Lanae International helps organizations align strategy, leadership, operations, and philanthropy so vision becomes sustainable impact.
We serve as an idea partner and trusted advisor during periods of complexity, growth, transition, and opportunity — combining ambitious thinking with practical execution.
Six interconnected practice areas, drawn on individually or combined into a full transformation partnership.
Senior-level thought partnership and hands-on leadership for organizations navigating change, vacancy, growth, conflict, or complexity.
Practical strategies and operating systems that connect mission, priorities, people, and resources.
Giving and community-investment strategies designed to increase relevance, visibility, equity, and measurable impact.
Integrated revenue strategies that align fundraising structure, relationships, messaging, and execution.
Stronger executives, boards, and leadership teams with clear roles, healthier decision-making, and shared accountability.
Programs and portfolios that are responsive to community need, operationally viable, and built to demonstrate results.
Each assessment can stand alone or lead into an implementation engagement.
A comprehensive view of strategy, structure, people, processes, resources, culture, and performance — with prioritized recommendations and an implementation roadmap.
A giving strategy grounded in organizational purpose, community need, investment criteria, portfolio design, partnership opportunity, visibility, and impact measurement.
A review of board composition, roles, governance practices, engagement, decision-making, committee structure, and the board–executive relationship.
A diagnosis of priorities, roles, trust, communication, decision rights, accountability, and the leadership operating rhythm.
An evaluation of whether current investments, partnerships, programs, and narratives align with intended outcomes and stakeholder expectations.
Understand the organization's ambitions, history, pressure points, stakeholders, and operating reality.
Define the real problem, establish priorities, and create shared understanding among decision-makers.
Build a practical strategy, structure, or solution suited to the organization — not a generic template.
Translate recommendations into owners, milestones, measures, tools, and disciplined follow-through.
Transfer knowledge, develop leaders, monitor results, and adjust so progress continues beyond the engagement.
A proud Miami native, Rebekah has dedicated more than two decades to organizational-transformation, strategy, operations, and governance leadership across South Florida's nonprofit, cultural, philanthropic, and community-serving sector.
Her executive roles include Chief Operating Officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami, Deputy Director and Co-Interim Executive Director at YoungArts, Associate Director for Reunions and Special Programs at Barry University, and Managing Producer at Miami Light Project — work spanning organizational strategy, operations, fundraising, philanthropy, governance, programs, marketing, talent, technology, facilities, and performance measurement.
A graduate of Barry University, Rebekah brings a cross-sector, deeply human perspective shaped equally by boardrooms and black box theaters. She is also a produced playwright and arts journalist — her plays staged at City Theatre in Miami and the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, her hip-hop and arts criticism published in three languages, and the film and performance work she has produced presented on every continent except Antarctica. She believes that strong systems are not bureaucracy for its own sake: they create stability, protect people, preserve resources, and make greater creativity and impact possible.
"501(c)(3) is a tax designation — not a reason to avoid sound business practices."Rebekah Lanae Lengel
For consulting inquiries, speaking, or advising, reach out directly.
rebekahlanae@gmail.com