ABOUT US
Established in 1991, Partnership Resources Group is a consulting firm providing fundraising services to organizations throughout Northern California. PRG has, for more than 30 years, built our clients’ fundraising capabilities, assessed feasibility, developed effective strategy, trained leaders and led large-scale campaigns for a broad range of sectors, from healthcare to education, from affordable housing to the arts.
We’ve created and managed fundraising campaigns ranging from $200,000 to $120,000,000 and provide a comprehensive array of services.
The Right Solution for You based on 30+ Years of Experience.
We are a group of professionals who like nothing better than rolling up our sleeves and becoming part of your team. We have been Executive Directors, Board Members and Senior Development Officers. That experience enables us to ask the right questions so, together, we develop an effective fundraising strategy tailored to your needs.
FUNDRAISING SUCCESS IS THE PRODUCT OF TWO IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS — A SOUND STRATEGY ENACTED BY EXCELLENT LEADERS.
We dedicate our efforts to these core principles. We look at the big picture first, focusing on organizational readiness, strategic alignment and leadership development, all pre-cursors to successful fundraising. The result? More money and a transformation within your organization to better the lives of those you serve.
We’ve Been in Your Shoes.
Our group draws upon experience gained through serving in senior leadership roles to create customized solutions for each client’s unique needs.
Founder and President
Elliot Levin
Elliot Levin established PRG in 1990, to assist nonprofits with capital fundraising and financial development. As managing partner, Elliot serves as senior counsel on PRG’s projects and assembles the best team to meet the requirements of each individual project. Elliot draws upon his extensive background in public-private partnerships to assist organizations with growth and the funding necessary to achieve expansion. “ This often involves our getting into the client’s head, seeing things from their perspective and problem solving, before we move ahead,” Elliot says. When measuring financial opportunities, assessment comes first. Elliot adds, “ I enjoy the strategy and planning involved in large capital development, the creation of endowments and funding feasibility assessment.” Prior to founding PRG, Elliot managed nonprofits in Chicago, L.A. and San Francisco. His last position was CEO of one of the Bay Area’s largest, United Jewish Community Centers. Elliot is joined by PRG’s experienced team or professionals lending their energy, passion and expertise to every project. “ We also rely on a network of proven specialists who make themselves available,” says Elliot. “ We know how to get things done.”
Elliot Levin
Founder and President
Managing Associate
Melissa Irish
Melissa Irish is a seasoned professional with 20 years of experience raising private sector funds for nonprofits with budgets of $250,000 to $10 million. She spent a decade as a senior fund development staffer in health and human services, workforce development and environmental organizations before completing her MBA.
Following that, she established a consulting practice to serve nonprofits, from strategic planning, campaign counsel and development audits and plans, to feasibility studies for capital campaigns.
Melissa specializes in creating effective individual giving programs, excelling in helping organizations build their capacity to raise major gifts. She applies innovative strategies from the for-profit arena to enhance the performance of nonprofit organizations. This perspective enables Melissa to understand the motives and priorities of diverse stakeholders and connect them with the organization’s mission and goals.
She engages all members of the leadership team including boards, senior management, development and program staff, as well as fundraising volunteers.
In 2005, after living in Nicaragua, Melissa spent her time there working with impoverished communities and writing grants for school gardening and education projects for those most in need.
Melissa Irish
Senior Managing Associate
Senior Associate
Andy Eber
Andrew Eber began raising funds in 1970, so that Los Angeles inner-city kids could participate in Scouting and escape to summer camp. Among other roles in Development, for 16 years, Andy served as the Executive Director of the Marin Community Health Foundation and as part of his responsibilities, led six capital campaigns benefitting two hospitals. For 6 years, he served as Director of Development for Guide Dogs for the Blind, managing a program that generated $20-25m, in annual operating revenue. Andy has served as development counsel to dozens of non-profits seekingcharitable investors to support their missions. He considers this his most satisfying role. Andy Eber holds a master’s in social work from UC Berkeley.
Andy Eber
Senior Associate
Associate
Amira Barger
Amira joins PRG as a seasoned communications and development strategist and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) expert across public, nonprofit and private sectors. She brings significant expertise in strategic philanthropy and planning, human-centered design, DEI training and facilitation, thought leadership/executive visibility, and public awareness/advocacy campaigns.
Amira enjoys embedding in nonprofits to live her purpose of crafting stories that move people to action. She has managed brand and philanthropic strategy for organizations and projects like the Public Health Institute’s philanthropic partnership with Rockefeller’s Resilient Cities Network, raising the largest corporate gift for the Feeding America food bank, and building a major-donor focused arm for a large US foundation.
Amira Barger
Associate
Associate
Serena D'Arcy-Fisher
Serena D’Arcy-Fisher joins PRG with a wealth of non-profit experience spanning 30 years and four continents: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and America. Her background in International Relations, informed her work for innovative for-profit businesses as well as with government, university and world-renowned human potential organization and helped to raise millions for key projects with global impact.
Serena thrives on creating major-donor programs that build capacity and connect donors to the organization’s vision. She is particularly interested in the power of story to catalyze change and promote transformational philanthropy. Her work includes a focus on capital campaigns, and she’s produced multiple major fundraising events with international celebrities, including John Cleese and Deepak Chopra.
Serena will play a critical role with PRG clients, offering hands-on development assistance as well as strategic council and donor development training.
Serena D'Arcy-Fisher
Associate
Associate
Lisa Folsom-Ernst
Lisa Folsom-Ernst has been helping North Bay nonprofits build capacity, articulate impact, and raise money to fuel their services for the past 20 years. She received her MSW from Hunter College in New York City, and while working to develop social services for formerly homeless families in the Bronx, became convinced that funding was key to any mission-driven organization’s ability to succeed. For this reason, she pivoted to raising funds for nonprofits, primarily in the human services/social justice sector. Most recently, Lisa served for 12 years as Development Director for Becoming Independent, one of the North Bay’s largest and strongest organizations serving adults with developmental disabilities. She worked closely with the CEO and board of directors while growing a strong development team that made significant gains in individual gifts, grants, special events, and legacy commitments. During her tenure, annual giving increased five-fold. Lisa admires those who are passionate about making the world a better, more equitable place, and enjoys playing a supportive role in bringing their dreams to fruition.
Lisa Folsom-Ernst
Associate
Associate
Ashley Atkins
Ashley brings over 15 years of marketing and communications experience in the for-profit, nonprofit and government sectors. Ashley enjoys helping organizations find their voice, create conversation around stories with impact and foster change through intentional communications that drive action. Her skills include project management, community engagement, partnership marketing, brand development, strategic planning, capacity building, program development, team building, media relations, DEI, event planning, talent acquisition, and training.
Ashley Atkins
Associate
Associate
Shoshana Grammer
Shoshana Grammer believes fundraising has the power to create the social change we want to see in the world and helps us to be better humans to each other. She has devoted her 30-plus year professional career to advancing the missions and fundraising programs of local, national, and international nonprofit organizations. She has served as the West Coast Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, American Diabetes Associate Research Foundation, and CARE USA. She has served as Director of Development for leading national and local organizations including hospitals, healthcare organizations, independent schools, and universities. As a consultant, Shoshana has led feasibility assessments, development audits, and capital campaigns for a number of independent schools and nonprofit organizations such as RYSE Center, The San Francisco School, Northern Light School, New Roads School, Prospect Sierra School, St. Francis High School, BRIDGE Housing, and many more. She is a native Clevelander and has lived in California for almost four decades.
Shoshana Grammer
Associate
Associate
Cindy Morton
Cindy Morton has over 15 years of fundraising experience — building major donor programs, planning capital campaigns and managing successful fundraising events.
Since 2008, Cindy has shared her passions and support by consulting with nonprofits in education, parks and the environment, social services and the arts. She helps develop creative and sound fundraising strategies to advance organizational goals.
Prior to consulting, she led major donor fundraising at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, helped raise $34.5 million for the restoration of Crissy Field, and built a robust major gifts programfor the parks. She also served as the Director of Special Events at the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
From Manhattan and now living in Marin County, Cindy has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Boston University. She is on the board of directors of Creativity Explored, and volunteers for Reading Partners.
Cindy Morton
Associate
Associate
Wanda Scott
Wanda Scott, CAP®, CFRE, Wanda believes fundraising has the power to bring people together over a shared goal. She is a fundraising and development professional with over 19 years experience in the nonprofit sector. Working within major national and regional organizations, Wanda has established major gifts programs, led corporate giving programs, managed development teams and operations, fundraised for capital and comprehensive campaigns and led organizations into creating a culture of philanthropy. As a chartered advisor in philanthropy (CAP®) she has advised individuals on transformative philanthropic giving. Wanda holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from Cleveland State University and a Master of Theological Studies from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, where she focused on Biblical Studies and Feminist Interpretations of the New Testament. Wanda currently serves on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Golden Gate chapter and the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She is a native Clevelander, loves all things Frida Kahlo, 80s music, traveling, and hiking. On any given weekend you can find her on a local trail or traversing the forest and coastline of Point Reyes National Seashore; her “happy place.”
Wanda Scott
Associate
Associate
Angie Moeller
Angie comes to PRG with over 20 years of fundraising leadership experience helping North Bay nonprofits make major impacts in homelessness, housing, community health, disaster recovery, and a broad range of social services. While she served as Director of Development with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, the six-county agency grew its annual budget nearly three-fold – to just over $13M a year dedicated to homelessness and housing, immigration services, senior services, and food and income security. She also helped launch – and close! – the agency’s successful and historic $48M Caritas Village capital campaign in Sonoma County.
The belief that “we are all just walking each other home” has been central to Angie’s life and her career in fund development. With PRG, Angie is honored to be able to help even more nonprofits tell their stories, match with funders who share their passions, and continue to make the world a better place - one gift at a time.
Angie Moeller
Associate
PARTNER FIRMS
Our collaborative partners from a broad network of experienced professionals in alliance with PRG, bring special expertise in the fields of architecture, finance, grants development, leadership recruitment and communications.
Luana
“The benefit and most effective outcome that comes with partnering with the professional expertise at PRG is that they challenge, inspire and energize you to be intentionally strategic in your approach, design and execution of your work. They recognize that resources are limited; human/financial/donor, and challenge you to be compelling, concise and direct. They really immerse themselves in the purpose of the organization within a short amount of time and help the leadership team create compelling content that resonates across a variety of current and potential stakeholders.”
—Luana, CEO, Becoming Independent
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