Trinity Community Partners was founded in 2016 to work with clients in Atlanta and across the Southeast.
Team
Our mission is to partner with mission-driven nonprofits, businesses, and leaders to create positive social change by strengthening organizational strategy, developing sustainable funding, and empowering leaders.
Caroline Van Eaton
Founding Partner + Development Strategy
Caroline Van Eaton’s mission is to help your organization work smarter not harder to achieve your goals. She has worked tirelessly with big organizations, such as ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and smaller local organizations like Kairos Church, to create systems and structures that equip the staff to achieve their fundraising, volunteer, communication and community development goals in a smarter and more efficient way than before. By creating new systems and structures she was able to exceed her fundraising goal for the ALSAC Atlanta office by 17%, and was able to create systems for accurate community, volunteer, and donor management at Kairos Church.
Caroline received her BA in Communications from Auburn University and obtained a Certificate in Grantwriting from the University of Georgia.
Mary Flynn Niemitz is an Atlanta native who leverages broad social-sector expertise, extensive project management, consulting, and leadership skill, and a passion for ideation and collaboration among teams. From 2012 to 2014, she oversaw the grantmaking, consulting, and training programs at Hope for New York (HFNY) in New York City. She designed and managed HFNY’s grant program, distributing $1.3M annually to 40+ organizations across New York City. She oversaw HFNY’s Training & Consulting program for grantees, facilitating peer-led roundtables and managing external consultants to deliver best practice workshops and strategic engagements to strengthen grantees’ operations and programs.
Mary Flynn has a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, a Certificate in Grantwriting from the University of Georgia, and a BA with honors in English from Washington & Lee University.
Mary Flynn Niemitz
Founding Partner + Philanthropic Advising
Lauren Crites is an Atlanta native who began her career in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in debt capital markets, where she worked with Fortune 500 clients to secure debt financing. She then moved into internal strategy, where she helped drive Bank of America’s strategic initiatives. Upon moving back to her hometown of Atlanta, Lauren joined the management development program at Home Depot, where she executed auditing and consulting project assignments across the business. Most recently, as a part of Chick-fil-A’s Philanthropic Financial Services, Lauren managed the annual budget process for WinShape Foundation and led a new data strategy and governance project for the foundation.
Lauren received a BSBA in Business and a BA in Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lauren Crites Consultant - Philanthropic Advising
Virginia Richburg Events Coordinator
Virginia grew up in Auburn, Alabama, and attended Auburn University. Upon graduation, she worked as the Operations Director for a nonprofit in Auburn, Our House. She moved to Atlanta after marrying her husband, Logan, and worked for City of Refuge as the Operations Manager for City Kids. She is passionate about working with underserved children and seeing them learn, grow, and succeed. She loves getting to build relationships with kids and their families in the process. As a new mom to a 15-month-old boy, William, she loves getting to spend time with her family, walking, traveling, teaching Pure Barre, and staying busy with friends and family.
Virginia received a BS from Auburn with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Non-Traditional Child Life.
Kelsey Salehzadeh is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She earned a B.S. in Consumer Sciences from the University of Alabama before moving toFort Worth, Texas, where she became the youngest Pure Barre franchisee. During that time, she gained an invaluable education in small business leadership, client experience, and community building—learning how to cast vision, rally people around a shared goal, and create spaces where individuals feel seen and supported.
After selling her studio to focus on her growing family, Kelsey moved to Atlanta and transitioned into residential real estate. There, she continued doing what she does best: building trusted relationships, navigating complex processes with clarity and care, and advocating for others during pivotal life moments.
These experiences naturally translate into supporting the work of nonprofits in Atlanta, GA. Kelsey understands how to engage a community, steward relationships, manage details with excellence, and bring energy and momentum to mission-driven efforts.
She is a proud mom of four—June Frances, Bobby, Juliet, and Redmond.
Kelsey Salehzadeh Events Coordinator
Sarah Slick combines her passion for her hometown of Atlanta with her experience in improving outcomes for organizations and individuals through thoughtful partnership and dynamic strategy work. She began her career as a teacher in a failing school in the Mississippi Delta with Teach For America where she increased student reading scores by 1.6 years, moved to Washington, D.C. and managed the Education Policy Studies Department at the American Enterprise Institute before moving to the Development Team where she coordinated over 130 events across the U.S., helping to raise $43M in 2017. Upon moving back to Atlanta, she joined Cox Enterprises as an internal consultant, conducting process improvement projects across all business areas, and from 2020 to 2023, she served as the Director of Marketing and Research at an investment banking and management consulting firm, where she instituted new marketing systems and built client engagement programs.
Sarah received a BA in both English and American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sarah Slick
Consultant - Fundraising Initiatives
Lindsey Youssef
Grantwriter
Lindsey combines her love of writing with helping non-profits secure resources to sustain the vital work they do. Lindsey is originally from Marietta and started her career in journalism working for CNN as a News Assistant and Editor. She then moved overseas to Sydney, Australia, and worked in communications and graphic design for the non-profit, Leading The Way Ministries.
Lindsey received a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Want to Work With Us?
TCP is looking for great talent to be a part of our growing team!
We are looking for candidates with experience in grant writing and grant research, fundraising, and/or event management. We offer competitive pay based on experience with flexible hours, ideal for those who are interested in part-time or project based work. If this sounds interesting to you, we'd love to speak!
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