Our Approach
S+R Consulting is a full-service + hands-on development consulting firm. We share with all our clients a passion for making our world a better place.
This passion inspires us every day and is at the heart of effective fundraising.
We know the challenges you face: competing for limited funding, juggling too many priorities, filling a pipeline of solid prospects, strengthening your skills, recruiting top-quality staff, engaging board and staff members in fundraising, and more.
S+R works side-by-side with you to overcome fundraising challenges and move upward.
There is true joy in seeing development done well. Together, let’s produce solutions and uncover new opportunities for success.
Services
Our comprehensive services include:
Fundraising Assessments
Results-Oriented Development Plans
Fundraising Messages + Materials
Donor Identification
Expert Counsel
Recruitment, Training + Coaching
Special Event Planning + Management
Design of Development Systems + Infrastructure
STRATEGY + RESULTS
We tackle all aspects of fundraising and development, from the “big picture” to daily operations.
A hallmark of our work is our ability to develop strong fundraising plans and provide counsel for efficient and successful implementation.
We have helped nonprofit organizations raise tens of millions of dollars from major donors, foundations, and corporations locally, nationally, and internationally.
Our Team
EDIT
REIZES
Principal
Co-Founder
Edit Reizes, a development professional with 25 years of marked accomplishments, provides highly personalized fundraising counsel to nonprofits seeking to improve, diversify, and expand development operations.
Before becoming a consultant, Edit served in executive and senior-level fundraising roles at a wide range of organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, Weitzman Institute of Science, and Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. Edit has built a strong development skill set that enables her to quickly assess an organization’s opportunities and challenges and help guide that organization to fundraising success. Coupled with strategic “know how,” Edit has been actively involved in – and successful at – securing institutional grants and major donor gifts in the five and six figure range, including endowed and planned gifts. One of her strengths is creating and implementing outreach programs to attract new supporters to organizations. As one example, she launched a program to involve the growing high-tech and bio-tech communities in the Washington, DC, region and revitalized a “Next Generation” outreach and fundraising effort that engaged younger supporters.
After many years “in house,” Edit began consulting in 2007. She has worked for and consulted to organizations with budgets that range from $500,000 to more than $100 million.
Edit graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a B.S. in Management and Consumer Studies and supportive core work in Public Policy and Administration. She was a founding board member of 4 Montgomery’s Kids. Some of her community service and volunteering activities include K-9 Lifesavers, Live Healthy Appalachia, and Manna Food Center. She also served as a mentor for the Mentor program of the DC Chapter of the Association for Fundraising Professionals.
DIANE SCHWARTZ
Principal
Co-Founder
Diane Schwartz has spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector and is skilled in fundraising, management, and governance, as well as project development and management. She draws on her extensive background to work effectively on a wide range of issues and assignments, from the local to the international level. Since becoming an independent consultant in 2006, Diane has drawn on her expertise to advise, support, and coach nonprofit organizations.
Previously, Diane had responsibility for organizational planning and management, project development and management, and/or fundraising at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Economic Policy Institute, Center for Community Change, Family Care International, and the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Revenues increased at each organization during her tenure. Diane also has served on the boards of directors for national and international organizations, including Earth Share, Partners for Development, and GRACE Cares. Prior to entering the nonprofit field, Diane was a project consultant to United Nations agencies, the U.S. Agency for International Development, World Wide Fund for Nature, and other nonprofit organizations, focusing on environmental issues, Latin America, and Africa. She also served as a media and communications specialist with local and regional agencies in New England addressing environmental and economic development issues.
Diane holds a B.A. in English from Trinity College (Hartford, CT) and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University (New York, NY). She lives in Arlington, VA. Diane is active on education and political issues and volunteers with community organizations, including Northern Virginia Family Services.
SCARLETT
JIMENEZ
Associate
Scarlett Jimenez is a seasoned and passionate fundraising professional with a proven history of cultivating and securing major philanthropic gifts; managing high-performing teams; and developing and implementing fundraising systems and processes for quality fiscal management and compliance. In her consulting practice, Scarlett provides tailored support to organizations and leaders to establish and strengthen fundraising programs for success. She has advised national clients such as Take Back the Court and the Pro-Democracy Campaign.
Most recently, Scarlett led the national fundraising efforts for the Alliance for Youth Action as the Senior Development Director, helping to grow the organization from a $4 million budget in 2017 to over $17 million in 2020. In this role, she also coached and consulted with the executive directors of over a dozen local affiliated organizations to assess their own fundraising strategies, prospect new supporters, develop strong systems for compliance, and hire development teams. Scarlett has worked in community organizing, political campaigns, and fundraising and philanthropy for over 10 years. Her volunteer work has included supporting the Littleton Immigrant Resources Center and local animal rescue organizations.
A proud Coloradan, Scarlett received her B.A. from the University of Denver summa cum laude with majors in Political Science, Public Policy, and French. She currently resides in Aurora, Colorado.
MARIELLA
VILLACORTA
Associate
Mariella is a versatile fundraising professional who comes from the civic engagement and youth organizing space. With more than seven years of experience at the local and national levels, she has a track record of leveraging resources to help movement organizations and leaders create meaningful change.
Mariella is the former Individual Giving Manager at Alliance for Youth Action, where she diversified fundraising streams by building a monthly donor program, crafting persuasive proposals, improving internal systems, and amplifying digital fundraising campaigns. Previously, she worked in an electoral digital and fundraising firm in Maryland, helping to execute successful political campaigns through fundraising, field, digital, and direct mail strategy. Mariella finds joy in telling powerful stories and engaging donors at all giving levels.
A proud immigrant from El Salvador, Mariella graduated from Goucher College and is currently based in New York City.
Clients
S+R is honored to have partnered with 90+ international, national, and local organizations. Below are a few of the great nonprofits we have supported over the years.
Client Testimonials
News
April 2025 - After coaching and training the stellar team at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project for six months, they were ready to hire their first-ever development director. It is so gratifying to see a client move to the next level in their fundraising efforts!
March 2025 - We’re thrilled that we successfully recruited an accomplished fundraiser to serve as an Associate Director, Major Gifts, at Search for Common Ground. Hats off to Kym! And, we are honored by President Marjorie Newman-William’s comments about our role: “SR Consulting helped us find the right candidate to fill a very strategic new position in our fundraising team. Edit and Diane brought deep expertise and patient collaboration to the hiring process; they were flexible and responsive to our requests, and provided well-timed and sound advice at various steps in the hiring process. Overall a very positive experience and great outcome!"
November 2024 - We are working with Search for Common Ground to recruit an experienced Associate Director, Major Gifts, based on the West Coast. Search is the world’s largest nongovernmental peacebuilding organization. The Associate Director, Major Gifts is an exciting new position responsible for building a Western Region program to identify, cultivate, solicit, and successfully steward qualified prospects and donors at the $10,000 and above level. Please encourage qualified candidates to apply!
October 2024 - The Private Equity Shareholder Project calls attention to the negative impact of private equity on people and our planet. We’re thrilled to provide coaching and counsel to them as they consider how to diversify and expand their fundraising efforts.
August 2024 - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does incredible work honoring firefighters who have died in the line of duty, supporting their families, and educating the fire sector about ways to prevent deaths. We are honored to work with them to strengthen their fundraising operations and help build a larger, more sustainable base of support.
July 2024 - Verité provides the knowledge and tools to eliminate child labor, forced labor, human trafficking and gender discrimination from supply chains around the world. We feel privileged to help advance their critical work by providing coaching and counseling to diversify and grow their philanthropic base of support.
May 2024 - S+R has been brought on to help advance fundraising for the first phase of the National Food Museum. This first-of-its-kind museum will look at food in all its dimensions, with a focus on the important connections between food, human health, and the health of our planet.
January 2024 - In a critical election year, we are working with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to advance their work to protect our democracy through legal, research, and communications strategies. Our wide-ranging services to CREW include conducting prospect research, strengthening their development systems, enhancing fundraising messaging, and counseling their team in cultivating and stewarding donors — all with an eye toward growing their base of support.