Kelley Buhles is a consultant working at the intersection of philanthropy and community governance. She is passionate about liberating charitable money to provide non-extractive capital to entrepreneurs and movements, and to create economic models that build and retain power and wealth in communities. She has over 12 years of experience with participatory grantmaking, has designed and led over 20 participatory processes, and is a founder of the Participatory Grantmaking Community. Kelley also has 15+ years of expertise working with integrated capital, Donor Advised Funds, and philanthropy. She is a fellow of the Just Economy Institute and sat on the Transformative 25 2023 review committee. Previously, she was a Senior Director at RSF Social Finance, where she co-created the integrated capital approach to financing, ran the philanthropic programs, facilitated community pricing conversations, and supported organizational culture. She volunteered with Showing Up for Racial Justice and enjoys sketch comedy writing. Kelley holds a B.A. in anthropology from San Diego State University.