Welcome to Bueler’s Day Off Consulting

After years of supporting young people and adults on their educational and professional journeys across cities like San Francisco, New York City, and Boston, I’m excited to introduce you to Bueler’s Day Off Consulting. My journey has taken me through nonprofit work, youth and family support, fundraising during the pandemic, and deepening my engagement in community organizing in San Francisco. Through it all, my desire has grown to return to a mix of one-on-one work and consulting—spending less time on Zooms and screens, and more time connecting with people and communities.

At Bueler’s Day Off Consulting, I offer a combination of services that ignite my passion and allow me to share my expertise, training, and lived experience. But, most importantly, this is about us working together to navigate and enjoy life by centering both radical care for ourselves and for our communities.

You deserve a day off—for yourself. Let’s stay afloat together.

Get to
know Kate

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Kate Bueler, lifelong educator and experienced college counselor turned fundraiser, is a non profit leader (aka non-profit sugar mama). Her non-profit work for the last 25 years includes experience working in non-profits and public schools in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston in literacy and within college and educational access and equity.

A true community organizer at heart, Kate has used social media to spark local activism in San Francisco, advocating for youth and educators in public schools. Her work is driven by a vision of hope, resilience, and dream-building across diverse, multiracial, and cross-class coalitions.   

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She is a natural connector befriending people from her neighborhood, work, and travels and really a lover of building relationships with everyone who crosses her path. This love of relationships translates to her work individually and in community work. Bueler is a first-generation college and graduate school graduate earning her BA in Politics with Emphasis in Education from the University of San Francisco and MA degrees from Teachers College at Columbia in Sociology and Education, Policy Emphasis, and MA in Counseling Psychology (training to support students and adults), School Counseling. 

Enjoy some of Kate’s photography featured throughout this site.

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Testimonials

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What other folks have said about working with Kate

  • "If someone is seeking a doula of bringing ideas to form, Kate is the best there is. Kate thinks in expansive ways, never small minded, and always pushing for the most possible lasting impact."

    Christopher Rivas, Actor, Author, Los Angeles

  • "Kate is anchoring and has an incredibly peaceful, grounding presence as a mentor and guide, and has a way of cutting through external chaos and getting to the heart of problems/situations that is uniquely empowering. I leave sessions with her with practical, immediately actionable steps that add more balance to my life, and ultimately help me come from a more centered place that is aligned with my values. "

    Sophie Cipolla, Recent Graduate + Non-profit Professional, New Jersey

  • "Kate is someone who truly understands the stress, uncertainty, and pressure students face during college and in transitions in work and life. Her ability to create a safe, nonjudgmental space would encourage students to open up about their fears and dreams, making them feel understood and validated."

    Former Student, San Francisco

  • "Kate is a guiding light. Kate believed in my potential even when I doubted myself. Her guidance wasn’t just academic—she opened doors for me that changed the trajectory of my life."

    Stephanie Perez-Morales, Financial Educator/Advocate, San Francisco

  • "The passion and dedication Kate has for her work makes her stand out - she is a tenacious force in taking a hands-on and direct approach to fundraising and outreach."

    Christian B., Public Relations Professional, Oakland

  • "Kate's belief in me during some of the most challenging times in my academic career has been a driving force behind my success. Her patience, understanding, and encouragement helped me navigate through the obstacles and get back on track. I am the first in my entire family to achieve this milestone of graduating college. "

    Former Student, San Francisco

  • "Omg someone cares--omg thank you--- this has been an ongoing issue.Seriously a million thank yous, you are one of the reasons my kiddo is drinking water during school."

    SFUSD Public School Parent, Mutual Support Call to action for Clean Water

  • "One woman succeeding in doing what the entire admin staff at 555 Franklin couldn't"

    SFUSD Educator, Mutual Aid Support Drive for Masks during COVID, San Francisco

  • "After the loss of a child, I was overwhelmed and under water. Kate helped me to realize I already had the life preserver I needed in myself, and that I needed to step away and just breathe and survive at times, as it was necessary to avoid overdoing everything in the wake of such loss. Kate's experience, honesty, and insight are invaluable, and enabled me to step out of my normal mode that habitually exhausts me. Her methodology supported me not only through the most difficult time of my life, but continues with self care practices we cultivate together, as I now navigate uncharted waters more mindfully into the future. "

    Chelsea Fox, San Francisco

  • "Kate is an extraordinary translator for her students and helped me decode those unspoken norms of the professional world: setting up networking meetings, preparing for internship interviews, and negotiating scholarship packages. Many of the early meetings she set up for me with lawyers and policy advocates put me on the track I am on today."

    Brian J. Liu, J.D., Yale Law School '24, New York

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