FOR NONPROFITS
Your mission
deserves
better funding.
Jed partners with nonprofit leaders to sharpen fundraising and impact evaluation strategies, positioning organizations to attract the serious philanthropic investment their work deserves.
SELECTED PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS
Stanford Alumni in
Public Service
Kaiser Permanente
Foundation
WHY JED
Why work with someone
who knows the funder's
perspective?
Many fundraising consultants have never made the case for a $1M+ grant directly to the donor, philanthropist, or foundation.
Jed has.
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This experience changes what advice looks like for nonprofits.
Funder fluency — knows exactly how sophisticated donors evaluate proposals
Access — relationships with major donors, philanthropists, and foundations across issue areas & geographies
Honest assessment — tells you what funders won't say directly
Systems thinking — builds fundraising infrastructure that outlasts a
one-time request
Jed partners with nonprofit leaders ready to invest seriously in growth — organizations that know their model works and need the infrastructure to scale.
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Every engagement starts with an honest assessment of where you are and builds a right-sized strategy to help you grow.
Here's how Jed works:
01
Organizational Assessment
Candid conversation about
& analysis of your current
position,
grounded in your organization's unique strengths & gaps, covering:
Pipeline, Board Engagement, Case for
Support, Key Storytellers, and Readiness to compete for major gifts or grants.
02
Funder Mapping
Research and identification of specific foundations, family
offices, and/or major donors most likely to fund your work — and what they actually need to say
yes.
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Honest counsel about who's likely to support your work, at what levels, and when.
03
Strategy & Infrastructure
Strengthen your Case for Support, refine your Theory of Change, and navigate the unstated expectations of sophisticated philanthropic funders.
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A tailored fundraising roadmap
with clear priorities, cultivation
strategies, proposal/pitch collateral development, and systems to execute consistently.
04
Training & Ongoing Advisement
Skill development for Staff, Board Members, and other "Storytelling Ambassadors" that meets them where they are and engages them to leverage relationships, expertise, and commitment to your organization to help you reach the next level.
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Continued strategies so you scale sustainably without mission drift.
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REPRESENTATIVE FOCUS AREAS
ABOUT JED
A rare advisor who
understands all points of view in a funding partnership.
Jed Rich has spent his career on all sides of a philanthropic relationship — advising donors, philanthropists, and foundations on what they fund and nonprofits on how to earn that funding.
This "panoramic" perspective is rare, and it's exactly what nonprofit leaders need.
He knows what sophisticated funders are actually looking for, what makes them pass on otherwise compelling organizations,
and how to position your work to win the investment it deserves.
Clients describe Jed as a translator between worlds — someone who makes the implicit logic of major philanthropy legible to organizations working hard to access it.
EXPERIENCE
Daylight Impact Philanthropy Advisors
Certification, 2026
Stanford Alumni in Public Service
National Board Leader & Advisor, 2024 to Present
Jed Rich Consulting, et al.
Strategic Advisor to Philanthropists
& Nonprofits; Nonprofit Initiative Director, 2014 to Present
Morrison Foerster
Attorney, 2011–14, Earned Pro Bono Distinction representing disabled veterans + nonprofits in case re: Cold War human testing programs
EDUCATION
Stanford Law School
JD, 2009 — Social Entrepreneurship, Community Economic Development, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Fellow, Representative to government & business leaders in China
TsingHua University
Mandarin Language Fellow, 2005–06, Beijing, China
Stanford University
BA, 2005, International Relations with Honors in Ethics
Study Abroad in Seville, Spain
INTERESTS
Sam Cooke Music + Mel Brooks Comedy
Birth to Present, on every resume I've ever created, so obligated to include here!!
“Jed bridges the gap between the nonprofit world and major philanthropists.
He helped us speak a language funders actually respond to.”
IMPACT TESTIMONIALS
What
nonprofits
say.
“Jed helped us secure our largest grants ever, showing us how funders actually evaluate proposals — and what they never directly tell you they're looking for.”
“Jed cultivates partnerships with other nonprofits that complement what we do best, which has helped us secure funding we never would've gotten on our own, and in much larger amounts!”
“Jed's expertise when it comes to the "art" of fundraising, in addition to the "science" of it, is unmatched. He deeply understands how to "humanize" the entire relationship and process, which is becoming ever more important as the world shifts toward leveraging AI.”
COLLABORATIVE CONSULTATION
Ready to unlock serious funding?
Jed works with a select number of nonprofit partners each year. If your organization is ready to invest seriously in fundraising strategy — let's talk.
Initial consultations are complimentary
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