What you care about matters. How you give makes all the difference.

Find the right partner for your philanthropic giving, and move from intention to impact.

Welcome

Helping individuals, families, community foundations and private foundations improve community outcomes through strategic philanthropy.

Elana Wien, CAP® is a respected advisor and social impact leader with over twenty years of experience. Elana brings a global and community-based lens to her thoughtful, creative approach to philanthropy.

About Elana

“Elana has been an outstanding philanthropic resource and advisor to our foundation, and I trust her completely.”

- Vanessa Bechtel, President and CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation

Expertise

  • Foundation Visioning

  • Family Philanthropy

  • Field Research

  • Grantmaking Strategy

  • Funder Collaboratives

  • New Ventures

Big ideas, real impact.

What keeps people from generously sharing their gifts with others — be it time, talent, treasure? Rarely is it due to a lack of desire. Many times it is not knowing how impactful they can be, not finding a clear and meaningful path, feeling overwhelmed, or getting stuck in giving back “perfectly”.

Our mission is to help philanthropists get “unstuck”, unlocking their unique gifts and resources, so those resources can be directed toward solving the key challenges of our time — bringing deep meaning and satisfaction to those who give, and real, lasting value to our communities and the planet.

  • Without a doubt, Elana is a tremendous asset to anyone in need of philanthropic consulting services.

    -Mindy Freedman, President and Founder, The SAM Initiative Giving Circle

  • Elana's advice, organizational skills and follow through have been a great help to our family's foundation over the past 8 years.

    Michael Ziering, Ziering Family Foundation

  • I would strongly recommend Elana Wien and would definitely hire her again.

    - Janis Minton, Trustee, The Deutsch Foundation

  • Elana has been an outstanding philanthropic resource and advisor to our foundation, and I trust her completely.

    -Vanessa Bechtel, President and CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation

  • Elana gave us the confidence to focus on making our greatest impact to the things we care most about. We are so grateful to have such a trusted and respected advisor.

    Heidi, Philanthropist

  • Elana helped us better understand our internal dynamics through one-on-one interviews. She brought a lot of value to our future planning.

    - Board President of a Family Foundation

  • Elana has brought professionalism and class, and makes warmth and caring a foundation for all interactions. I appreciate all she has done for our family.

    - David, Philanthropist

  • Elana has been a tremendous asset to our foundation. She has greatly contributed to both staff morale and efficiency over all.

    -Kristina Deutsch, Trustee, The Deutsch Foundation

  • Elana has enhanced our work and supported us in becoming more strategic philanthropists.

    Marilyn, Philanthropist

  • We have greatly enjoyed working with Elana and have appreciated her guidance and advice with our giving.

    Janet, Philanthropist