Team
Bill Sundahl • Founder & Principal
Bill Sundahl is the founder and principal consultant of Z&W Unlimited, a for-purpose consulting firm that helps nonprofits strengthen fundraising, operations, revenue strategy, and community impact.
Through Z&W Unlimited, Bill works with nonprofit newsrooms, public media organizations, arts and culture groups, and civic organizations on fundraising strategy, campaign planning, donor communications, CRM and revenue systems, board and staff alignment, and organizational capacity building. He has also supported dozens of nonprofit media organizations through coaching and consulting connected to INN and NewsMatch.
Bill brings a lifetime of experience rooted in the lessons he learned growing up on a small family farm in the Ozarks, where relationships, integrity, and hard work made all the difference. Those values continue to guide his work with mission-driven organizations today.
Based in the Kansas City area since 2000, Bill has more than a decade of nonprofit fundraising and operations leadership experience, including serving as Development Director at KKFI 90.1FM Community Radio and VP of Revenue & Operations at The Beacon News. In those roles, he helped build stronger fundraising, donor, revenue, and operational systems while raising millions of dollars in support for nonprofit media.
Bill received his Fundraising Leadership Certificate from the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. He is also the founder of the Crossroads Music Fest, launched in 2005 and now one of the longest-running music festivals in the region. He still calls Kansas City home with his wife and two daughters and performs with the Starhaven Rounders.
Dr. Liz Meitl • Program Design Strategist
Liz Meitl, PhD, is an educator with over 25 years of experience as a teacher and curriculum designer. She's worked for Applied Practice, Olathe School District, Kansas City, Kansas School District, and at the University of Kansas in the School of Education. She spent time working for the CEEDAR Center out of the University of Florida as an instructional design specialist. As part of her PhD work she did extensive research and implementation in the field of Universal Design for Learning - a framework for creating inclusive curricular materials and instructional practices. She currently serves as Director of Community Partnerships and Program Strategy for Healthy Blue Kansas, which has allowed her to broaden her expertise to include the most cutting-edge adult learning systems.
Brian Williams • Fundraising Strategist
Brian Williams brings more than two decades of nonprofit fundraising experience, with a focus on board engagement, individual giving, donor acquisition, and retention strategies. Since 2003, he has led fundraising efforts for both large institutions and smaller mission-driven organizations, including United Way of Metro Chicago and United Way of Greater Kansas City. His work has included helping corporate partners exceed $1 million in major and leadership giving, converting $440,000 from new and lapsed Tocqueville Society members, and supporting arts and LGBTQ organizations in increasing individual giving by more than 20%.
Brian’s approach combines strategic fundraising expertise with a collaborative, mission-centered style. He helps organizations strengthen their culture of philanthropy, engage passionate supporters, and build loyal donor communities that sustain long-term impact.