What Rosov Consulting does

Rosov Consulting is a privately held professional services firm founded in 2008 that provides research, evaluation, and strategic consulting exclusively to the Jewish communal sector, including foundations, federations, day schools, camps, and individual philanthropists across North America, Israel, and select international markets. The firm delivers four core service areas: Program Evaluation (assessing program design, delivery, outcomes, and impact, plus evaluation capacity building), Community Studies (community needs assessment and asset mapping), Informing Planning and Strategy (market research, community inventory, applied research, and KPI development), and Philanthropic Initiatives (theory of change, logic model development, and grant lifecycle support). Its methodology combines quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and focus groups, structured around proprietary frameworks such as "The Four Questions of Evaluation" developed by founder Wendy Rosov, the Participant Audit instrument, the Shared Outcomes Survey, and longitudinal Clinical Interviews.

The firm operates from offices in Berkeley, California and Jerusalem, Israel, with additional team members located in Boston and other strategic markets. Its roughly 22+ named staff is led by Founder and Principal Wendy Rosov (PhD), Principal and Managing Director Alex Pomson (PhD), and Managing Director Frayda Gonshor Cohen (EdD), supported by directors, associate directors, project leads, and research operations staff. The team is distinguished by deep academic credentials (multiple PhDs and master's-level researchers) and prior experience at organizations such as Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and Brandeis University's Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program.

Rosov Consulting generates revenue through customized, quote-based consulting engagements with foundations, federations, and nonprofits. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but engagements are scoped individually based on methodology, timeline, and team composition. The firm has served over 200 Jewish communal partners since 2008, with named clients including Jim Joseph Foundation, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Wexner Foundation, Federation CJA (Montreal), The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Rose Community Foundation, JDC, Hillel International, and OpenDor Media. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-client via relationship-based sales, supplemented by thought leadership content (including the Sparklines podcast launched in 2024) and inbound inquiries through the firm's website.

Name

Rosov Consulting

Legal name

Rosov Consulting, LLC.

Website

https://rosovconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rosov Consulting is a Berkeley-based professional services firm providing research, evaluation, and strategic consulting to Jewish communal foundations, federations, and nonprofits. The firm serves 200+ clients across North America and Israel via program evaluation, community studies, strategy, and philanthropic initiative services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Jewish communal consulting
• Program evaluation services
• Community needs assessment
• Philanthropic strategy consulting
• Nonprofit research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research, Evaluation, and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through customized consulting engagements including program evaluation, community studies, strategic planning support, and philanthropic initiative design. Projects are scoped and priced individually based on scope, methodology, and timeline.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rosov Consulting is a professional services firm that provides research, evaluation, and strategic consulting to foundations, philanthropists, federations, and Jewish communal nonprofit organizations. The firm delivers four core service areas: Program Evaluation, Community Studies, Informing Planning and Strategy, and Philanthropic Initiatives, using mixed-methods approaches including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and proprietary evaluation frameworks.

Product overview

Rosov Consulting is a professional services firm offering four core consulting service areas: Program Evaluation (assessing quality, effectiveness, and impact of programs), Community Studies (understanding community needs and mapping assets), Informing Planning and Strategy (market research, applied research, and KPI development), and Philanthropic Initiatives (theory of change and grant lifecycle support). The company also produces the Sparklines Podcast as a thought leadership content series. All services focus on the Jewish communal sector, helping foundations, federations, and nonprofit organizations make data-informed decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sparklines: A podcast series celebrating the company's work, featuring big ideas, reflections from the team, and interviews with client partners.

Products and services

• Program Evaluation Comprehensive evaluation services assessing the quality, effectiveness, and importance of clients' work to inform future planning. Includes program design and delivery evaluation, outcomes and impact evaluation, evaluation planning, and evaluation capacity building for foundations, federations, and grantee organizations.
• Community Studies
• Informing Planning and Strategy
• Philanthropic Initiatives

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 Jewish communal partners served since 2008
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core client.

• Jewish Agency for Israelcore clientOthersLong-standing client relationship for evaluation and research services. Worked with Makom, the Education Lab of The Jewish Agency for Israel, on evaluating professional development programs for Israel educators.
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)core clientOthersMajor client organization in the Jewish communal sector, particularly for international programming and JDC Entwine initiatives.
• Jewish Federations of North Americacore clientOthersPrimary client representing the federation system, including work with Jewish Education & Engagement team on day school landscape studies.
• Hillel Internationalcore clientOthersClient for evaluation and research projects supporting Hillel's campus engagement work, including Hillel Ontario and Penn Hillel.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harder+Company Community Research: Research and evaluation firm serving foundations, nonprofits, and public agencies with mixed-methods evaluation and community studies — closely mirroring Rosov's methodology stack.
• The Bridgespan Group: Global nonprofit and philanthropy consulting firm providing strategy, evaluation, and capacity-building services to foundations and NGOs. Most directly comparable in mission and service mix; differs only by broader social-sector scope.
• La Piana Consulting: Nonprofit strategy and capacity-building consultancy serving foundations, nonprofits, and associations. Comparable in service mix (strategic planning, organizational development, research).
• TCC Group: Consulting firm focused on nonprofit, foundation, and philanthropic clients, offering evaluation, strategy, and capacity-building services. Closely comparable service portfolio and target buyer.
• Equal Measure: Evaluation and philanthropic advisory firm focused on foundations, nonprofits, and cross-sector initiatives, with strong overlap on program evaluation, community studies, and outcome measurement.
• Arabella Advisors: Philanthropy and impact advisory firm serving individual philanthropists, foundations, and nonprofits with strategy, grantmaking design, and program design services. Direct peer in philanthropic initiative design.

Broad incumbents

• FSG: Global strategy consulting firm focused on social impact, philanthropy strategy, and evaluation. Larger and broader than Rosov, but competes for similar foundation strategy and evaluation engagements.
• Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Philanthropy advisory organization providing strategy, grantmaking infrastructure, and impact services to foundations and donors. Comparable in serving foundation strategy needs but operates at broader scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PL56hmkbJxM12gL3CaoWwvI1EIxLTY-oVE
• Xx.com/rosovconsulting
• Facebookfacebook.com/RosovConsulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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