Consulting Within Reach

What Consulting Within Reach does

Consulting Within Reach (CWR) is a privately-held, California-based professional services firm founded in 2007 that delivers an integrated suite of consulting services to nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies. Its five core offerings cover strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, Salesforce-based database implementation, and custom web development, sold as a one-stop capacity-building practice rather than point solutions. The underlying technology stack centers on customized Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud deployments (leveraging the Salesforce Foundation's free licensing tier) and bespoke web applications such as the Outdoor Youth Providers platform, which won a 2011 White House award for social innovation from the Obama Administration and Knight Foundation.

The firm operates from San Francisco Bay Area headquarters and a Los Angeles satellite office, with engagement delivery spanning regional, national, and selective international work including a US State Department program on human rights NGO capacity building. Its go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales into foundations and government, layered with referral pipelines from the Capacity Collaborative network of over 40 California funders and the Silicon Valley Next BIPOC leadership pipeline. Pricing is deliberately structured considerably below market rates to align with nonprofit budgets, anchored by a cause-motivated consulting team rather than commercial utilization economics; revenue is professional-services fees on multi-year contracts. The client roster includes Silicon Valley Community Foundation, California Community Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (35 San Mateo County nonprofits), Santa Clara County, the US State Department, and family foundations, with cumulative client-reported fundraising outcomes exceeding $90 million.company_description>

Name

Consulting Within Reach

Legal name

Consulting Within Reach

Website

https://consultingwithinreach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consulting Within Reach is a California-based nonprofit consulting firm founded in 2007 that delivers integrated strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, Salesforce database, and web development services to nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, database implementation, and web development services to nonprofits and government agencies. Pricing is structured significantly below market rates due to cause-driven team motivation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consulting Within Reach provides an integrated suite of consulting services to nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies, covering strategic planning, fundraising capacity building, marketing, Salesforce database implementation, and custom web development. Services are delivered at rates considerably below market levels, supported by a cause-motivated team and delivered through multi-year engagements.

Product overview

Consulting Within Reach is a White House award-winning nonprofit consulting firm offering an integrated suite of five core service offerings: Planning (strategic plans, custom analysis, facilitation), Fundraising (cultivation strategy, board engagement, training/coaching), Marketing (messaging, strategy, content), Databases (Salesforce implementation, donor/client databases, technical support), and Web Development (complete design/build, customized tools). These services are delivered as an integrated 'one stop shop' approach, combining programming prowess with nonprofit fundraising and program delivery expertise. Additional programs include Silicon Valley Next (SVN), a BIPOC leadership development program, and the Capacity Collaborative, a network of funders and nonprofits sharing best practices in individual donor development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.2M positive revenue swing for Hope Services
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Silicon Valley Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Guided multi-year Community Leadership Project (CLP) to build capacity of 11 nonprofits led by or serving people of color. CWR was selected for deep experience in multi-faceted capacity building including strategic planning, marketing, fundraising, and technology.
• California Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumpstart Initiative driving individual fundraising capacity for 9 grantees in Los Angeles area, plus partnership covering 4 community health centers.
• Chan Zuckerberg InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWR selected to build capacity of 35 key nonprofits in San Mateo County through comprehensive capacity building partnership.
• Capacity CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCWR founded and leads this working network of over 40 California foundations and nonprofits dedicated to innovating ways to build fundraising capacity.
• Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilicon Valley Next (SVN) leadership program runs as a program of CEN, developing pipeline of BIPOC ED talent for Bay Area nonprofits.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred database platform partner; CWR implements Salesforce solutions for nonprofits, leveraging the free nonprofit licensing through Salesforce Foundation.
• US State DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising State Department program building organizational capacity of foreign NGOs working in human rights sector.
• Craigslist FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversaw pro bono consulting program for Nonprofit Boot Camp, the Bay Area's largest nonprofit conference with over 2,000 attendees annually.
• Peery FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered to provide business plan development and fundraising coaching for grantee Ties to the World.
• Stanford Center for International DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged to develop strategic plan for Stanford India Health Policy Initiative, bridging academic research and policy-making.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consulting-within-reach

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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