About

G&S Consultants LLC is a boutique firm built on the extensive non-profit and foundation experience of Phyllis Teicher Goldman and Nancy Schwartz Sternoff.

Since our founding in 2012, G&S has supported U.S.-based and international clients to develop and fine tune their fundraising, communications and governance strategies for growth and sustainability. Our work is aligned with our personal commitments to feminism, social justice and human rights.

Sample Services

 

Our clients come to us seeking:

  • Multi-year development plans to meet increased revenue goals

  • Strategies for identifying and developing diversified revenue sources

  • Staff and infrastructure models for sustainable growth

  • Guidance in board development and best practices in governance

  • Coaching and mentorship

Each scope of work is customized to meet the needs of our individual clients. We have supported our clients with the following:

  • Analysis of systems and strategies based on quantitative and qualitative data and metrics  Recommendations regarding staffing, systems and infrastructure to meet increased revenue goals 

  • Design of moves management protocols including donor and prospect research, goal setting and projections and donor engagement opportunities

  • Integration of development and communications strategies, including messaging and digital fundraising programs 

  • Clarification of vision and mission in order to inform the case for support 

  • Implementation of best practices in governance, including the promotion of a culture of philanthropy, fundraising roles and responsibilities of Board members and the facilitation of relevant Board discussions 

  • Strategies and methodologies for special campaigns

  • Professional development and management coaching

Who We Are

 

Phyllis Teicher Goldman 

Phyllis Teicher Goldman’s extensive experience in building development programs from the inside out has made her an expert in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities, and in translating and breaking down long-term strategies into concrete work plans. As vice president for external affairs at American Jewish World Service, Phyllis developed a cutting-edge communications and development program that grew the organization’s annual budget to $50 million from $7 million in just seven years. Previously, Phyllis served as the senior development executive at the New Israel Fund during a period of unprecedented growth. She also led development efforts as a trustee on a variety of boards and chaired successful capital campaigns for a variety of educational and cultural institutions. Phyllis currently serves on the Boards of Bend the Arc and Encounter. She holds an M.S. from the Columbia University School of Social Work and a B.A. from NYU.

Maggie Ball

With 20 years experience in the non-profit field, Maggie has helped fuel and funnel more than $100 million philanthropic dollars to non-profit organizations focused on women’s rights, human rights, civil rights, international development, LGBTI rights, HIV/AIDS, STEM education and the Jewish community. She is particularly inspired by helping organizations create the language, strategies and systems to make change in the world. In her role at G&S, she has coached early-career professionals, produced multi-year development strategies, acted as an interim Director of Development and assumed clients’ grant-writing needs. Previously, Maggie was the Director of Institutional Giving at American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). She has a Master in International Affairs from Columbia University and is a proud alumni of The College of William and Mary.

Nancy Schwartz Sternoff z"l

In 2011, Nancy Schwartz Sternoff launched G&S Consultants with Phyllis Teicher Goldman, bringing fundraising, governance, and communications expertise to myriad organizations that work at the intersection of social justice, feminism, and human rights.

Learn more about Nancy’s remarkable life in the Forward.

Clients

 

G&S Consultants has proudly supported hundreds of clients since its inception. For more information, please contact us.

14th Street Y

A More Perfect Union

ALLMEP

American Friends of the Parents Circle-Families Forum

B’nai Jeshurun

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

Bend the Arc

Brennan Center for Justice

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies

Choices in Childbirth

Combatants for Peace

Footsteps

Hand in Hand

Harmony

HIAS

Holocaust Theater Catalog

IfNotNow

Ikamva Labantu

Ikar

Innocence Project

Integrity First for America

Israel Policy Forum

JCC Harlem

JDC

Jewish Currents

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Women of Vision

Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York

Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches

Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta

Jewish Women’s Funding Network

Joshua Venture Group

Just Vision

Kairos

Kavana Cooperative

Kivunim

Landesa

Luria Academy of Brooklyn

MADRE

Moise House

Moving Traditions

National Institute for Reproductive Health

OneVoice

Ramapo for Children

Refugee Action Fund

Repair the World

Roots of Reform Judaism

T’ruah

The Forward

The Hebrew Free Burial Assocation

Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation

Town Hall Project

Tricycle

Union for Reform Judaism

Urgent Action Fund

Welcoming America

Women’s World Banking

YAFFED

 
 

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