ELEANOR A. SMITH Since 1997, Eleanor A. Smith & Associates has provided strategic consulting services to foundations, government and nonprofits, helping leaders identify mission and values and chart a course for realizing their dreams. For a list of services, please click here. Principal Eleanor Smith has been: Evaluation Consultant to YMCA and other groups, documenting outcomes and building capacity for ongoing assessment Theory of Change Consultant to human service agencies, helping leaders envision a new course for success Grantmaking Consultant to The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, designing initiatives and recommending $15M in grants Program Development and Grantwriting Consultant to Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, landing millions in grants Strategic Planning Consultant to workforce development, healthcare and arts organizations, clarifying vision and strategies Evaluation Trainer and Coach Eleanor is passionate about helping organizations envision the ultimate social impact they seek and devising strategic and practical means of achieving it. She is skilled at guiding groups and individuals to clarify their intended outcomes in specific, relevant and measurable terms and to create user-friendly methods to track outcomes and report them. Eleanor offers workshops to the public at Bay Area nonprofit support centers and conferences and privately to foundations and nonprofit groups. She teaches Program Evaluation and Strategic Planning at Bay Area universities. Her background includes careers in journalism, economic development and fundraising. She holds a Masters Degree in City & Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. Download Eleanor Smith's Curriculum Vitae (pdf) ABOUT ELEANOR’S ASSOCIATES To help deliver services and products within clients’ desired timeframes, Eleanor engages the services of other highly skilled consultants as associates from time to time. Eleanor A. Smith & Associates’ subcontractors share Eleanor’s deep commitment to professionalism in the nonprofit sector and possess similar and complementary skills sets. Eleanor carefully pre-screens Associates and maintains strict quality control over all Eleanor A. Smith & Associates services and products. "We owe much of our success to you. You challenged us to tease out the necessary details. It really made a difference." -Tomás Magaña, Director, FACES, Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland AFFILIATIONS American Evaluation Association San Francisco Bay Area Evaluators Olive Grove Consulting Home | © Copyright 2011. Eleanor A. Smith & Associates. All rights reserved.