2024 Consultant Directory
AFP Golden Gate promotes philanthropy and supports the effective and ethical work of the diverse community of Bay Area fundraising professionals. The consultant information provided in each profile includes areas of expertise with contact information, a 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 are either members of AFP or have signed the AFP Code of Ethics, ensuring that they hold the high standards and best practices represented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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“As a freelance fundraiser based in the Bay Area, my most important marketing purchase every year is my listing in the AFP Golden Gate Consultant Directory. It assures that my services are visible by the widest array of prospective nonprofit clients. Several of my most valuable and long-term clients originated from initial contact through my Directory listing.”
Michael Stein, Laguna Creek Consulting, Orinda, California.
Consultant Directory
![BJ Bischoff](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-05/BJ%20photo%20-%20small_0.jpg?itok=ztkCS-gH)
- Grant Writing
- Leadership Coaching
- Management Consulting
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
- Strategic Planning/Management
![Headshot of Beth Hershenhart](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/beth_headshot.jpg?itok=Eg-Anhh8)
- Capital Campaigns
- Communications & Resource Development
- Feasibility Studies
- Major Gifts
- Philanthropic Advising
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
![Dena Vongchanh Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/dv_headshot_0.jpg?itok=nR2MSBn3)
- Automation and Workflow
- Database Management
- Development Coaching
- Donor Research/Prospect ID
- Fundraising CRM
- Major Gifts
![Headshot of Sari McConnell](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-06/Headshot_Sari_cropped_2023.png?itok=U5J4Hgta)
- Annual Fund
- Capital Campaigns
- Corporate Sponsorship
- Development Coaching
- Donor Data Analysis
- Earned Revenue Opportunities
- Fundraising Fundamentals
- Grant Writing
Elizabeth Mathern Consulting
- Database Management
- Fundraising CRM
- Special Events Planning & Management
![Headshot of Frederic Happy](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-07/Rick%20Happy.jpg?itok=Tkcm0gvu)
- Capital Campaigns
- Culture of Philanthropy
- Feasibility Studies
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Major Gifts
![Headshot of Jerome Burstein](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/Screenshot%202023-07-21%20at%2010.23.43%20AM.png?itok=gb1Eqxld)
- Development Coaching
- Donor Research/Prospect ID
- Fundraising Strategy
- Grant Writing
- Prospect Research
![Headshot of Jill Kunishima](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/img_0060.jpg?itok=6Nsg4xYI)
- Annual Fund
- Development Coaching
- Fundraising Strategy
- Individual Giving Programs
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Major Gifts
![Joy Stephens](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-06/joy_stephens.jpeg?itok=bzrxGhGN)
- Cause Marketing
- Corporate Giving
- Corporate Sponsorship
- Employee Volunteerism
- Workplace Giving & Employer Matching
![Leftwich Event Specialists Team](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/20171209img_1710untitled.jpg?itok=Hive1NMq)
- Auctions & Auctioneers
- Special Events Planning & Management
![Lillian Archer headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-08/20201130bp_lillianarcher54.jpg?itok=5altOQIb)
- Annual Fund
- Capital Campaigns
- Culture of Philanthropy
- Development Coaching
- Major Gifts
- Philanthropic Advising
![Headshot of Marianne Briscoe](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/briscoe_marianne__new_2.jpg?itok=gjP5rNWz)
- Capital Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies
- Fundraising Counsel
- Fundraising Strategy
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
![Matthew Easterwood](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-07/matthew_easterwood_headshot_head_photo.jpeg%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=JRdeYOpJ)
- Annual Fund
- Communications & Resource Development
- Crowd Funding
- Culture of Philanthropy
- Development Coaching
- Digital Fundraising
- Donor Research/Prospect ID
- Executive Search/Recruitment
![Mattingly Messina](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-04/mattingly_messina_headshot.jpg?itok=hnjqu8mo)
- Development Audits
- Development Coaching
- Fundraising Strategy
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
- Strategic Planning/Management
![Headshot of Melissa Irish](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/IMG_1031_Melissa_Irish.jpg?itok=lmmrwMon)
- Capital Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies
- Individual Giving Programs
- Major Gifts
- Planned Giving
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
![Headshot of Michael Stein](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/michaelsteinportrait101621_copy_2%20%281%29_0.jpg?itok=e3Lbw3cC)
- Crowd Funding
- Development Technology
- Digital Fundraising
- Fundraising Strategy
- Individual Giving Programs
- Strategic Planning/Management
![MPT logo - new](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-09/My-Philanthropy-Team-Logo-rev-8-15-23%20%281%29%20%281%29.png?itok=XZohWcm5)
- Capital Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies
- Fundraising Strategy
- Grant Writing
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Strategic Communications
![Headshot of Phyllis Cook](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/Screenshot%202023-07-20%20at%208.58.25%20PM.png?itok=jBjGkmt0)
- Endowment Development
- Foundations
- Fund Development
- Philanthropic Advising
![Renee Rubin Ross photo](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-12/reneerubinrosscropped.png?itok=qPvTLVc-)
- Leadership Coaching
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
- Strategic Planning/Management
![Rhonda photo](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-08/headshot%20small.png?itok=pInhU0bV)
- Fundraising Strategy
- Grant Writing
- Prospect Research
- Strategic Communications
![Sara Haynes](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-05/sara_haynes_2022_headshot%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=vX5XKFBY)
- Capital Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies
- Fundraising Counsel
- Major Gifts
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
- Strategic Planning/Management
![Headshot of Sarah Wachs](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/headshot.jpg?itok=8AF4qIMA)
- Annual Fund
- Capital Campaigns
- Donor Research/Prospect ID
- Fundraising Strategy
- Grant Writing
- Strategic Communications
![Shannon Bowen - small](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-09/Shannon%20Bowen%20-%20smaller.png?itok=nANty_sZ)
- Development Coaching
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Leadership Coaching
- Management Consulting
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
![Headshot of Stacey Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/sks_consulting_stacey_smith_headshot__afp_directory_june2022.jpg?itok=HJAaaRtN)
- Annual Fund
- Facilitation & Retreats
- Fundraising Strategy
- Individual Giving Programs
- Management Consulting
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
- Strategic Planning/Management
- Volunteer Engagement/Volunteer Management
![Theresa Nelson](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-08/theresanelsonphoto2009smaller.jpeg%20%285%29.png?itok=benRKF47)
- Capital Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies
- Fundraising Counsel
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Major Gifts
- Staff Training/Board Development & Training
![Headshot of Travis Carley](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-07/Travis%20Carley.jpg?itok=PjIYHt_0)
- Capital Campaigns
- Culture of Philanthropy
- Feasibility Studies
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Major Gifts
![Vanessa Baker Rodriguez](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2024-04/vanessaheadshot.jpg?itok=5Oxvc7PN)
- Capital Campaigns
- Culture of Philanthropy
- Development Coaching
- Grant Writing
- Leadership Coaching
- Major Gifts
![Wanda Scott Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/wanda_scott.jpeg?itok=rBoROZVM)
- Development Audits
- Development Coaching
- Fundraising Strategy
- Interim/Temporary Staffing
- Philanthropic Advising
![Headshot of Yvonne Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-07/photo%20of%20me.jpeg?itok=KHz1OU2L)