services
Grant Writing Research and Development
· Grant Funding Prospect Research. Conduct search for good funding matches for your organization or program, and create a prospect report specifically for your organization.
· Grant Readiness. For organizations new to the process, we want to help you determine your readiness to submit and implement good applications, and to ensure that the identified funder/s is/are a good match for your organization.
· RFP Analysis. Review RFP and identify key criteria required by funder and scoring system used by grant reviewers; determine with client the “fit” for the organization; attend bidder’s conference/webinars, etc. on behalf of the client to receive technical assistance from the funder.
· Letters of Inquiry. Write a Letter of Inquiry, if required by the funding source, in order to determine the funder’s interest in receiving a full proposal.
· Foundation Letter Proposals. Write and submit a 3-5-page synopsis of the program to be funded if required by the funding source.
· Federal, State, and Local Proposals. This includes grant research and review, background research, measurement planning, and proposal preparation and submission of large-scale, single- or multi-year proposals.
· Grant Writing Package. Customized grant writing packages are available to include a specified number of grant proposals, foundation research, and grant customization to specific foundations’ guidelines and instructions.
· Services on Retainer. Threestrand Consulting may agree to contract for ongoing services on retainer. Many organizations do not require a full-time grant writer, but will contract for those services on a part-time basis. Contact us for details.
Marketing Research, Planning, and Materials
· Marketing Plan. Consultants will work with organizations to help craft a marketing plan that is specific for the organization’s service focus, size, goals, and target audience.
· Marketing Materials. Threestrand Consulting will provide basic designs for hard-copy and on-line marketing tools.
Strategic and Business Planning
· Nonprofit Development. Consultants will guide new organizations through the process of establishing themselves as 501(c)(3)s, to include completion and submission of necessary IRS and State-specific documents.
· Strategic Business Planning. Consultants will help develop short- and long-range strategic plans for new organizations, to include marketing and resource development plans.
Federal Funding Experience
The professionals at Threestrand Consulting have created over $200 million in awarded federal, state, local, foundational, and corporate grants since 2006. Federal grants include multiple funding awards from such agencies as: Department of Education; Housing and Urban Development; Federal Emergency Management Administration; Department of Agriculture; Institute of Museum and Library Science; Department of Health and Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Department of Justice; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; National Institute of Health.
Our clients include major healthcare networks, school districts and institutions of higher education; faith-based organizations; tribal, state, and municipal governments; first responders; agricultural organizations; libraries and museums; correctional and post-release institutions; social service organizations; and arts and culture organizations.
Pricing
As professional administrators from the nonprofit sector, we understand the need to develop maximum resources on limited budgets, so we strive to keep our costs very reasonable. Our goal is to further the effectiveness of your organization or agency, and to do so in a way that is always mindful of budget constraints.
Please contact us with any questions, and to get current pricing quotes for your project/s. Initial consultation for grant readiness and to discuss your project and organizational planning is always free.