What can we do for you?

We offer flexible consulting services

Whether you have an occasional need for on-call services, a more intensive engagement, or anything in between, we can work with you to find the specific business arrangement that works best to tackle your priorities.

Ways we can work together include:

On-demand availability in real time for an ongoing retainer fee
Contracting to fill a range of programmatic needs for a fixed price
Dedicated project assistance as needs arise for an hourly rate
Other possibilities based on your resources and requirements

We can fulfill a range of functions, including but not limited to those below.

Strategic Advising & Planning

We have advised executive leaders from organizations of all sizes:

A $25+ billion organization to help set the direction for serving millions of families in thousands of communities nationwide
A growing nonprofit and social service organization about how to sustainably grow their services and reach in the community
An interdepartmental collaborative, bringing together hundreds of contributors and participants from across the country to support the development and implementation of a pilot place-based initiative

Whatever your challenges, we are here to help you think, plan, and deliver through them. Our hands-on, collaborative approach means that we take the time to get to know your specific needs and goals, as we work together to help you address and achieve them.

Program Implementation and Project Management

We have managed $25+ million of community investments on the ground with dedicated, long-term funding. Let our experience help you with:

Development of Workplans & Budgets
Local, Regional, and National Partnership Building
Data Systems Design & Procurement
Reporting and Regulatory Compliance
Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

The best way to ensure your program’s success is to set off in the right direction. We would love to work with you from start to finish, and we can also help keep things on track if you are already in the thick of it. Either way, we are available to assist your operations of all scopes and sizes.

Grant Writing and Applications

Having written and contributed to Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), we have unique insight into the design and evaluation process for grants from a funders’ perspective, including federal, state, local, and foundations.

We able to assist with grant preparation, writing, and applications for grants of all sorts and sizes, with particular experience and focus on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Public and Indian Housing (PIH) & Community and Supportive Services (CSS) grants, including:

Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) / Annual Funding Notice (no application)
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) (triennial renewals)
Jobs Plus (offered as funds are appropriated and available)
Rapid ROSS (offered as needed if funds are appropriated and available)

We work with experienced grant writers to help you get the best scores and most funding, and we walk you through using Grants.gov and GrantSolutions.