I provide grant consulting for nonprofits at different stages of their fundraising growth, from developing individual proposals to building the systems that make sustainable grantseeking possible. Support can be tailored to a specific project, challenge, or your organization’s broader grant strategy.
Consulting
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For organizations that already have a funding opportunity identified and need support developing a strong proposal. Support may include reviewing the RFP, shaping the narrative, developing goals, outcomes, and evaluation language, aligning the budget and narrative, coordinating input across teams, and preparing the submission.
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For organizations looking for strategic guidance on where to focus their grantseeking efforts. Support may include funding landscape research, prospect identification and qualification, funder alignment, grant calendars, and prioritization based on fit and capacity.
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For organizations looking to strengthen the foundation behind successful grant seeking. Support may include assessing grant readiness, strengthening internal workflows, clarifying roles and responsibilities, improving communication across teams, and building the systems and infrastructure needed to pursue funding effectively.
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For organizations that need support managing grants after an award or across a growing portfolio. Support may include funder reports, tracking grant requirements and deliverables, grant calendars, compliance, internal coordination, and systems for managing awards from start to finish.
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Practical training for small and emerging nonprofits building grant capacity without a dedicated grants department. Topics can include Grant Writing 101, Getting Grant Ready, Finding the Right Funders, Building Your First Grants System, and From Program Idea to Proposal.
How I Can Help
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Designed for organizations that are new to grant seeking and need strong foundational language to get started. Through a discovery and strategy session, we'll develop reusable responses to common grant application questions that you can adapt for future funding opportunities.
Includes:
60-minute discovery and strategy session
Foundational organization-level grant language
Grant language for one program or service area
Responses to approximately 10 common grant application questions
Language covering areas such as organizational background, community need, program design, populations served, goals, outcomes, evaluation, and sustainability
60-minute review and refinement session
Final editable document designed for future use
Have multiple programs? Additional program-specific grant language can be added to your engagement.
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A deeper look at how prepared your organization is to pursue grant funding, including what’s already working and where there may be gaps. Get practical, prioritized recommendations for strengthening your grant readiness and building a clearer path forward.
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Review of core organizational and grant materials
60-minute discovery and strategy session
Assessment of key grant-readiness strengths and gaps
Customized written findings and prioritized recommendations
Clear next-step action plan
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Strategic prospect research grounded in your organization’s priorities, funding needs, and capacity. Get a curated, prioritized roadmap of strong-fit funding prospects and clear guidance on where to focus your efforts.
Includes:
60-minute discovery and strategy session
Research and qualification of approximately 12–15 strong-fit prospects
Prioritization based on fit, timing, accessibility, and organizational capacity
Funding opportunity timing, where available
Rationale and strategic notes for each prospect
Written prospect roadmap
60-minute walkthrough and strategy session
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A focused consultation for a specific grant-related question, challenge, opportunity, or proposal. Get expert feedback and practical guidance on what to do next.
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Advance review of relevant materials
60-minute strategy session
Written recap with key observations and recommended next steps
Ways to Get Started
Need Something More Comprehensive?
Every organization’s needs are different. I also offer customized project-based and ongoing consulting engagements that can combine grant writing, prospect research, strategy, systems development, grants management, and reporting. Reach out below and we can talk about what support makes sense for your organization.
Interested in working together? Tell me a little about your organization and what you're looking for help with. I'll follow up to learn more about your needs and see how I might be able to support you.
Let’s Work Together
