Consultant for foundations, family offices, and nonprofit organizations
Meet Scott
I am a strategist and advocate with a two-decade track record of helping foundations, nonprofit organizations, and governments solve complex problems. I know how to run grantmaking foundations and nonprofit organizations to advance their mission-driven goals.
My expertise spans strategic planning, communications, grantmaking processes, fundraising strategies, and board governance.
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Safeguarding Charitable Health Assets: A Framework for Stronger and Clearer Oversight of Oregon Health Conversion Transactions, Northwest Health Foundation, September 2025.
Protecting the Public Interest and Promoting Health Equity in the Proposed Transaction Between Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University, Community First Campaign, January 2025.
2026 Fundraising Plan, Cardea Health, March 2026.
Politics Threaten Private Foundation Assets, Stanford Social Innovation Review, July 2008.
Community Advisory Committees in Health Foundations, Stanford Social Innovation Review, April 2008.
Strategies for Young Philanthropists to Support Progressive Social Change, Responsive Philanthropy, Summer 2007.
Make ‘Nonprofit’ Health Insurers Do Their Duty, Consumer Reports, July 2005.
Building and Maintaining Strong Foundations, Consumer Reports, member of editorial team that created this report, Summer 2004.
Selected Professional Writing
Selected Recreational Writing
Pedestrian Day to Marathon Day on the Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco Marathon, February 2026.
Glucose, Meal Tracking with Levels, and 3 Food Rules, The San Francisco Marathon, November 2025.
Visibility: City Running on a Dark & Stormy Morning, The San Francisco Marathon, October 2025.
Should Runners Use a Continuous Glucose Monitor?, The San Francisco Marathon, September 2025.
Sunset Dunes: San Francisco’s Newest Park, The San Francisco Marathon, August 2025.
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the Ferry Building, The San Francisco Marathon, July 2025.
Art in San Francisco: The Salesforce Tower, The San Francisco Marathon, June 2025.
Running Through Pride: Explore San Francisco’s Castro Neighborhood, The San Francisco Marathon, June 2025.
The Dogpatch, its History & its People, The San Francisco Marathon, May 2025.
Alvord Lake Bridge & Haight Street, The San Francisco Marathon, April 2025.
Elevation Celebration: New Miles in Marin County, The San Francisco Marathon, March 2025.
Presidio Tunnel Tops and Field Station, The San Francisco Marathon, January 2025.
The Historic F-Market Line, The San Francisco Marathon, October 2024.
The Transamerica Pyramid, The San Francisco Marathon, September 2024.
Rucking the 10K, The San Francisco Marathon, September 2024.
Miles 21-26.2, The San Francisco Marathon, July 2024.
Miles 16-20, The San Francisco Marathon, July 2024.
Miles 2-15, The San Francisco Marathon, May 2024.
Mile 1, The San Francisco Marathon, May 2024.
Rucking Your Way to a Better Marathon, The San Francisco Marathon, April 2024.
It Was a Long Road to Boston, The San Francisco Marathon, June 2022.