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Philanthropy catapults ideas into action. It is the engine that powers your organization and enables you to create change and impact. Yet raising funds successfully to support your mission is not easy. It takes focus, experience, and expertise. We work together with you, your board, your staff, and your stakeholders to create a strong foundation for successful fundraising.

Our Approach

Relationships are key in fundraising and they are the cornerstone of our work with you. Little Bean Group takes the time to delve deep and learn about your organization’s fundraising and its culture. We curate a customized and strategic approach that suits your needs and working style. Our goal is to ensure clients are supported throughout our engagements and are well-positioned to continue to reach and exceed their goals beyond our work together. We are here to assist, guide, and facilitate your organization in its quest for ongoing sustainability.

Our Clients

Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center

EDCJCC and Little Bean Group partnered for more than a year on a variety of fundraising efforts including: creating a case for giving, developing processes to support the CEO’s donor outreach, further engaging the Board of Directors with fundraising, restructuring the institutional advancement committee, and evaluating the existing donor acknowledgement and stewardship processes. Through a sustained and collaborative relationship, Little Bean Group has become a trusted advisor and partner in all aspects of the Center’s fundraising.

American University Washington College of Law - Tech, Law, and Security Program



The law faculty engaged Little Bean Group to help identify and engage new prospects and enhance existing fundraising collateral. Following a thorough review and research process, Little Bean Group identified a high-volume pipeline of new prospects for the program and collaborated with development staff and faculty to execute outreach efforts.

Georgetown Day School

We partnered with the Chief Advancement Officer to create fundraising operating plans that guided efforts throughout the fiscal year. Little Bean Group analyzed data, identified trends, and partnered with staff to create goals and plans for the advancement team. We also worked closely with leadership to evaluate and enhance key aspects of the School’s fundraising infrastructure to ensure long-term success.

The Field School

We stepped in to support the Head of School and the Advancement Division during a period of transition. We helped close out a successful year-end fundraising campaign and establish priorities and strategies to reach the annual fund goal. Along the way, we worked closely with the Head of School to advance her personal donor outreach and helped to onboard the new Director of Advancement. The Field School closed its fiscal year with record-breaking fundraising and is poised for great future success.

Truman National Security Project and Truman Center

Truman engaged Little Bean Group to revamp their development efforts following the arrival of a new CEO. We built a best-in-class development operation from the ground up, from board engagement to gift processing. Truman built upon these early successes and is experiencing significant growth.

Future of Privacy Forum

FPF and Little Bean Group created a successful prospect engagement and tracking strategy that has led to a significant increase in prospect activity and new membership. Working directly with the CEO and senior staff, we conduct weekly prospect outreach and engage those prospects throughout the development lifecycle.

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington


We engaged with JFGW to help establish and implement fundraising metrics. We created training materials, updated definitions, and sought buy-in from fundraising staff by leading team discussions. Throughout the process, we provided coaching to individual fundraisers and created a fundraising structure to support current and future fundraising efforts.

Clarisse Machanguana Foundation

We were thrilled that the Clarisse Machanguana Foundation contacted Little Bean Group for assistance in thinking through how to tell the story of the Foundation and its important work with youth in Mozambique. Through conversation and collaboration, we created a Case for Giving that the Foundation will use to help prospective donors understand why they should support the organization.

What People Are Saying

Stephanie has helped the Future of Privacy Forum build a corporate support program that has had a significant impact on the organization. She is a pleasure to work with and helped FPF and me think strategically about partners and long-term development. I am delighted to recommend her because I know she can have a similar impact on other organizations. She quickly integrated with our team and became a valuable addition that made all of us more effective.
Jules Polonetsky, CEO, Future of Privacy Forum
Stephanie has been a tremendous asset to our organization as we have worked to develop a major gifts strategy and operationalize a number of key efforts. She’s extremely organized, fast, and efficient, and her energy and clarity of vision is infectious. I’d recommend her to any organization ready to make an investment in getting their development house in order!
Jenna Ben-Yehuda, President and CEO, Truman Center for National Policy | Truman National Security Project
Stephanie is strategic, thoughtful, and one of the smartest people I know. She understands fundraising at all levels and provides common sense advice. I was fortunate to work with her and relied on her expert counsel.
Matt Manfra, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Georgian Court University
Stephanie approaches every project with the utmost integrity. The best compliment I can pay her is to say that I can only hope our professional paths cross again in the near future. She is a development pro in every sense of the word.
Rachel Jarvis, Chief Advancement Officer, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School
We engaged Stephanie to help our board better understand how they can participate in fundraising for our school. Our board members were reluctant to start engaging in active fundraising and she was able to jump start our process of everyone feeling more comfortable. I trust her advice and guidance and look forward to continuing to work together.
Bryce Jacobs, Board Member, Sela Public Charter School
Stephanie is a thoughtful and strategic leader who brings a passion for relationship building to her clients and the teams she works with. She worked with us to align our professional team with new goals and metrics which she helped to implement, helping to shape a culture of relationship based fundraising. Stephanie has truly become a trusted extension of our team!
Zach Briton, Chief Donor Experience Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
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What People Are Saying

Stephanie has helped the Future of Privacy Forum build a corporate support program that has had a significant impact on the organization. She is a pleasure to work with and helped FPF and me think strategically about partners and long-term development.
Jules Polonetsky, CEO, Future of Privacy Forum
Stephanie has been a tremendous asset to our organization as we have worked to develop a major gifts strategy and operationalize a number of key efforts. I’d recommend her to any organization ready to make an investment in getting their development house in order!
Jenna Ben-Yehuda, President and CEO, Truman Center for National Policy | Truman National Security Project
Stephanie is strategic, thoughtful, and one of the smartest people I know. She understands fundraising at all levels. I was fortunate to work with her and relied on her expert counsel.
Matt Manfra, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Georgian Court University
Stephanie approaches every project with the utmost integrity. She is a development pro in every sense of the word.
Rachel Jarvis, Chief Advancement Officer, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School
We engaged Stephanie to help our board better understand how they can participate in fundraising for our school. Our board members were reluctant to start engaging in active fundraising and she was able to jump start our process of everyone feeling more comfortable.
Bryce Jacobs, Board Member, Sela Public Charter School
Stephanie is a thoughtful and strategic leader who brings a passion for relationship building to her clients and the teams she works with. Stephanie has truly become a trusted extension of our team!
Zach Briton, Chief Donor Experience Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
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