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Grant Development & Fund Strategy
Prospect research, narrative strategy, application writing, and post-award compliance. We braid funding streams across local, state, and federal resources, drawing from humanities, historic preservation, agriculture, education, and economic development. Over $60 million secured across rural communities.
Prospect research and a prioritized funding list. Complete, submission-ready applications. Narrative and budget documents built for the specific funder. Feedback and revision support through submission. Post-award orientation and reporting setup.
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Strategic Planning & Capacity Building
Visioning, organizational development, and operational planning that prioritizes long-term community wealth over short-term output. We support governance, partnership development, and sustainability strategy grounded in rural wealth frameworks and economic gardening principles.
Organizational assessments and strategic priorities maps. Governance frameworks and partnership agreements. Program alignment with the funding landscape. Long-range planning grounded in what the community already has and already knows.
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Community-Engaged Planning & Research
Cross-sector partnership design, coalition building, asset mapping, and community assessment. We employ human-centered design strategies to establish and strengthen hyper-local networks. Our processes center local knowledge and ensure decisions are rooted in community strengths.
Facilitated community conversations, in-person or virtual. Coalition design and partner network development. Asset mapping and written summaries of community priorities. Accessible materials, plain language, grounded in what people already know.
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Project Management & Program Development
Implementation coordination, compliance, reporting, and stakeholder communication across complex, multi-partner projects. Program design and evaluation aligned with regenerative economic principles. Steady coordination so your work actually moves.
Clear project timelines with roles assigned. Regular status updates and milestone check-ins. Completed funder reports, interim and final. Documentation of decisions and partner communications. File systems and records retention that hold together when the project gets complicated.