Case Studies

These case studies embody the motto that guides our work: Professional. Accessible. Motivated by compelling causes. For a fuller listing of our areas of expertise and our distinctive approach, check out our Services. You can also read updates on current projects in News.

Guiding government towards an innovative solution

County of Santa Clara

CWR helped Santa Clara County transform the threatened closure of a health care facility into a new model for community wellness.


Marketing for a statewide association of colleges

California Campus Compact

California Campus Compact, an important coalition of 58 universities and colleges, turned to CWR to guide its marketing.


Launching a nonprofit with a fundraising head start

Guard Support

Consulting Within Reach rapidly built the infrastructure of a new agency serving the families of National Guard troops. In a span of four weeks, CWR helped it raise $270,000.


Delivering affordable technology solutions for a small agency

Help One Child

Demonstrating our accessibility to organizations of varying sizes, Consulting Within Reach addressed the baffling IT problems handicapping a small foster care services provider.


Providing a strategy to meet the foster care crisis

Generations Together

CWR provided a visionary leader with analysis and strategy to support foster care families in the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey.


Our Take

Getting started with online social media

Using Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media tool in fundraising means following the proper party etiquette - here's how to get going.

Why having to constantly fundraise is good

The desire for that one big donor to take care of it all is understandable. It's also misguided.

Fundraising is unfair - so deal with it

Fundraising involves competition with others also trying to raise money. Here is a strategy to win.

It's the ED, stupid!

You've all gotten the year end appeal letter, the one that blames the organization's budget shortfall on the recession. But that's not the real story.

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