Maximizing potential for positive change
Philanthropy, policy and education are potent forces for positive change when thoughtfully brought together in the right networks.
Potenciar Advisors, LLC was founded by Geoffrey Kirkman to help clients around the world more effectively make a positive and sustainable impact on public issues.
What We Do
Philanthropy. Potenciar helps organizations and individuals achieve their fundraising and grantmaking objectives.
Education. Potenciar works globally to make higher education more effective.
Climate Change. Potenciar operates across sectors to forge impactful relationships that tackle sustainability issues.
Representative Projects
Formulating and implementing fundraising and internationalization strategies for university leaders in the US, Europe, Latin America and Africa.
Recently developed a new CSR strategy for a top automaker after benchmarking best CSR and sustainability practices in the US auto industry.
Assisting a range of non-academic clients to maximize their fundraising, in areas like human rights, maternal and neonatal health, and regional economic development.
Advising high net worth families on the generational transfer of philanthropic objectives, metrics to gauge impact, and grantee selection.
Crafting social impact investment and innovation ecosystem strategies for the World Bank in Latin America and Africa.
How We Work
With 30+ years of experience in over 60 countries throughout Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe, Potenciar Advisors specializes in tailored strategic consulting that incorporates innovation, philanthropy, public policy and fundraising. Deep experience at some of the world‘s most respected institutions has shaped a collaborative yet competitive perspective that emphasizes multi-sectoral and cross-border partnerships.
Through carefully designed processes that include research, interviews, benchmarking, application of best-practices, cross-sectoral consultation and impact analysis, we work with a wide range of institutions worldwide to craft the most appropriate and effective strategy for maximal impact. We believe that there are even more creative ways for the private and non-profit sectors to be leaders in resolving big public challenges.
About Potenciar Advisors
Geoffrey Kirkman, the founder of Potenciar Advisors, is a trusted advisor who employs quality research, analysis and networking to make the world a better place. In both classroom and boardroom, and as a fundraiser, consultant, author, documentary film producer and academic researcher, Geoffrey has focused his work on a range of policy challenges. These include climate change, information and communication technologies, infrastructure, sports and entrepreneurship. Throughout his career he has been a visionary thought leader who excels at finding collaborative solutions among unlikely partners.
Geoffrey is a bilingual (English and Spanish) graduate of Harvard University and Brown University. Of the 25 years he subsequently spent at these institutions, the last ten were spent leading international fundraising.
Potenciar Advisors relies upon a robust network of remarkable leaders and professionals to accomplish its goals. One example is the creative community at Group of Humans, where Geoffrey Kirkman serves as a Strategy and Policy Human.
While we operate globally, we are headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.