SERVICE OFFERINGS

Nonprofits and Social Enterprise

• Strategic planning
  
• Implementation planning, including financial modeling
• Business planning and business modeling
• Program design and integration
• Performance management and metrics

Philanthropy

• Program strategy and design
• Landscape analysis, gap analysis, strategic positioning
• Pipeline sourcing, due diligence, RFQ/competition design
• Program assessment and double-bottom-line metrics

EXPERTISE AND SKILLS

• Strategy and implementation for nonprofits and philanthropic programs
• Organizational development and capacity-building
• Social enterprise and earned income
• Venture philanthropy and engaged grantmaking
• US workforce development and economic development
• Renewable energy and environmental issues
• Excel modeling and executive-level Powerpoint presentations
• Public speaking and conference session / workshop facilitation

WHAT OTHERS SAY

"Extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and a joy to work with... You know you have a good plan when that plan constantly gets revisited and used to drive strategic decisions. That is what we have."

- Jacob Martinez, Founder and Executive Director, Digital NEST

"Esther worked with us on the creation and ideation process for our upcoming Engineering program...Impressed with her insight, her organized, positive, solution-oriented approach to problems, and her ability to simply get things done."

Chris Brooks, Associate Dean for Academic Operations, University of San Francisco

"Instrumental in the launch of Community Housing Partnership's social enterprise... provided CHP with superlative technical assistance during the start-up phase. Since that time, Solutions SF has become a financially viable business that has created employment for hundreds of formerly homeless individuals."

- Jeff Kositsky, former Director, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, City of San Francisco;  former Executive Director, Community Housing Partnership

"I learned a great deal from Esther around framing complex issues, problem-solving, and creating effective end-products. Additionally, when it comes to the social enterprise field, Esther has a breadth and depth of knowledge few people possess." 

- Samra Haider, President, Center for Employment Opportunities and former Portfolio Director, REDF

RECENT CLIENTS

​KEY PARTNERS AND AFFILIATIONS

Certified Micro-Local Business Entity (LBE), Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned Business with the City and County of San Francisco