Her career has included roles with the John F. Kennedy Center’s National Symphony Orchestra, United Negro College Fund, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and, most recently, World Vision.
With more than three decades of development experience across large and small nonprofits, Anita brings extensive expertise in strategic planning, donor development, public relations, and fundraising leadership. She has created and executed national fundraising strategies generating millions annually through major and annual giving, online and peer-to-peer fundraising, planned giving, corporate partnerships, and sponsorships. She also has extensive experience leading professional staff and working with and training boards and high-profile volunteers.
Committed to continued professional growth, Anita has participated in numerous fundraising trainings and was accepted into the Minority Executive Training Program at Dartmouth College. Throughout her career, she has found the greatest fulfillment in helping organizations turn their missions into meaningful impact—whether supporting a student’s education, helping a family recover from disaster, or connecting donors with causes that make a lasting difference.
In her spare time, Anita enjoys singing, cooking, entertaining, and traveling. For the past ten years, she has served as a group leader with Bible Study Fellowship. She and her husband recently relocated from Lake Ridge, Virginia, to Sarasota, Florida, to be closer to family.
Kenneth McQuiller
Grant Writer
Kenneth is a nonprofit strategist, grant writer, and pastor passionate about helping faith-based organizations turn God-given vision into sustainable impact. With more than eight years of grant writing experience, he has helped organizations secure over $1 million in grant funding. As the founder of Nonprofit Missionary, he has spent the past two years equipping faith-based nonprofits with practical tools for fundraising, grant readiness, governance, and long-term sustainability. He also serves as CEO of The Tavern Coffee House, a workforce development nonprofit in Cleveland, Ohio.
He has lived in Cleveland for 10 years, has been married to his wife, Shelby, for 8 years, and together they are raising four children.
Leigh Hall
Business Development Officer
Marketing & Brand Specialist
Leigh is a former educator turned social media strategist with a passion for encouraging and equipping others. With years of experience in both teaching and digital marketing, she blends creativity with communication to help others grow their impact online. She lives in Texas with her husband and two kids, and enjoys exercising, all things music, coffee dates with friends, serving in her local church, and leading a women’s small group. Leigh brings both heart and hustle to everything she does, especially when it comes to building community and sharing stories that matter.
Caroline Ellis
Operations Manager
Caroline has worked in Christian higher education for the better part of 5 years. She is a detail-oriented and mission-driven professional with experience in project management, operations, and community engagement. Her expertise is supporting senior leadership in executing multi-year strategic plans, streamlining processes, and coordinating large-scale events—building a strong foundation in organization, stakeholder communication, and data-informed decision-making. She brings a commitment to service, collaboration, logistics planning and relationship cultivation to all aspects of her work. She resides in the greater Houston area with her husband, one year old daughter and two rambunctious dogs, Doc and Radar. If she ever has any free time, you will find her in the kitchen cooking and baking.
Yasmine Young
Executive Assistant
For over a decade, Yasmine has walked alongside leaders and teams inside nonprofit, ministry, and healthcare spaces — not just helping them function better operationally, but helping them stay whole while they do it. That grounding in real organizational life is what makes her soul care practical, not theoretical: she knows the weight leaders carry, because she’s carried it in the room with them.
Through spiritual direction, soul care facilitation, and speaking, Yasmine creates space for leaders to reconnect with who God made them to be — beneath the titles, the pressure, and the pace. She’s a songwriter who loves co-creating music with the Holy Spirit, and she and her husband have four kids (and a labradoodle) in Fort Mill, SC, where she also serves on her church’s worship team.
Breona “Bre” Powell
Operations & Systems Manager
After building her career as a paralegal, Bre began her second act in operations and administrative leadership—and found her stride. Known by colleagues as “The Glue,” Bre has a gift for holding people and processes together. She’s happiest when she’s helping someone else cross the finish line, whether that means jumping in to support a project, catching the detail nobody else noticed, or simply being the reliable one in the room. Dependable, hands-on, and a little relentless in the best way, Bre brings order to chaos and follows through on what she commits to.
A Michigan native, Bre now lives in Texas with her husband, Dexter, and their fur babies, Ryder and Max. Outside of work, she enjoys listening to audiobooks and helping keep Amazon in business.
Ashley Krauter
Graphic Designer
Ashley has enjoyed designing from a young age. She enjoys making space look more welcoming and presentable in person, on paper, and digitally! She believes that communicating with clear design and format helps deliver the message most successfully. She welcomes the opportunity to help your organization deliver a beautiful and clear message.