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The Mission Makers

About US

Our personal mission statement “Be grateful for all you have. Work hard for what you want. Help as many people along the way as you can” is the guiding principle that led to the creation of The Mission Makers.  The Marine Corps core values: Honor, Courage and Commitment define the standards by which we do business and hold ourselves accountable.

After decades of volunteer service in the nonprofit sector, our experience was that many of the organizations we worked with lacked the capacity to fully meet their mission.  Recognizing that exceptional board development, superior executive leadership, and a remarkable strategic plan were critical pieces to enable nonprofits to bridge the most profound gap between vision and mission, that being the financial gap.  Therefore the advancement of a nonprofit in these areas provides the opportunity for more successful fundraising and grant strategies.  We believe that an organization inspired by mission, empowered through exemplary leadership, and adequately funded exponentially increases their potential impact. 

To our partners, we promise an uncompromising code of integrity. Through earned trust in the quality of our work and a pledge to corporate citizenship, we honor and respect our relationship with each and every client and the people they serve.  A resolute commitment to accountability to ourselves, as well as our clients, and an unyielding standard of excellence in our deliverables govern our practices.  When necessary we have the courage to guide hard conversations, challenge the status quo, and guide bold decisions through logistical decision making in the boardroom and beyond.

We are grateful for the opportunity to work with mission-based organizations and will work diligently towards the achievement of your goals. Service above self is a high calling and at the end of the day nonprofit work is not about business it is about impact.  Let’s partner in pursuit of your mission today.

Sincerely,

Bob & Kim Yarnall

01. Honor

We promise an uncompromising code of integrity. Through earned trust in the quality of our work and a pledge to corporate citizenship we honor and respect our relationship with each and every client and the people they serve.

02. Courage

We have the courage to guide hard conversations, challenge the status quo and guide bold decisions through logistical decision making in the boardroom and beyond.

03. Commitment

We bring a resolute commitment to accountability for ourselves, as well as our clients, and an unyielding standard of excellence in our deliverables govern our practices.

Consultants

Our Team Of Professionals

Marine in Dress Blue Uniform with many medals
Dr. Kim Yarnall in a black dress

Robert Yarnall

Consultant & Grant Writer

Robert is a retired Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant having served 25 years. He is also a 2005 Summa Cum Laude graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a BS in Secondary Education Social Studies. He has taught Civics since January 2006 at Monroe Career & Technical Institute.  In December of 2020, Robert completed his grant writing certification.

Robert has 28 years of nonprofit leadership experience, having served on numerous boards and nonprofit fundraising committees.  He recently completed a five year term as the Board Chair for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Lehigh Valley.  Robert also serves as a Grant Reviewer for the Pocono Mountains United Way, Athletic Club Leader for Semper Fi & Americas Fund, and MCTI Rotary Interact Club Advisor. 

In 2018 Robert served as the campaign chair for Team Kim 2018 during the LLS Woman of the Year Campaign, raising $103,000 in 10 weeks.  During 2019 Robert and Kimberly raised $11,500 for Semper Fi & Americas Fund while running the entire Marine Corps Marathon race series with Team Semper Fi.  As the co-chair of the Pocono Family YMCA golf tournament for the past 3 years, Robert helped increase the profits by $10,000.  In his capacity as MCTI Interact advisor, he wrote multiple successful grants for recycling and community garden projects.

Robert Dedication to his community resulted in his selection by the Monroe County Bar Association as their 2008 Liberty Bell Award recipient.  He was also inducted into the Chapel of Four Chaplains in 2002 for his dedication to charitable work and was awarded two Outstanding Volunteer Service Medals by the United States Marine Corps. 

Dr. Kimberly Yarnall

Consultant & Grant Writer

Kimberly is a graduate of the University of Pittsburg where she earned a B.A. in Political Science and Logan University where she served as President of the Class of 1999 and earned her Doctor of Chiropractic degree.   In November of 2020, Kimberly completed her grant writing certification.

She was a chiropractor for 23 years and in 2011, created the chiropractic department at Mountain Valley Orthopedics. Dr. Yarnall retired from practice in November of 2022 to  become the Corporate and Grants Relationship Manager for the Armed Services YMCA of USA.

For the last 25 years, she has served in multiple leadership and volunteer roles in the community and nonprofit sector.  During 2021 and 2022 Kim served as the Development Specialist & Grant Writer for the Pocono Family YMCA.  In June 2023, she completed  her 5 years term as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Lehigh Valley chapter.

Dr. Yarnall is a five-time marathon finisher having run two marathons and two half marathons for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She was recognized as one of the top 5 fundraisers at the 2014 New Orleans Marathon and the LLS Team Mentor for the 2015 DC Half Marathon team.  She also has twice “Run with the Marines” at the Marine Corps Marathon as a member of the Semper Fi and America’s Fund team raising money and running alongside wounded veterans.

For her dedication to her community, she was named the 2008 Citizen of the Year and 2018 Volunteer of the Year by the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce.  In 2018 Dr. Kim and her team raised over $103,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society enabling her to fund two $50,000 research grants and making her the 2018 LLS Woman of the Year.

Features

What We Do Best

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Grant Writing

Funding strategy, funder cultivation, program / project development, capital campaigns.

Fundraising

Annual campaigns, special events, major donor cultivation & stewardship, strategies.

Board Development

Governance, recruitment, retreat facilitation, budgeting, & evaluations.

Nonprofit start-up

Organizational goals, vivid vision, state & federal filings, policies.

Executive Leadership

Annual reviews, goals, training, & mentorship.