About
Who Are We?
Rev. Dr. Robert Levey, PhD, MBA
RPL is led by Rev. Dr. Levey, whose diverse academic background (BA, BS, MA, MBA, & PhD) complements 20+ years of experience with mission-driven organizations in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Dr. Levey is an expert in fundraising strategy, grant writing, corporate sponsorship development, strategic planning, and board leadership—having driven a 300% increase in corporate sponsorships and a 50% growth in grant revenues in prior leadership roles.
As an educator with UNH College of Professional Studies and White Mountains Community College, he specializes in curriculum design and online and in-person instruction across marketing, fundraising, management, and leadership.
Rowan Wilson, Storyteller
Rowan is a writer living on the New Hampshire seacoast with her two dogs, Zombi and Jasper. She recently completed her MFA in fiction at University of New Hampshire, where she was awarded the Young Dawkins III Prize in Creative Writing and the Thomas Williams Memorial Fund Award in 2026, and the Dick Shea Memorial Award in 2025.
Rowan previously worked as a news reporter at the Monadnock Ledger Transcript where she covered local news from eight towns in southwestern New Hampshire. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing at Colorado College in 2018.
Nicole Lopez, Strategist
Nicole is a multicultural educator, artist, and lifelong student of language, consciousness, and human transformation. She completed a B.A. in International Relations, an M.A. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, an M.A. in Transformative Studies, and pursued doctoral work at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
With over fifteen years of experience in language education, she has taught multilingual learners across community colleges, K–12 schools, universities, and private professional settings, while continually investigating how language shapes identity, perception, and ways of being in the world. Her published scholarship on Language and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies reflects this ongoing exploration and serves as a foundation for her current work.
Collaborative Expertise
RPL works closely with the Independent Philanthropy Advisor Referral Group (IPAR), a national network of trusted collaborative partners who support nonprofits and purpose-driven organizations with fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, operations, accounting, and hands-on implementation.
Partners
Laura weaves together her academic, personal, and professional experiences to connect nonprofits to resources. She brings these skills to foundations, assisting with charitable giving and aligning them with nonprofits that share similar missions.
Rick Peck is an independent philanthropy advisor with Richard C. Peck Consulting, LLC, working with nonprofits, donors, and professional advisors. Rick is also co-founder and co-CEO of The Generosity Collective, which helps nonprofits build transparency, trust, and the tools they need to succeed.
A photographer with a soft spot for small businesses, growing families, and moments that quietly mean everything. Cassandra leads with her heart and pours her soul into every shoot — because the best photos aren’t taken. They’re felt.
Founder Ian Shea’s work sits at the intersection of lived operational reality and disciplined organizational analysis. He approaches complexity not as an abstract strategist, but as someone who has repeatedly operated inside volatility, where clarity, restraint, and judgment determine whether systems hold or fail.
Are you ready for a NEW STORY?
Blog
In our blog, we explore narrative as both mirror and map.
The Space Between Knowing and Telling
The organizations that struggle most to tell their story are often the ones doing the most important work. The problem is not a writing problem or a branding problem — it is a space problem. And space problems have space solutions.
The Host, Not the Hero
The fundraising sector has grown fluent in a single narrative shape. An organization identifies a problem, mobilizes against it, and asks the donor to fund the rescue.
Narrative as the Architecture of Community Trust
Community needs go unmet for many reasons. A shortfall of funds is the reason most often cited, and the reason most easily measured.
The Wild Within: A Conversation with Environmental Scientist Dr. Kathleen McNary
In this dialogue, RPL’s Robert and Rowan sit down with environmental scientist Dr. Kathleen McNary.
Making Space: A Framework for Narrative Coherence
I have spent nearly twenty years working with mission-driven leaders who know their work matters but struggle to explain why it matters in ways that move people.
The Hidden Power of PR: When a Press Release Reveals More Than a Story
Public relations, when approached with intention, creates pressure to think carefully, sort competing priorities, and hold mission and message together at once.
Targeting Through Insights
Identify high-potential donors through AI-powered wealth screening and data analysis. Align your narrative with the capacity and interests of your audience.
Clarity in the Chaos
Navigate organizational complexity with a framework designed for the real world. Learn to find clarity and alignment when usual systems feel limited.
Building Narrative Coherence
Ensure your organization’s external message matches its internal mission. Explore the path to narrative coherence for lasting strategic impact.