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A 18-year track record of excellence and results for profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Development Consulting Network provides a background in fundraising, evaluation, marketing and business development. It is spearheaded by a seasoned development consultant that can assist your organization in translating business decisions into financial results.

Listed below are highlighted clients and projects:

 

Development Consulting Network accesses a team of professionals with backgrounds in fundraising, evaluation, marketing and business development.  The team is spearheaded by a seasoned development consultant that can assist your organization in translating business decisions into financial results.

 

Listed below are highlighted clients and projects:

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Highlighted Grant Projects

 

Alameda County Art Commission

 

Bank of America Foundation

 

Braitmayer Foundation

 

California Arts Council

 

California Council for the Humanities

 

California Defense Adjustment Matching

 

California Costal Conservancy

 

California Endowment

 

Casey Foundation

 

Catholic Charities

 

City of Oakland

 

Columbia Foundation

 

Community Foundation of Sonoma County

 

Community Foundation of Napa County

 

Davies Agricultural Preservation Fund

 

East Bay Community Foundation

 

Elizabeth & Stephen Bechtel Jr. Foundation

 

Fleishhacker Foundation

 

Ford Foundation

 

Fred Gellert Foundation

 

Fund for U.S. Artists International

 

Gerbode Foundation

 

Grants for the Arts, Hotel Tax Fund

 

Grousbeck Foundation

 

Hewlett Foundation

 

Irvine Foundation

 

Kaiser Charitable Contributions Program

 

LEF Foundation

 

Levi Strauss Foundation

 

Lily Foundation

 

MacArthur Foundation

 

Mary A. Crocker Trust

 

Merrill Lynch Foundation

 

Napa County Fish & Game Conservation Commission

 

Nathan Cummings Foundation

 

National Endowment for the Arts

 

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

 

National Institute of Health

 

National Performance Network

 

National Science Foundation

 

Office on Violence Against Women

 

Office of Emergency Services (California)

 

Queen of the Valley Foundation

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

Rockefeller Foundation - PACT Program

 

San Francisco Arts Commission

 

San Francisco Foundation

 

San Francisco Mayor's Office (MOYCF)

 

Soros Foundation

 

U. S. Health Resources & Services Administration

 

U. S. Office of Minority Health

 

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

U.S. Department of Defense

 

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

 

U.S. Department of Justice

 

U.S. Office of the Secretary

 

Vanguard Public Foundation

 

Walter & Elise Haas Fund - Creative Work

 

Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation

 

West America Bancorporation

 

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

 

 
 
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Projects We're Proud Of:
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Concept Link.1.Alameda Co.Public.Health

Announcement.2.Family.Violence

Announcement.3.Dellums.Endowment

Announcement.5.Attorney General Ashcroft

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EAST BAY CONVERSION & REINVESTMENT COMMISSION
Organizational development consulting: Donor base, Revolving Loan Fund
Funder search, preparation of grant templates
Preparation of multiple federal proposals in excess of $2,100,000


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Division of International & Area Studies
Event fundraising and establishment of Ronald V. Dellums Endowment for Peace ($600,000)
Hewlett Foundation Site Visit Consultation ($250,000 Award) and Grant Review


COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, ADMINISTRATION
Collaborative fund development for Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence, Family Violence
and Elder Abuse, Initiative of Board of Supervisors
Family Justice Center ($1.5MM) chosen for site visit - 18 of 400 Letters of Intent
Successful 2004 award ($800,000) Grants to Encourage Arrest
Successful 2005 award ($150,000) Strategic Planning, Child Protection
Successful 2006 award ($350,000) Safe Haven Supervised
Successful 2006 award District V Keller Canyon Mitigation Trust Fund ($36,000) Grant Review
Successful 2007 award ($1,317,000) Office on Violence Against Women GTEA
2007 Conference Production - "In the Best Interest of the Child: Promoting Happy Families,
New Roles for Government & Community-Based Organizations" Walnut Creek Marriott
California Senate Bill 425 Final Reporting - Led to permanent funding (Senate Bill 968)


ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Office of Urban Male Health, Pilot Initiative
Program Development & Multiple Proposals
Center for Communicable Disease - Prevention Specialist ($210,000)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($187,000) award to advance public policy on California re-entry
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Concept Paper


COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Office of Keith Carson
Launch of minority science education collaborative, Science For Youth (Sci Fy)
Corporate fund development


CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT
California Office of Emergency Services - Specialized Unit award ($73,548)


COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS
California Office of Emergency Service, Extended Forensic Evaluation - Award ($50,000) & Program Development for Five (5) County Training


COMMERCENET CONSORTIUM
Health Information Technology Implementation fund development
E-Commerce SME export fund development
Program Design Diabetes Health Technology


CITY OF OAKLAND - MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH & CONFERENCE
Martin Luther King Freedom Center for Peace
Assisted in production of Martin Luther King parade for over 1200 youth and
facilitated televised presentation and faire event for the City of Oakland.
Secured in-kind event facilities and sponsorship.


DAEDALUS, INC.
National Science Foundation/ National Institute of Health
Small Business Innovation in Research
Multiple Awards: $750,000, $150,000, $350,000
Grant Review & Program Design


OAKLAND OPERA THEATER
City of Oakland Organizational Assistance award ($26,800)


UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Youth Program Development & Funding (Two Awards totaling: $210,000)


MONUMENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Successful awards:
San Francisco Foundation ($25,000)
Contra Costa Child & Family Services (EHSD) ($75,000)
Kaiser Permanente HEAL $60,000


NAPA EMERGENCY WOMEN SERVICES
Conference Production & Corporate Sponsorships
"One Size Does Not Fit All: Culture and Domestic Violence"
Highlighted corporate sponsors included Kaiser Permanente, Marriott Hotel of Napa,
Queen of the Valley Foundation & West America Bank


ALAMEDA COUNTY STATE OF EMERGENCY TASK FORCE
Fund Development & Long Range Planning
Four successful awards to support HIV/AIDS Care Services


PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Successful awards to date:
Castle Rock Foundation ($50,000) General Operating
Famsea Corporation ($150,000)
Amgen, Inc. ($20,000) Health Care Studies
M.J. Murdock Foundation ($95,000) Tort Reform
Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation ($10,000) Health Care Studies


ST. GREGORY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Development Assessment & Planning


CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES
Grant Review; Foster Care Case Management


MCCORMICK SANCTUARY
Development Planning for Environmental Projects (Napa County)
Highlighted successful awards from Jack L. Davies Land Preservation, Napa Co. Fish & Wildlife
Conservation Commission, California Coastal Commission, Mary A. Crocker Trust,
& Napa Valley Rotary Club