“Usually I read a draft proposal (esp a first one) and easily come up with a list of several suggestions for improvement. The quality of this proposal is so high, however, that I’m struggling to find anything at all. This is excellent work.”

Evan Jones, Grants Manager
William G. and Marie Selby Foundation

We provide as needed grant services to maximize grant income that include:

• Identifying grant sources and creating a grant seeking strategy plan
• Identifying compelling grant projects
• Coaching you on building your relationship with grant and other donors
• Writing grants
• Assisting your staff to draft grants
• Reviewing grants you write for feedback
• Maximizing site visits and other post-applications opportunities
• Grants management

Every grant seeking organization has individual needs. Generally, we recommend a 70-80 percent success rate goal of request to receipts. At this success level, the organization receives strong benefits from their efforts, but also expands their pool of potential grant donors to create new beneficial relationships.

Here are some grant related projects from our files:

• Understanding Your Specific Possibilities
• Identifying Responsive Grant Requests

The leader of the Animal Rescue Coalition and board had a vision that a low-cost mobile spay-neuter clinic could greatly reduce the number of healthy, adoptable animals put to death in their area. We worked with staff to identify grant sources and drafted three successful grant proposals that helped them to purchase and open a mobile clinic. One year later, we helped the organization design and write four grant proposals that yielded an additional $65,000 to expand the clinic hours and provide new services to low-income pet owners.

• Enhanced Grant Seeking Effectiveness
• Increased Revenue

Karen Eber Davis’ Consulting work with Renaissance Manor, a southwest Florida organization, helped to create 41 additional units of housing for adults with mental illness over a two-year period and over five million dollars over five years, thus doubling the organization’s housing stock.