fund development

Arboreta Group, LLC is a San Diego based consulting firm focused on strengthening organizations and extending their capacity to do good work for the betterment of communities nationwide. Since 2015, its team of practitioners has supported organizations across the public, nonprofit, and business sectors through tailored professional services and authentic partnerships.

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Babette Allen Consulting, LLC provides strategic consulting for nonprofit capacity and growth, helping nonprofits and affordable housing organizations thrive. Founded in 2024 and backed by over 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofit management and affordable housing, the firm offers grant development, grant management, program design, and affordable housing compliance consulting.

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BellTower Consulting Group specializes in helping Florida's cities and counties win grants, acting as an extension of client grant departments. Founded in 2009, the team has secured more than $150 million in funding for local governments, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations, providing research, writing, and post-award support services.

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Brelee Vantage, LLC is a grant consulting and funding advisory firm that helps nonprofits and public agencies secure, manage, and steward funding. Its team includes former state agency leaders and policymakers, and it reports having assisted hundreds of clients in securing and managing hundreds of millions of dollars in state, federal, and private foundation grants.

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Carson Dean Consulting, LLC is a consulting firm that helps nonprofits, churches, faith-based organizations, and local governments thrive. Its team has over 50 years of collective experience in the nonprofit, local government, and faith-based sectors, and it specializes in strategic planning, fund development, board development, succession planning, and coaching, with subject matter expertise in homelessness and housing instability.

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Community Solutions is a public health and community development consulting firm that impacts diverse communities across the country. It works in collaboration with community groups, organizations, and institutions to co-create change in social conditions for more just and equitable communities, focusing on public health and human services, justice, reentry, and public safety, and community and economic development.

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Connected Philanthropy is a consulting firm that helps nonprofit organizations thrive by providing expert consulting services supporting their unique needs and goals. Its services include fund development, strategic planning, board training, retreat planning and facilitation, fiscal audits and financial management, program design and evaluation, and staff coaching and mentorship. The team has extensive grant writing experience and federal grant management expertise, and supports clients throughout the US with offices in California, Arizona, Idaho, and Te

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DIVA Team Productions is a Maryland-based management consulting firm that specializes in helping people, teams, businesses, and organizations achieve maximum effectiveness. It specializes in proactive business development, communications and public relations, event production, and organizational management, tailoring each engagement to clients' unique opportunities and challenges.

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Epiphany Planning & Development (EPD), led by President and Owner Denise Dahl, MPA, provides consulting with over twenty-five years of experience helping communities, organizations, and companies grow. It specializes in strategic planning, fund development, and training & engagement, plus organizational and leadership development.

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