Fellowship build · 2026
Funder landscape analysis
A sourced map of the funders most likely to meet a statewide green bank where it is, distilled to near-term options with decision points and timing.
One-person practice · San Francisco · Working anywhere
I help nonprofits, foundations, and cities raise money, run grants, and show what the money did.
In practice that means proposals, grant operations, financial models a board can weigh, and public pages where every claim links to its source, built from the records you already have, handed off so your team runs them without me.
Recent work·Nevada Clean Energy Fund·City of Worcester
“Daniel turned our project records into a public story we’re proud of, and left us systems our own team runs.”
“Daniel ran the machinery of our grantmaking at Stupski for four years, through the spend-down: the systems, the trustee reporting, the compliance, and the day-to-day with grantees. He builds the operational side of a foundation’s promises, and he builds it so it works for the people on the other end of the grant.”
“Daniel brought clarity and care to a complex redevelopment question. His work helped translate scenario analysis into materials the City could use as it considers next steps for the site.”
In one picture
What I do with what you have.
Every engagement is a version of the same move: take what your organization already has (records, spreadsheets, staff memory) and turn it into something that raises money, wins a decision, or runs on its own.
What you have
- Project records & grant files
- Nine spreadsheets that need to agree
- Board minutes & presentations
- What only your staff remembers
What I do with it
- 01Clarifythe decision on the table
- 02Modelwhat the records support
- 03Buildthe case, the tool, the story
- 04Hand offso it runs without me
What you keep
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A funding caseLetters of inquiry, proposals, and funder briefs where every claim carries its source.
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A decision modelScenarios with the assumptions visible and the trade-offs a board can weigh.
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A living public toolA page, map, or dashboard your team updates from a spreadsheet it already knows.
Everything documented, everything yours, built to hold. Your team runs it without me. That is the point.
You already have the pieces. I help show what they add up to.
Selected work · 2026
Two engagements, sources attached.
Different sectors, same operating pattern: get inside the records, model what is true, build the thing that carries it, and leave the team able to run it without me.
Recentlythe NCEF spotlights page and contractor directory went live·the 611 Main Street case study is now on the site
Nevada Clean Energy Fund · Fellowship
From project records to public proof.
- At stakeA statewide record growing faster than the tools for telling it
- My roleContent strategy, UX architecture, prototyping, and implementation support
- BuiltSpotlights page, funding map, contractor directory
- DeliveredA live public record the team updates from a spreadsheet
- ProofLive on nevadacef.org · 11 source-linked stories and counting
City of Worcester · Rappaport Fellowship
A boarded-up corner, three modeled futures.
- At stakeA parcel that shapes a corridor’s identity for a generation
- My roleScenario modeling and RFP support, field team then individual fellowship
- BuiltPro formas, board materials, RFP support package
- DeliveredThree modeled futures with the financial and policy trade-offs made visible
- Proof~$60M modeled · endorsed by the City’s Assistant Chief Development Officer
Selected builds
Fellowship build · 2026
Regulatory intelligence tracker
A tracker that turns dockets, registers, and filings into a weekly digest a lean team can keep up with: no new software, nothing to install, nothing to maintain.
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