About Us
Our mission is to help nonprofits transform lives and society by providing them with the tools and strategies they need to raise the money required to make the ultimate difference. We offer customized engagements for nonprofits of all sizes from our base in San Francisco. In addition to working with nonprofits here, we also specialize in helping organizations located in the U.S. but working internationally to fund their success.
Somasara (pronounced soh-muh-sah-ra) comes from two Sanskrit words: soma and sara. Soma reflects the cycles of nature, notably those of the moon—represented by the circle in our logo; and sara means essence—represented by the white dot. In practice, Somasara conjoins these ideas through work at all phases of a nonprofit's life-cycle while holding steadfast at center to mission, promise, and passion.
Somasara (pronounced soh-muh-sah-ra) comes from two Sanskrit words: soma and sara. Soma reflects the cycles of nature, notably those of the moon—represented by the circle in our logo; and sara means essence—represented by the white dot. In practice, Somasara conjoins these ideas through work at all phases of a nonprofit's life-cycle while holding steadfast at center to mission, promise, and passion.
LeadershipSomasara is a thought partner to CEOs and an ally to development teams, helping to grow revenue, diversify income streams, and broaden support across constituencies to strengthen brand and heighten organizations' leadership position. Recent NewsTwo pro bono projects are in our news, with Somasara helping a public charter school and an international healthcare nonprofit do their work better. At the school, a thoughtful and fun online strategy is now increasing opportunities for donor engagement and growing the funnel for conversions.
At the year-old international nonprofit, ongoing support from Somasara is ensuring that their new development lead has the focus and insight she needs to best utilize limited resources and grow the organization's individual donor base. Interested in pro bono? Tell us more! Somasara Consulting adheres to the International Statement of Ethical Principles in Fundraising
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Chandra Alexandre, Managing Director, leads our team's efforts across a range of services, from board engagement and strategic planning to direct implementation of major donor programs and robust communications campaigns. Chandra believes that executing well against a social mission requires passion, hard work, good strategy, data, earnest listening, and a great team. Her experience spans private, government, and nonprofit sectors, giving her a unique and robust skill set to put toward the work of raising money.
Chandra brings a deep commitment to civil society to her work at Somasara and more than 15 years of fund development expertise with success achieving multi-million dollar grants and contributions from institutions and individuals. She is proud to have led fund development for Secretary Hillary Clinton's successful APEC Women and the Economy Summit (2011), to have helped scale a regional nonprofit to national proportions, and notably to have brought developed-world money and attention to developing world challenges. Chandra is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and holds an MBA from Presidio Graduate School, as well as a PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She graduated from Columbia. Chandra has lived, traveled, and worked around the world, spending considerable time in South Asia. She speaks French and is constantly improving her Sanskrit. We've been incredibly lucky to work with Chandra. We are a young non-profit. She has helped us elevate our fundraising to a new level of strategic planning that has pushed us to think outside the box, discover news ways to cultivate existing donors, and find new ones. Most importantly, she's guided us on how to connect more personally with our supporters. |