Foundation Consulting, Equity Auditing & Administration
Private and corporate foundation consulting supports an inclusive, accessible, and streamlined eligibility, application, review, and post-award process to leverage and strengthen social impact investing:
- Helping organization move toward trust-based philanthropy.
- Designing structures for wider community engagement including BIPOC- and LGBTQIA+-led and focused organizations
- Equity auditing for grant funding requests
- Streamlining eligibility and application processes for grants
- Developing contemporary review and award processes
- Reimagining grantee pre- and post-award processes
Comprehensive Grant Writing & Research Services
Grant writing can be difficult. Interpreting the funder's guidelines, figuring out how to describe a program or project with a 200-character limitation, and respecting page limits can be both daunting and arduous. We can assist by providing:
- Pre-award grant writing and proposal preparation services
- Grant research for new funding opportunities
- Concept development for prospective funder feedback
- Ongoing grant research & writing services
Grant Readiness Assessment & Acceleration
For young, newer nonprofits who expect to pursue grant funding now or in the future, you need to ensure that you have what it takes to be competitive in your deployment of grant requests. We provide:
- A complete case for support, outlining why funders, both public and private, should invest in your mission
- A complete program audit with description(s) that will resonate with funders who have philanthropic priorities that align with your mission
- A list of ten (10) potential funders that closely align with your mission, vision, values, and goals
Funding Strategy Development
Funding Strategy Development services help organizations like yours to create strategies for pursuing external funding:
- Setting direction and strategy for development
- Development of organizational narrative & case for support
- Data-informed impact analysis
- Strategy for corporate, private, and government support
Capacity Building & Training
We help nonprofits, social enterprises, and post-secondary institutions build capacity, developing internal infrastructures that uniquely position them to be ready to receive and manage grant funding by:
- Determining organizational cost structures
- Data collection and internal reporting structures
- Project/program evaluations and measurement methods
- Constituent surveys & polls
- Training & coaching grant writers, executive directors, & nonprofit governance
Strategic planning & retreat facilitation
We help you develop and implement your organization's future success:
- Strategic Planning
- Facilitation of strategy retreats
- Developing goals of engagement
- Defining your organizational future
Leaders Launching Leaders Network
The Leaders Launching Leaders Network (3LN) provides peer support & training for early-stage nonprofit leaders and founders to develop the skills they need to lead successful organizations. Training centers around:
- Fundraising;
- Board development & engagement;
- Data collection;
- Procuring grant funding;
And more!
If you're interested in early registration for the upcoming 6-week training session in June 2023, register below to save your seat.
Scholarships available for eligible organizations.