Clients

Executive Service Corps of Southern California’s (ESC) volunteer consultants work with nonprofits representing virtually every sector, mission, size and need – and from throughout our Southern California region.

RECENT CLIENTS

Our clients represent virtually every sector, mission, size and need, with budgets ranging from $40,000 to $120 million. We are proud to have worked with the following organizations in the past year:

CLIENTS

The Achievable Foundation
Alliance of Women Directors
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
Angel City Chorale
Anthesis
Beauty Bus Foundation
Beit t’ Shuvah
Big Sunday
Bloom Again Foundation
Bresee Foundation
The Broad Stage
Burbank Temple Emanu El
California Calls
The California Endowment
Center for Strategic Public-Private Partnerships
Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Community Corporation of Santa Monica
Community Partners
Community Senior Services
Congregation Tikvat Jacob Beth Torah
Downtown Women’s Center
East Los Angeles Women’s Center
Education Through Music – LA
Elemental Music
Extraordinary Families
Facing History and Ourselves
Family Promise of the Verdugos
Friends of Orphans
Glendale Arts
GO Campaign
Grandparents as Parents
Guardian Angel School
HEAR Center
Heart of Los Angeles, Inc. (HOLA)
Immaculate Heart Community
The Institute for Justice Education Reform
Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA)
Invertigo Dance Theatre
The Jeffrey Foundation
Jenesse Center

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Jewish Free Loan Association
Jewish World Watch
Karsh Center of Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation
Korean American Family Services
L.A. Trust for Children’s Health
LAPD Hollenbeck Police Activities League
Latino Resource Organization, Inc.
Leo Baeck Temple
Los Alamitos Youth Center, Inc.
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce
Mar Vista Family Center
Matrix Institute on Addictions
MOSTe
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Netiya
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Greater LA
New Beginning Outreach Foundation
New Roads School
NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
Occidental College
Odyssey Charter School
Otis College of Art and Design
Our House Grief Support Center
Outfest
Pacific Region OASIS
Partnership Scholars Program
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
PATH Ventures
Pathways LA
Peace Over Violence
Pieter Performance Space
the PLUS ME Project
POPS the Club
The Promises Foundation
PUENTE Learning Center

PV Jobs
Resurrection Catholic School
Richstone Family Center
The Riordan Programs
Rising TIDE @ MKEC
Safe Place for Youth
The Shakespeare Center of LA
SHARE!
Shoes That Fit
Shomrei Torah Synagogue
SLAM!
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
St. Barnabas Senior Services
St. Louise Resource Services
St. Patrick Catholic School
St. Vincent de Paul
Stephen Wise Temple
Stepping Forward LA
Strength United
Sustainable Claremont
Sustainable Works
Swipe Out Hunger
Switzer Learning Center
Taking the Reins
Temple Aliyah
Temple Beth Hillel
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
Temple Isaiah
Temple Israel of Hollywood
Toberman Neighborhood Center
University Synagogue
Urban Community Outreach
Water Buffalo Club
Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project
WomenShelter of Long Beach
Youth Mentoring Connection
YWCA Glendale

RECENT COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

The Ahmanson Foundation
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
L.A. Works
Specialty Family Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
UniHealth Foundation
J.B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities

Featured Clients

Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center

In 2011, Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center (SIJCC) began a Strategic Planning project with ESC. Determined to build a thriving community space for families and friends, SIJCC took action to increase their sustainability. Today, SIJCC stands stronger than ever and is committed to deepening their impact even more in the future!

Outfest

As Outfest’s Interim Executive Director, Christopher Racster faced the incredible challenge of leading a prominent LGBT film organization while competing internationally for the permanent Executive Director role. With the support of ESC’s custom Leadership Coaching, Christopher successfully navigated his interim term and was appointed the next Executive Director of Outfest, distinguishing himself as an outstanding leader in the LGBT and nonprofit communities.

St. Barnabas Senior Services | SBSS

In June 2016, the board and staff at St. Barnabas Senior Services (SBSS) were enthusiastic to get started on their new strategic plan. As the oldest senior service agency in Los Angeles, SBSS is a dynamic leader in caring for older adults that live at or below the federal poverty level. They provide individualized services including transportation, nutrition, case management and more, while also providing daily programs at facilities throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Youth Mentoring Connection

As 2016 was coming to close, the board and staff at Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) found themselves at a difficult crossroads. Their mentoring and group programs were thriving, and more than 800 at-risk youth were empowered by their adult mentors and fellow peers to accomplish their goals and give back to the community. So much of their work was centered on the Zulu greeting “Sawubona,” or “I see you,” and for the first time, these youth felt “seen” and appreciated for their gifts and talents.

Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills

Rabbi Sarah Bassin of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills advanced her community leadership skills through the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’s 2016 Edah Rabbinic Fellowship. Thanks to her coach, she is empowered to lead her congregation to greater community engagement inspired by her Jewish values.

NewGround

With a vision to foster healthy, productive engagement between American Muslims and Jews, Aziza Hasan launched NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change as a founding team member. When she was promoted to Executive Director in 2014, she recognized the need to strengthen her leadership skills so that the organization could thrive in a changing environment. Aziza enrolled in ESC’s 2016 Executive Directors Leadership Institute (EDLI), joining a cohort of fellow Executive Directors seeking leadership training and coaching support.

SLAM!

As SLAM! grew from a small college volunteer program to a nonprofit serving more than 400 students with over 100 college volunteers, Executive Director Roi Matalon realized SLAM! needed a new leader to take SLAM! to its next stage. He turned to ESC to conduct a strategic planning and succession planning process. With Adam Reingold now at the helm of the organization, SLAM! is ready to bring more innovative music education to more students in Los Angeles!

POPS the Club

POPS the Club Executive Director Amy Friedman knew that creating high school writing and arts clubs for young people with incarcerated loved ones was the first step to helping them find emotional support and belonging. With this mission in mind, Amy joined ESC’s Wells Fargo Executive Directors Leadership Institute (EDLI) and took on custom Leadership Coaching to develop her leadership skills and make a difference for youth and their families affected by the “Pain of the Prison System.”

SHOES THAT FIT

In May 2017, Amy Fass, Executive Director of Shoes That Fit, found a rare moment to pause and reflect on the busy year the organization was having. Her team had just wrapped up a successful 25th Anniversary Celebration gala, and, in the wake of this milestone, Amy was eager to figure out “What’s next?” Shoes That Fit tackles one of the most visible signs of poverty by giving children in need new athletic shoes for school. In the past year, they organized volunteers in over 2,100 schools across the nation to provide shoes for more than 108,000 students.

IMMACULATE HEART COMMUNITY

Immaculate Heart Community (IHC) is a multi-program social service provider in Southern California with a mission of social justice and public benefit for disenfranchised individuals. In 2016, with the organization facing impending funding cuts in one of our core ministries, IHC’s leadership recognized the need to focus intently on remodeling the operations structure of Casa Esperanza, in Panorama City. Board Chair Joan De Francesco turned to ESC to conduct an Organizational Assessment at Casa Esperanza to develop a roadmap to improve and save this ministry.

GET LIT

The Get Lit leadership was ready to build on the rising success of their young poets and school programs. They took their biggest goals to paper and penned a road map to boost teen literacy and graduation rates across the nation. With the help of their ESC coaches, Get Lit implemented a Strategic Plan and established new opportunities to empower even more high school students through the art of the spoken word.

ANGEL CITY CHORALE

After Angel City Chorale completed a triumphant holiday concert in December 2016, the board felt uplifted by their success and were determined to kick off the 2017 season with the same great energy. Their programming had expanded in the past several years with the launch of their YouTube channel and the start of their international tours. As a working board, the board leadership knew it was time to review what went well and make a plan to sustain their success.

Special Recognition

MEGAN G. COOPER LEADERSHIP AWARD

Created and named in honor of ESC’s former long-standing Executive Director, Megan G. Cooper, very year this award recognizes an ESC nonprofit client for outstanding leadership.The honoree is nominated and selected by ESC’s consultants.