Consulting Services

We focus on translating complex community needs into narratives that satisfy rigorous scoring rubrics.

• Grant Opportunity Research: We work with your leadership to conceptualize ideas into goals and identify suitable funding opportunities from government and private sources.

• Narrative Development: We take the lead on writing comprehensive grant applications, coalescing your objectives into a compelling narrative that aligns with funder criteria.

• Proposal Review & "Mock Scoring": We provide objective feedback on your draft proposals, utilizing "mock scoring" based on specific funder rubrics to maximize your chances of success.

With a focus on program design, we help nonprofits build their initiatives so they are fundable and sustainable from day one.

• Evidence-Based Program Design: We apply decades of research training and experience in public health and  social policy to help you design new initiatives in healthcare, education, and social services that are rooted in proven methodologies.

• Logic Models & Theories of Change: We develop the structural frameworks (KPIs and Logic Models) required by government and community foundation funders to demonstrate how your activities lead to impact.

• Participatory Action Planning: Using our signature approach, we ensure your programs are co-produced with the community, integrating lived experience into the design phase to ensure relevant impacts.

This service provides the "Proof of Concept" that many nonprofits need for long-term growth.

• Measuring Program Outcomes: We move beyond basic reporting to help you measure meaningful program impacts using advanced data collection and analysis.

• Internal Quality Reviews: Drawing from experience coordinating county-level Mental Health Plan reviews , we help local organizations conduct internal audits to improve access, timeliness, and quality of service.

• Capacity Building for Evaluation: We provide training and technical assistance to help your internal staff conduct their own program evaluations, ensuring your organization remains data-driven.

If you are new to nonprofit leadership or entrepreneurship, we can help you get started.

• Visioning & Planning: Honing your vision and mission statement, and identifying potential barriers to success.

• Business Plan Development: Drawing from experience coordinating county-level Mental Health Plan reviews , we help local organizations conduct internal audits to improve access, timeliness, and quality of service.

• Capacity Building for Evaluation: We provide training and technical assistance to help your internal staff conduct their own program evaluations, ensuring your organization remains data-driven.

with strategic business planning and getting your organization or business ready for grant funding and program implementation.