Benevolent Vision is a unique firm specializing in a wide range of consulting services for the philanthropic community.  Founded in 1998, by Ranlyn Tilley Hill, J.D., Benevolent Vision (BV) has had the privilege of working with many wonderful organizations dedicated to making a difference in their communities, including those addressing healthcare, child and family services, education, the environment, the homeless, hunger, U.S. veterans, the mentally disabled, the physically challenged and animal welfare.   

No one should have to struggle to survive...especially the organizations created to assist those in need.  Now more than ever, a keen focus is necessary for charities to survive and thrive.  Benevolent Vision is committed to empowering our nonprofit clients in furthering their missions.  By providing expert counsel, strategic planning, fundraising and policies/procedures services, BV enables clients to better serve their beneficiaries, and allows the nonprofits to focus on what they do best -- operate life-enhancing programs for those in need. 

Ms. Hill and her associates feel truly blessed to represent individuals, organizations and corporate foundations dedicated to making their communities a better place.  For BV, it is a privilege to assist these entities in turning their visions into realities.  Let us know how BV can help you achieve your benevolent vision and make a difference in our world.

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Ranlyn Tilley Hill is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles and Loyola Law School.  After completing her legal education in 1991, she represented business, employment and nonprofit clients in civil litigation for seven years.

Despite the demands of an active practice, Ms. Hill found personal satisfaction through pro bono and philanthropic service.  In 1992, she founded This Little Light in support of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.  In addition to This Little Light, Ms. Hill served on the founding board of ARIA! in support of the L.A. Opera, and the Gift Acceptance Committee at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles where she was responsible for drafting the Hospital's Gift Acceptance Guidelines. 

In 1998, Ms. Hill founded Benevolent Vision, a firm committed to empowering its clients to further their missions by providing counsel, consulting and strategic planning for nonprofit organizations, individual donors, and corporate and private foundations.  Through the provision of these services, Ms. Hill and her staff enable their clients to better serve their beneficiaries and turn their visions into realities. 

Ms. Hill continues to serve on the Gift Acceptance Committee at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and is active in Circle of Light, an extension of This Little Light.  She also lectures frequently on a variety of subjects affecting the nonprofit community and serves as private counsel to nonprofit executives and board members on leadership issues.  Ms. Hill has been nominated for "Founder of the Year" by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and for the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Women Who Make A Difference 2002" award.

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Jessica Verano graduated from the University of California Riverside in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Law and Society and received her paralegal certification from the ABA-Approved UCLA Law Paralegal Program in the same year. Ms. Verano was awarded a Masters in English Literature at Loyola Marymount University in 2007. She joined Benevolent Vision in 2003 and provides BV and our clients with insightful updates on new federal and state legislation affecting nonprofit organizations. In her role as Senior Associate she is responsible for assisting clients with the establishment of new nonprofits, meeting facilitation, strategy, management, marketing materials and grant writing. Ms. Verano is fluent in Spanish.

Ms. Verano has long volunteered for such organizations and fundraisers as, The Revlon Breast Cancer Run/Walk, The Childrens Hospital Toy Run, AIDS Walk Los Angeles, and as a counselor at the Camp Kilpatrick Juvenile Detention Center.  She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.  She is also Vice-President of This Little Light in support of Childrens Hospital, Benevolent Vision's pro bono client. 

Mariana Sosa
Operations Manager

Mariana Sosa graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an Enology/Viticulture minor. Ms. Sosa spent 9 years as a wine consultant for Foxen Winery in Santa Maria, California and later for Chamber & Chambers Wine Merchants, during which she was responsible for operations, developing and executing all wine events, and ensuring compliance with federal and state legislation. She left the wine industry in 2007 to obtain her paralegal certificate. In addition to her legal training, Mariana spent a year and half in the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office as a witness coordinator for the Victim/Witness Department. Mariana joined Benevolent Vision in 2009 as Operations Manager. Ms. Sosa is responsible for directing operations for Benevolent Vision and our management clients who depend on her to assist them in developing policies and procedures, management, and strategy as well as dynamic donor and grant research.

Mariana served as a committee advisor and board member for World of Pinot Noir, a nonprofit organization, for seven years. She continues to be active with the organization as a volunteer.

Rima Dib
Administrative Coordinator

Ms. Dib is pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Art History from California State University Northridge. For three years Rima worked as a junior account executive, fundraiser and Teacher's Assistant for the Help Group, a nonprofit school dedicated to the education of children with Autism and other special needs. At the Help Group, Rima's passion for teaching children, who the system has failed, and watching these children develop in all aspects of their lives led to her pursuit of a career in the non profit sector.

Ms. Dib joined Benevolent Vision, in 2008, as an Administrative Coordinator. She provides Benevolent Vision clients with implementation of daily operations, including scheduling, donation processing, executive committee meetings, vendor research and general client support. Rima is also a volunteer at A Window Between Worlds, a nonprofit organization which dedicates itself to using art to help end domestic violence.  Rima one day hopes to open her own after-school program for arts enrichment targeting children from low income homes and areas where arts has been removed from the curriculum.