OUR CLIENTS
We help communities and causes
- Small, neighborhood based organizations like WOW Outreach which has 1 staff person, an active board and many volunteers working to end violence and empower kids in their community
- Non-profits that serve large cities like Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, which has designated fund development staff
- Organizations that support a cause, not necessarily a place, like Beacon Tree, which helps families pay for mental health services for children
- Faith-based organizations like Carriage Town Ministries, where we provided interim fund development support
- Educational institutions like Kettering University that have sophisticated development departments – we supplemented their work to fund revitalization in the local community
Municipalities
- City governments like the City of Flint, Michigan that apply for and receive federal grants with consortiums of community partners including non-profits and foundations
- County governments which are also eligible for state and federal grants
- Publicly funded entities like Community Action Agencies and Public Housing Authorities that are eligible for competitive government funding and want to leverage public dollars with other sources
Funders
- Philanthropic foundations like the CS Mott Foundation that look for expertise to
– evaluate best practices in their priority areas
– build the capacity of their grantees
– help their grantees work together collaboratively - Businesses giving through corporate foundations and sponsorships that are looking for local partners and opportunities to have a greater impact in their community
- Government agencies that want to build the capacity of both their grantees and those who are eligible for their programs
- Intermediaries like the United Way and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) that both receive public and private funds and then re-grant money to others
A few of our clients
CS Mott Foundation (Flint, MI)
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (Detroit, MI)
Sanctum House (Oakland County, MI)
Beacon Tree (Richmond, VA)
Kettering University (Flint, MI)
Carriage Town Ministries (Flint, MI)
Flint Area Reinvestment Office
United Way of Genesee County (Flint, MI)
Wow Outreach (Flint, MI)
North Flint Reinvestment Corporation
City of Flint
Flint Housing Commission (Public Housing)
Greater Flint Arts Council
Development Training Institute / The Center for Leadership Innovation (Baltimore)
NeighborWorks (Washington, DC)
Seedco (New York)
Women’s Community Revitalization Project (Philadelphia)
Bridge Street Development Corporation (Brooklyn)
Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington, DC)