Prospect research consultants in California

Netzel Grigsby Associates is a California-based fundraising consulting firm founded in 1985, offering capital campaign counsel, feasibility and planning studies, development staffing, and training for nonprofits across arts, education, health, human services, faith-based, and youth sectors. It operates multiple offices across California and Hawaii.

Berkeley-based employee-owned, B Corp fundraising agency integrating direct mail, digital, telemarketing, mobile and legacy giving for charitable and advocacy organizations. Operates as Mal Warwick Donordigital with a Washington, DC office.

Brakeley Briscoe, Inc. is a fundraising and management consulting firm (tracing roots to 1919) offering campaign feasibility studies, capital and endowment campaign management, major and planned giving, prospect research, and development executive search to nonprofits worldwide.

Susan Kleinman Wallis Consulting (founded 2011, San Anselmo, CA) is a fundraising consultancy helping nonprofits with grant writing, funder strategy, prospect research, and capacity-building coaching; has helped clients secure over $100M in grants.

Nonprofit fundraising, governance, and management consulting

Firefly Fundraising, founded by Steven Klein in 2000 (DBA Firefly, Inc.), is a boutique Los Angeles-based grant writing and fundraising consulting firm that has helped nonprofit clients raise over $800 million.

Fitz Nonprofit Consulting is a San Diego-area fundraising consultancy founded in 2004, offering feasibility studies, campaign management, development audits, wealth screening, board development and interim development services.

Laura Jason Consulting is a Menlo Park, CA solo fundraising consultancy led by CFRE Laura Jason, providing institutional giving strategy, foundation/corporate proposal writing, prospect research, and capital campaign materials to nonprofits across the arts, health, animal welfare, human services, science, and environmental fields.

Media-driven campaign strategies and execution for nonprofit donor acquisition and stewardship across direct mail, digital, and other channels

Lotus Consulting Team is a San Francisco Bay Area fundraising consulting firm founded in 2023 by Melissa Irish, offering capital campaign strategy, major gifts counsel, prospect research, grant writing, and board solicitation training to nonprofits.

Catalan Conlon Consulting (incorporated 2016, currently FTB suspended status as of 2021) provides strategic fundraising consulting and coaching for nonprofits of all sizes. Catalan Conlon has 20+ years of experience supporting organizations on fundraising strategy, pipeline development, and leadership capacity building.

Loshkajian & Associates, founded in 1994 by Nancy V. Loshkajian, provides capital campaign feasibility studies, major gift program development, and strategic board development for nonprofits in the Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara County regions of Northern California.

Grant Consulting Services LLC is a grant-writing and grant-management firm led by Valerie A. Grant, GPC, offering proposal development, funding strategy, prospect research and training with 25+ years in business.

Boutique firm of senior fundraising professionals offering strategic fundraising and management consulting to nonprofits, with expertise in capital campaigns, major gifts, board training, interim leadership, and fundraising operations.

DeLauro & Associates is a San Diego, CA fundraising consultancy founded in 2001 by Jim DeLauro offering campaign planning/feasibility studies, board and staff training, major gifts, planned giving, and prospect research counsel to nonprofit clients nationwide; note the firm's own website was unreachable during this review and this record relies on third-party business listings.

Fundraising consultant providing customized services including feasibility studies, strategic planning, prospect research, donor cultivation, grant writing, and development coaching to mission-driven nonprofits

Grant consulting firm providing comprehensive grant services including readiness assessments, prospect research, proposal development, and grant management for nonprofits

Repko Grants specializes in securing private, corporate, and government grants for nonprofits with a track record of $100M+ lifetime fundraising. Rachel Repko founded the firm in 2012 with expertise in federal, state, and local grant opportunities.

Heron's Nest Consulting provides grant writing, prospect research, and fundraising strategy services for nonprofits. Christina Sunley has raised over $20M in foundation, corporate and government grants across sectors including food banks, HIV/AIDS, youth, and policy advocacy.

Emissary Relations is a San Diego-based public affairs and fundraising firm founded by Anne and Benjamin Bosanac. The firm helps major corporations, foundations, institutions, nonprofits and individual donors to promote causes through fundraising, policy development, and communications strategy.

FireHorse Consulting is a nonprofit fundraising consultancy based in the San Francisco Bay Area that helps organizations secure resources through customized fundraising and organizational development services.

Grants research, proposal development and professional fundraising consulting to community-based mission-driven nonprofits, governments and social entrepreneurs

San Diego-based consultancy providing grant writing, grant systems management, prospect research, and fundraising coaching for small to mid-sized nonprofits. Founded 2014 and led by Derek Floyd, M.A.

Mission-driven consulting firm that partners with nonprofit organizations to build sustainable fundraising strategies, strengthen communications, and drive social impact

Data-driven direct marketing and fundraising strategy consultancy for nonprofits, offering services including direct mail campaigns, database development, donor segmentation, analytics, and communications strategy