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Grant Consulting | Think and Ink Grant Consulting®
Grant Consulting Services

Strategy that turns
applicants into awardees.

Grant consulting separates nonprofit organizations that win grants from those that don't. Our experienced team provides practical, actionable guidance you can deploy today — within your current capacity.

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$625M+ Secured for Clients
95% Referral Rate
Certified B Corporation
GPCI Approved Education Provider
Based in Atlanta, GA — Nationwide

Have you had a grant consultant support your organization before?

Funders will ask about your nonprofit's capacity. They want to know if you have a grant-seeking strategy, strategic plan, logic model, evaluation plan, and theory of change.

Confirming these details communicates to your potential funder that you have the skills, expertise, and capacity to do the job. Only an experienced and professional grant consultant can position your organization this way — and earn high scores in the capacity section of an application.

What Funders Look For

They're evaluating more than your idea

Before a funder awards a grant, they assess your organization's readiness. These are the capacity signals that determine whether you score high — or get passed over.

Grant-Seeking Strategy

A defined, customized approach to pursuing grant funding aligned with your mission and funder priorities.

Strategic Plan

A documented roadmap that shows funders your organization has direction, accountability, and vision.

Logic Model

A visual framework connecting your inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes to demonstrate program clarity.

Evaluation Plan

A structured approach to measuring and reporting the success of your program — short and long-term.

Theory of Change

A clear explanation of the steps your organization takes to create meaningful, lasting change in the community.

Community Needs Assessment

Data-backed documentation of the most critical needs of those you serve — surveys, focus groups, and more.

Grant Consulting Services

Think and Ink helps you think through it all

We help you "think" through effective grant-seeking strategies with practical, actionable consulting across every area funders evaluate. Additional topics available on request.

Funder Relationship Cultivation & Stewardship

Establish meaningful connections, nurture trust, and ensure sustained support from your funding partners.

Program Design

Logic model-based program design to create new and update existing programming, engage stakeholders, and communicate impact to funders.

Grant Seeking Strategic Planning

Transform your grant-seeking strategy by defining a customized and effective approach to pursuing grant funding.

Fundraising Planning

Plan funding streams of both grants and fundraising campaigns to maximize revenue and ensure sustainable growth.

Communication Clarity

Examine your mission, vision, goals, and objectives and their alignment with your intended outcomes across all communication channels.

Theory of Change

Determine and communicate the specific steps needed to create meaningful and lasting change in your community.

Community Needs Assessment

Identify the most critical needs of those you serve by examining data, conducting surveys, and facilitating focus groups.

Budgeting

Compose organization and program budgets for sound financial planning that demonstrates stewardship to funders.

Evaluation Plans

Evaluate the success of your program through careful planning and execution — demonstrating accountability and impact to current and future funders.

Potential Deliverables

Tangible outputs from every engagement

Logic Model

Funder Relationship Cultivation & Stewardship Plan

Theory of Change Summary

Annual Strategic Plan

Operations and Program Budgets

A Data-Based Statement of Needs

Evaluation Plan

Fundraising Plan

"Communicating an effective organizational vision, mission, and clear strategic plan is crucial. Executing strong community programs backed by evidence-based needs is mandatory. These elements are the secret sauce to creating a winning grant proposal."
Think and Ink Grant Consulting®

The Secret Sauce

Strategy is the foundation of every winning proposal

Thinking through aspects of a logic model and engaging collaborators to fulfill your mission is vital. These aren't just documents — they are the evidence funders need to say yes.

Our experienced team in Atlanta, Georgia and across the country provides practical and actionable feedback you can deploy today and execute within your current capacity.

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