Grantmaking Support

We support foundation clients with all aspects of grant making, from RFP development to review of grant applications and Board approval.

Grant Evaluation and Due Diligence

Since 2006, Schonfield Consulting has assisted the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Development Program with evaluation of grant applications and due-diligence. We've helped Program Officers analyze 50+ proposals ($1 million to $30 million grants), assisted with the development of a $44 million grant making program to strengthen education in developing countries, and worked with potential grantees to refine proposals to meet foundation requirements.

Anne with Starbucks Foundation staff, planning for RFP

Grantmaking: RFP to Implementation

We assisted senior staff at the Starbucks Foundation to develop and implement a $4 million grant making program to support coffee-growing communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Schonfield Consulting developed an "Origins Community Grants Plan", identified NGOs to invite for the RFP, designed proposal guidelines and assisted staff to make funding recommendations to the Foundation Board.

RFP for STEM Education

We supported Bayer (an international pharmaceutical company with manufacturing facilities in Berkeley CA) with their grants program focused on STEM education. Working with closely with Bayer staff, we organized a 9 member grants committee, identified STEM organizations to apply, developed RFP guidelines, and helped determine grantees for $2 million in grants to improve STEM education and access to STEM training in the Bay Area.

The Schonfield Consulting team cruiches in front of Well Being Trust staffers on a dirt road in a forest

Offsite retreat in the redwoods with Well Being Trust

Operations Support

Schonfield Consulting is supporting the Well Being Trust, a national foundation promoting mental health and well-being. This foundation – based in Oakland, CA with $100+ million endowment – hired Schonfield Consulting to help with strategy, hiring staff, establishing initial grants and contracts, donor development, CEO support and other foundations operations.

Grantmaking Support

We support foundation clients with all aspects of grant making, from RFP development to review of grant applications and Board approval.

Grant Evaluation and Due Diligence

Grantmaking: RFP to Implementation

RFP for STEM Education

Operations Support

"Anne is the quintessential consultant — she listens well, asks good questions, is easy to work with, and a great "thought partner." She is the person you want on your team if you want to get s**t done and not waste time. I will work with Anne anytime."

“Anne and her team bring a wealth of experience in process design, community investment best practices, and clarity of objectives and program metrics. I would definitely recommend Schonfield Consulting for their rigor and drive to achieve results.”

“Anne and her team played an integral role in designing and implementing Well Being Trust's grant making. Anne is extremely efficient and good at moving things forward. I value Anne’s input tremendously and appreciate her warm and positive manner.”

“Anne and Amy did a marvelous job with our strategic plan -- sensitive to the needs of staff, leadership and Board; focused and efficient; encouraging and relentless. Hidden Villa made an excellent choice to work with Schonfield Consulting.”

“Anne is brilliant at strategic planning. She worked with the NRDC India team to chart our vision and plan for two plans spanning 10 years. She guided a tough task to successful completion by keeping us on target. I highly recommend Anne!”

"Anne is a pleasure to work with and guides you through the difficult strategic planning process with thoughtfulness, passion, and a great work ethic!”

"The ABPAS business plan that Schonfield Consulting helped us develop clearly explains our mission to investors and donors. The research Eva did was comprehensive and well-presented. The services provided by Anne and Eva can definitely help propel many other agencies like ours.”

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"Anne is a valued colleague and I highly recommend her to anyone needing a top notch consultant... The quality of her work is excellent and her ability to turn it around quickly was very impressive."

"Thank you for carrying us through this process. The end result is pretty dramatic, thanks to your careful eye, your methodical work, and your creative suggestions. You’re a superstar!"

"From her insights into fundraising, to her pointed questions on strategy and her well-organized agendas -- Anne's support has been invaluable. Anne has great energy and is an important member of the TAHMO team."

"Anne has done excellent consultancy work. Her research and review of grant materials produced high quality outputs—she asked tough questions and delivered on time. I would highly recommend Anne."

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"Thanks for the excellent job on the case studies. I presented your work at the convening and it garnered a lot of attention. I’m excited to see how things move forward!"

"It was a pleasure working with Schonfield Consulting on our health program evaluation. Anne was super thoughtful and organized, and helped us translate lots of data into a very useful product for our Board."

“Anne provides us with excellent fundraising advice. She put a lot of time and thinking into an excellent fundraising retreat with Board and staff. We did some darn good work and had a good time doing it!”