AFP GOLDEN GATE CONSULTANT DIRECTORY 2020 AFP Golden Gate promotes philanthropy and supports the effective and ethical work of the diverse community of Bay Area fundraising professionals. Consultant information provided includes areas of expertise with contact information, description of services, and a sample client list.

The Directory covers a large territory – Silicon Valley, San Francisco,

Marin, Wine Country & the Sonoma/Napa Valley, and the East Bay.

Consultants listed are members of AFP, ensuring that they hold the high standards and best practices represented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. CONSULTANTS BY COMPANY NAME

AM Crawford, Inc. 6 Bischoff Consulting 7 Brakeley Briscoe, Inc. 8 Brakeley Search 9 Carsen Consulting 10 Cook Silverman Search 11 Elevating Good 12 FireHorse Consulting 13 Graham-Pelton 14 GRANTdog 15 JMJ Consulting 16 Just Change 17 Laguna Creek Consulting 18 Laura Jason Consulting 19 Mission Minded 20 My Philanthropy Team 21 Palisade Consultants 22 Partnership Resources Group (PRG) 23 Randall Search Associates 24 The Ross Collective 25 Sarah Wachs Consulting 26 SKS Consulting 27 Stirling Associates 28 Theresa Nelson & Associates 29 CONSULTANTS BY LAST NAME

B.J. Bischoff 7 Marianne Briscoe 8 Susan Carsen 10 Andrea Crawford 6 Susan Freundlich 17 Stacy Lee Gardner 21 Janet Harris 22 Melissa Irish & Elliot Levin 23 Laura Jason 19 Christine Jeffers 12 Judy Kunofsky 16 Jane Narich 14 Theresa Nelson 29 Rhonda Poppen 15 David Randall 24 Renee Rubin Ross 25 Mary Schmidt 13 Victoria Silverman 11 Stacey Smith 27 Scott Staub 9 Michael Stein 18 Patricia L Stirling 28 Sarah Wachs 26 Jennie Winton 20 CONSULTANTS BY AREA OF EXPERTISE

Annual Fund 14, 21, 23, 26 Board Recruitment 26 Capital Campaigns 8, 10, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29 Communications & Resource Development 16, 20 Corporate Sponsorship 6 Crowd Funding 18 Culture of Philanthropy 26 Development Audits 8, 10, 12, 14, 23, 27, 28 Development Coaching 5, 12, 14, 17, 21, 26 Development Technology 18 Digital Fundraising 18 Donor Research/Prospect ID 14, 26 Endowment Development 23, 25 Executive Search/Recruitment 9, 11, 24 Feasibility Studies 8, 10, 13, 14, 21 23, 27, 28 Foundations 16, 19, 20, 29 Full Service 10, 14, 17, 29 Fund Development 6 Fundraising Counsel 6, 10, 13, 14, 27, 22 Fundraising Strategy 6, 14, 19, 21, 26, 27 Grant Writing 6, 7, 15, 16, 19, 21 Individual Giving Programs 18, 26 Interim/Temporary Staffing 14, 19, 21, 28, 29 Leadership Coaching 7, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 25, 28 Major Gifts 6, 8, 12, 14, 17, 21, 22, 28, 30 Management Consulting 7, 17, 25, 27 Marketing & Communications 16, 18, 20 Philanthropic Advising 22, 25 Planned Giving 12, 23 Prospect Research 15, 16, 19 Staff Training/Board Development & Training 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 25, 27, 30 Strategic Planning/Management 7, 8, 12, 22, 25, 27 Strategic Communications 18, 20, 21 Andrea Crawford AM Crawford, Inc. 870 Market Street, Suite 566 San Francisco, CA 94102

SERVICES AM Crawford, Inc. (AMC) is a consulting firm that helps small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations secure funding from individual amcrawfordinc.com donors, corporate and private foundations. AMC provides training that helps nonprofit [email protected] board members best support their organization’s fundraising efforts. AMC also linkedin.com/in/andreamcrawford works with clients to develop fundraising and strategic plans and to market events. Over instagram.com/amcrawford_inc the past 17 years, AMC has helped to raise over $36 million for nonprofit organizations (415) 361-2981 throughout the United States.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Corporate Sponsorship Fund Development Fundraising Counsel Fundraising Strategy Grant Writing Major Gifts

CLIENT LIST Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside; En2action; Herbicide Free Campus; Kepler’s Literary Foundation; Outward Bound; ScholarMatch; Riverside University Health System Foundation 6 B.J. Bischoff Bischoff Consulting 1051 Broadway, Suite G Sonoma, CA 95476

SERVICES We specialize in researching grant funding sources and writing grants for nonprofits, bjbischoff.com universities, and school districts. We also [email protected] conduct strategic planning for nonprofits and government agencies. We facilitate leadership linkedin.com/in/dr-b-j-bischoff-0b786321 development and board development workshops and consulting. We also evaluate twitter.com/bjbischoff?lang=en programs, develop logic models, and conduct facebook.com/bischoffconsulting literature reviews to support evidence- informed programming. Since 2020, I have instagram.com/b.j.bischoff/?hl=en conducted AFP International’s Faculty Training Academy, which has graduated over 300 sonomasun.com/category/nonprofit-matters Master Trainers. (707) 938-1225 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Grant Writing Leadership Coaching Management Consulting Staff Training/Board Development & Training Strategic Planning/Management

CLIENT LIST Sonoma State University; La Luz Center; Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley; Forget Me Not Children’s Services; Weingarten Children’s Center; La Luz Center; Collabria Care; Transcendence Theatre 7 Marianne Briscoe, Ph.D., ACFRE Brakeley Briscoe, Inc. 322 West Bellevue Avenue San Mateo, CA 94402

SERVICES Brakeley Briscoe is one of the most experienced fundraising consulting firms serving the Americas, Europe, Asia and brakeleybriscoe.com Africa. Our specialties include major giving, advancement abroad; capital campaign [email protected] planning and management; annual and planned giving; board development; linkedin.com/in/marianne-briscoe-0630b111 executive search; strategic planning; audits; benchmarking; and prospect research. (650) 344-8883

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Development Audits Feasibility Studies Major Gifts Staff Training/Board Development & Training Strategic Planning/Management

CLIENT LIST Save the Redwoods League; Children’s Discovery Museum; San Francisco Opera; Girl Scouts of Northern California; CalArts; Bishop O’Dowd High School; UNICEF; Rochester Institute of Technology

8 Scott Staub, ACFRE Brakeley Search 52 Santa Cruz Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112

SERVICES Brakeley Search, formerly Leadership Search Partners, is an executive search firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector. We brakeleysearch.com specialize in searches for CEO/Executive Directors, Development Directors and other [email protected] senior managers reporting to the CEO. We work with local, regional and national linkedin.com/in/scott-staub-235130 nonprofits in a wide range of fields to help them hire exceptional senior-level leaders. (510) 542-2922 We ensure that our clients find leaders that are a perfect fit for their mission, culture and values, and their specific challenges.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Executive Search/Recruitment

CLIENT LIST Covenant House California; Institute on Aging; Sustainable Conservation; Cancer Support Community; Christian Church Homes; Crisis Support Services of Alameda County; Berkley Food & Housing Project

9 Susan Carsen Carsen Consulting 2625 Middlefield Road, # 411 Palo Alto, CA 94306

SERVICES Associates provide counsel in all areas of advancement, from conducting feasibility and campaign planning studies to carsenconsulting.com designing individual campaigns. Our core services encompass campaign and major [email protected] gifts program management, institutional program assessments and volunteer linkedin.com/in/carsenconsulting leadership and staff training. We also provide ongoing counsel, post-campaign follow-up (650) 245-7707 assessments, retreat planning and facilitation, one-on-one staff and leadership coaching and communications expertise.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Development Audits Feasibility Studies Full Service Fundraising Counsel Staff Training/Board Development & Training

CLIENT LIST Children’s Health Council; Campaign for Palace of Fine Arts; Foothill-DeAnza Community College Foundation; Levitt Pavilion San Jose; Santa Cruz SPCA; New Museum Los Gatos; Hiller Aviation 10 Museum; EBAC Victoria Silverman Cook Silverman Search 336 Bon Air Center, #300 Greenbrae, CA 94904

SERVICES Cook Silverman Search is a retained search firm focused on senior executive cooksilverman.com positions for nonprofit organizations. Cook Silverman brings more than one hundred [email protected] years of nonprofit experience, spanning all aspects of development, advancement, linkedin.com/in/victoria-silverman communications, and executive management. We are committed to providing ethical facebook.com/cooksilverman and exceptional service to every client we serve. With more than one hundred twitter.com/CookSilverman years of nonprofit experience, spanning all aspects of development, advancement, cooksilverman.com/resources communications, and executive management. (415) 534-5301 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Executive Search/Recruitment Golden Gate Chapter President CLIENT LIST Napa Medical Research Foundation; Pacific Vision Foundation; American Rivers; League of Women Voters; Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation; Save The Bay; Larkin Street Youth Services

11 Christine Jeffers, CFRE Elevating Good 1515 Shady Glen Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050

SERVICES Elevating Good is a full service consulting firm to nonprofits. I elevate what matters most to nonprofits through hands-on counsel, elevatinggood.com training and facilitation. Sometimes staff or board members need a little inspiration to [email protected] achieve their goals. I help them get there by offering strategic solutions and providing linkedin.com/in/christine-jeffers-cfre-57b5172 best practices. I believe that individuals can have FUN with FUNdraising. My specialties twitter.com/elevatinggood are capacity building, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, strategic (408) 504-5054 planning and board training/retreats.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Development Audits Development Coaching Major Gifts Planned Giving Staff Training/Board Development & Training Strategic Planning/Management

CLIENT LIST Chabot-Los Positas Community College Foundation; iSing; MSI; Music for Minors; ; WeHOPE; RAFT; Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley; Ronald McDonald Bay Area Charities 12 Mary Schmidt FireHorse Consulting 75 El Vanada Road Woodside, CA 94062

SERVICES FireHorse Consulting is a team of experienced professionals who contribute their expertise to advance the missions of organizations firehorsepower.com that work for a healthy, just, and sustainable future for all. We help our clients secure [email protected] the resources they need to mature by providing world-class, customized, and linkedin.com/in/marymschmidt culturally-affirmative development tools and services. Whether you need campaign facebook.com/mary.schmidt counsel, efficient hands on deck, or more comprehensive services, we can help you (415) 218-3303 raise the funds you need to harness the power of your vision.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Feasibility Studies Fundraising Counsel Leadership Coaching

CLIENT LIST Bodega Land Trust; Diversity Center of Santa Cruz; East Bay Meditation Center; Luna Dance Institute; Maker Ed; Native American Health Center; West Valley Community Services; US Joint Statement 13 Jane Narich Graham-Pelton 521B Monterey Road Pacifica, CA 94044

SERVICES Graham-Pelton Consulting is a leading fundraising and nonprofit management firm with offices around the globe and is grahampelton.com the trusted advisor and partner to leading impact-driven institutions across all sectors of [email protected] the nonprofit world. Graham-Pelton’s mission is clear: Elevate philanthropy so nonprofits linkedin.com/in/jane-narich-82268115 flourish. twitter.com/Graham_Pelton AREAS OF EXPERTISE Annual Fund Capital Campaigns facebook.com/GrahamPeltonConsulting Development Audits Development Coaching (941) 600-8625 Donor Research/Prospect ID Feasibility Studies Full Service Fundraising Counsel Fundraising Strategy Interim/Temporary Staffing Leadership Coaching Major Gifts Staff Training/Board Development & Training

CLIENT LIST Gonzaga University; Louisiana State University; Code 2040; The Peninsula School; Santa Fe Christian Schools; La Scuola International; Children’s Hospital of Los 14 Angeles; Northern Arizona Healthcare Rhonda Poppen GRANTdog 1819 Polk Street, Number 254 San Francisco, CA 94109

SERVICES Rhonda specializes in all aspects of best grants strategy, to include extensive GRANTdog.com research, application process management, organizational readiness, case articulation [email protected] and grant writing for organizations producing lasting, positive outcomes in under-served linkedin.com/in/rhonda-poppen-24968813 communities. As a team asset, she presents compelling thoughts via solid data and twitter.com/grant_dog passionate appeals. Although located in San Francisco, she pulls from broad experience facebook.com/GRANTdog-1395269224062220 serving clients nationally, across focus areas from agriculture to healthcare to education. grantdog.com/blog

AREAS OF EXPERTISE (704) 773-2052 Grant Writing Prospect Research

CLIENT LIST Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation; YMCA’s in NC and TN; National Coalition of Black Women; SF Maple Tree Cancer Alliance; San Bruno Park School District Health Center; Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation

15 Judy Kunofsky, Ph.D. JMJ Consulting 6714 Gladys Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530

SERVICES Judy has many years’ experience identifying funding prospects and writing proposals, letters of inquiry, and grant reports. Her jmjline.com clients have included non-profits (and some businesses) working on a wide range of [email protected] issues. She teaches the grant writing course at Sonoma State University, a required class linkedin.com/in/judith-kunofsky-b825276 for those in the MPA program’s non-profit management track. Her interests are eclectic facebook.com/judy.kunofsky and she is a quick learner. She prides herself on providing quick turn-around and on being 510 848-2732 easy to work with.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Communications & Resource Development Foundations Grant Writing PUBLISHED ARTICLES Marketing & Communications Three easy-to-read one-page articles: Prospect Research 15 Tips for an Excellent Problem Statement (in “Grassroots Fundraising Journal,” March/ April 2014)

CLIENT LIST The Squandered Moment (in “Advancing Diablo Ballet; John J. Berger (climate Philanthropy,” Winter 2013) change writer); Great Basin National What’s Working: Tailor Proposals and Park Foundation; KlezCalifornia; Oakland Letters to Specific Funders (in “Advancing Philanthropy,” September/October 2010) Elizabeth House; Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition 16 Susan Freundlich, MA, ACC Just Change 396 Bellevue Avenue, Apt 205 Oakland, CA 94610

SERVICES Development Strategy, Organization Development and Executive Coaching for non-profit leaders. Specializes in coaching just-change.org Executive and Development Directors, Leadership Development, Making Asks with [email protected] Ease, and Strategic Fund Development. Susan is a Certified Somatic Coach and holds ACC linkedin.com/in/susanfreundlich Coaching Certification with the International Coach Federation. She works with individuals twitter.com/FreundlichSusan wanting to explore pragmatic wisdom, skillful action, and cultivating resilience to (510) 387-1951 increase their effectiveness and to produce transformation.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Development Coaching Full Service Fundraising Counsel Leadership Coaching Major Gifts Management Consulting

CLIENT LIST World Trust; Disability Rights Advocates; CA Invasive Plant Council; CA Coalition for Immigrant Justice; National Writing Project; Feed the Hunger Fund; Women’s Foundation CA; Tides Foundation 17 Michael Stein Laguna Creek Consulting 97 Coral Drive Orinda, CA 94563

SERVICES Michael Stein is a veteran digital strategist and online fundraiser who helps nonprofits, foundations and other civic organizations lagunacreekconsulting.us create greater impact with multi-channel communications and fundraising strategies. [email protected] His areas of expertise include digital engagement, online fundraising, social media linkedin.com/in/michaelstein2 presence, email messaging and website usability. Michael is the author of three books twitter.com/mstein63 and numerous articles and is formerly a Senior Account Executive at the Mal Warwick lagunacreekconsulting.us/blog Donordigital fundraising agency. (510) 717-6050 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Crowd Funding Development Technology Digital Fundraising Fundraising Strategy Individual Giving Programs Marketing & Communications Strategic Communications

CLIENT LIST Community Action Marin; TechSoup.org; Tech Impact; The Gorilla Foundation; Middle East Children’s Alliance; SETI Institute; Consumer Reports 18 Laura Jason Laura Jason Consulting Post Office Box 1365 Menlo Park, CA 94026

SERVICES Laura Jason, CFRE works with you to maximize funding from institutional sources. For over 20 years, Laura has created case laurajasonconsulting.com statements, prospectuses, grant proposals, and targeted fundraising solutions including [email protected] strategy, prospect identification, and business partnership/sponsorship plans. Whether linkedin.com/in/laurajason your current challenge is a capital campaign, discovery of new funding partners or the (650) 269-0821 outsourcing of an entire institutional giving program, Laura provides the advice and services you need to reach your fiscal goals.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Foundations Fundraising Strategy Grant Writing Interim/Temporary Staffing Prospect Research

CLIENT LIST Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area; Center for Human Services; Contemporary Jewish Museum; Pathways Hospice Foundation; Redwood City Library Foundation; SF SPCA; Stanford Medical 19 Center Development Jennie Winton Mission Minded 145 Maywood Way San Rafael, CA 94901

SERVICES Mission Minded is a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofit organizations. mission-minded.com/ We believe that a brand that sets you apart is essential to a nonprofit’s success. Every [email protected] day we guide nonprofits to uncover the big, bold idea that will attract more people linkedin.com/company/mission-minded to their work. Because in today’s world, a worthy mission is not enough. You’ve got twitter.com/MissionM to communicate what makes you unique at every opportunity. facebook.com/missionmindedinc

AREAS OF EXPERTISE mission-minded.com/category/blog Capital Campaigns Communications & Resource Development (415) 990-9360 Foundations Marketing & Communications Staff Training/Board Development & Training Strategic Communications Strategic Planning/Management

CLIENT LIST The Adoption Exchange; Children’s Council of San Francisco; Judi’s House; Canal Alliance; Uplift Family Services; UpStart; San Francisco Village; Oakland Museum of California; Save the Redwoods 20 Stacy Lee Gardner My Philanthropy Team 802 West K Street Benicia, CA 94510

SERVICES Strengthen your fundraising program with the experienced professionals at My Philanthropy myphilanthropyteam.com Team. Let us help you achieve your stretch goals, meet critical deadlines, and implement [email protected] new, revenue-generating strategies. We serve as your satellite fundraising office and provide a wide range of services including: interim and linkedin.com/in/stacy-lee-gardner-49baaa2 project-based staffing solutions; fundraising consulting and campaign management, twitter.com/teammpt1 and; professional mentoring and leadership development. Strategic. Experienced. facebook.com/myphilanthropyteam Insightful. Collaborative. That’s MPT. myphilanthropyteam.com/blog AREAS OF EXPERTISE Annual Fund Capital Campaigns (707) 330-2279 Development Coaching Feasibility Studies Fundraising Strategy Grant Writing Interim/Temporary Staffing Leadership Coaching Major Gifts Strategic Communications

CLIENT LIST Community Action Marin; Fund for Global Human Rights; Lindsay Wildlife Experience; NV Opera House; Pleasant Hill Library Foundation; Presidio Graduate School; Save Mount Diablo; Washington Office 21 on Latin America Janet Harris Palisade Consultants 189 Downey Street San Francisco, CA 94117

SERVICES Janet Harris counsels organizations and philanthropists who seek positive change in our world. She has more than 30 years [email protected] experience in consulting and executive roles in performing arts and cultural institutions, linkedin.com/in/janet-harris-43a85015 global NGOs, and community-based organizations. She focuses on strategic (415) 519-1718 planning, campaigns, board leadership, case development and messaging, revenue growth, and donor relations. She also coaches individual and family philanthropists on their strategy to optimize long-term philanthropic impact.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Fundraising Counsel Leadership Coaching Major Gifts Philanthropic Advising Strategic Planning/Management

CLIENT LIST Maloto (NY/Malawi); City Hope SF; California Academy of Sciences; Digital Democracy; Hands On; Roundabout Theatre Company; Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival; James Beard Foundation 22 Melissa Irish, MBA & Elliot Levin Partnership Resources Group (PRG) 838 Mission Street San Rafael, CA 94901

SERVICES Partnership Resources Group (PRG) is a consulting firm founded in 1990 specializing in capital, endowment and sustaining fund partnershipresourcesgroup.com development programs for nonprofits, foundations and government agencies. [email protected] Our team members includes fourteen professionals, each experienced specialists. linkedin.com/in/melissa-a-irish PRG has developed and managed fundraising programs ranging from $500,000 to (415) 601-3980 $120,000,000. PRG helps change the way organizations and their leaders think and perform, successfully placing their institutions in the path of new money.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Annual Fund Capital Campaigns Development Audits Endowment Development Feasibility Studies Planned Giving

CLIENT LIST Whistlestop Housing Trust Silicon Valley UCSF Global Health; SF/Marin Food Bank; Guide Dogs for the Blind; Becoming Independent; Catholic Charities; City of 23 South San Francisco David Randall Randall Search Associates 350 Rhode Island Street, Suite 240 San Francisco, CA 94103

SERVICES Randall Search Associates works exclusively with nonprofits to recruit senior-level positions and their teams. We work primarily randallsearchassociates.com in the West with a principal focus on supporting the development/advancement [email protected] profession. Our clients include those in the education, healthcare, environmental, human linkedin.com/in/davidnrandall service and advocacy nonprofit sectors. We recruit chief development/philanthropy (415) 767-3814 officers as well as directors of key functional areas within the development program (e.g., major gifts, corporate and foundation relations).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Executive Search/Recruitment

CLIENT LIST National AIDS Memorial; Jewish Family & Children’s Services; Make-A-Wish Foundation; San Jose State University Pacific School of Religion; Climate Central; HealthRIGHT 360; Homebridge; RestoringVision

24 Renee Rubin Ross The Ross Collective 215 Colgate Avenue Kensington, CA 94708

SERVICES The Ross Collective designs and leads inclusive, participatory processes for social sector boards and staff, including strategic therosscollective.com planning, board development, training and coaching. Committed to racial equity in the [email protected] nonprofit sector, we support organizations and individuals in practices that celebrate and linkedin.com/in/reneerubinross amplify diverse voices and perspectives. Our founder Renee Rubin Ross is the Director of twitter.com/reneerubinross the Cal State University East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program and teaches facebook.com/RRRConsults for the program. (510) 685-4081 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Leadership Coaching Management Consulting Philanthropic Advising PUBLISHED ARTICLES Staff Training/Board Development & Training How to Win the Strategic Planning Battle Strategic Planning/Management 3 Questions for Leading Inclusive, Interactive Virtual Meetings Better Nonprofit Leadership: Balance Compassion and Inclusive Action CLIENT LIST An Unexpected Shift From First Steps to Habitat for Humanity; Cal State University Breakthrough East Bay; Magic Cabinet; Agricultural Institute of Marin; Heyday Books; East Oakland Boxing Association; Sanford Institute of Philanthropy 25 Sarah Wachs Sarah Wachs Consulting 4618 San Sebastian Avenue Oakland, CA 94602-1428

SERVICES I provide customized fundraising services tailored to fit an organization’s needs and goals, including; ASSESSMENT of systems, sarahwachs.com data, staffing and readiness to launch a campaign.TRAIN + COACH Board members [email protected] and Executive Directors. PLAN + IMPLEMENT comprehensive campaign plans. DEVELOP linkedin.com/in/sarah-wachs-5826994 cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and recognition strategies. COMMUNICATE need (510) 316-2131 and impact through grant proposals and customized appeals. RESEARCH individuals, private and corporate foundations for mission match prospects.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Annual Fund Board Recruitment Capital Campaign Culture of Philanthropy Development Coaching Donor Research/Prospect ID Fundraising Strategy Individual Giving Programs

CLIENT LIST Camp EDMO; Oaklantis Swimming; Reel Stories; Young Performer’s International, IN COLLABORATION WITH JamBear Consulting: Rubicon Programs; Khan 26 Academy; Millennium.org Stacey Smith, M.B.A. SKS Consulting 4200 Park Boulevard, #909 Oakland, CA 94602

SERVICES You want to change the world. We can help. SKS Consulting helps nonprofits strengthen programs, processes and sksconsulting.net systems to more effectively serve their clients and communities. We offer strategic [email protected] planning, organizational assessment, board development and more. As Principal linkedin.com/in/staceyksmith Consultant, Stacey successfully blends over 20 years of experience with emergent twitter.com/sksconsult analytical tools and best practices to deliver customized and achievable solutions. She has (510) 530-6994 worked with nonprofits at all stages of growth in a variety of fields.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Development Audits Feasibility Studies Fundraising Strategy Management Consulting Staff Training/Board Development & Training Strategic Planning/Management

27 Patricia L Stirling Stirling Associates 346 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118

SERVICES Stirling Associates helps aspiring nonprofits markedly increase their philanthropic resources so they can advance society. stirlingassociatessf.com We have decades of successful campaign experience in creating, customizing and [email protected] guiding successful major campaigns. Our services include campaign evaluation, linkedin.com/in/patricia-stirling-sf strategy, planning and management; feasibility and planning studies; development (415) 876-2994 assessments; campaign implementation and management; interim executive staffing; leadership coaching; and workshops and retreats for Board and staff.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Development Audits Endowment Development Feasibility Studies Interim/Temporary Staffing Leadership Coaching Major Gifts

CLIENT LIST CuriOdyssey; Save the Bay; Katherine Burke’s School; De La Salle High School; California State Universities (various); College of Marin; Sempervirens Fund; Buck Institute; Walt Disney Family Museum; 28 UC Press Theresa Nelson Theresa Nelson & Associates 446 Hudson Street Oakland, CA 94618

SERVICES We specialize in fund development, Board governance and strategic planning for nonprofits, and our customized approach theresanelson.com responds to the unique needs of your organization and priorities. Besides the areas [email protected] of expertise noted, our services include development assessments, major gifts linkedin.com/in/theresa-nelson-b4a4867 strategy, coaching Boards in philanthropy, and providing interim staffing leadership twitter.com/TMNelson during transition. Our collaborative approach creates long-term value for your donors, (510) 420-0539 volunteer leadership and staff. Clients are local, regional, national.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Capital Campaigns Feasibility Studies Full Service Interim/Temporary Staffing Major Gifts Staff Training/Board Development & Training

CLIENT LIST University of California, Berkeley; California Academy of Sciences; St. Paul’s Episcopal School; Homeless Prenatal Program; Center for Elders Independence; Marine Mammal Center; Asian Art Museum; NatureBridge 29