Funding Strategy & Research • Grant Writing & Management
Non-Profit Support Services
We’re here to help you do what you do best:
create the change you wish to see in the world.
We will collaborate with you and your organization to identify the right funding opportunities, create realistic project timelines, develop well-defined budgets, and craft engaging narratives that will secure the funding your programs deserve.
Our Services
Grant Writing and Reporting
Pearl Consulting will advocate for your organization and its programs by developing persuasive, fact-based, and well-prepared grant proposals that tell a compelling story about what you do, how you do it, and why your work on behalf of others deserves to be funded. We write customized need statements, executive summaries, objectives, program descriptions, organizational narratives, and bios for corporate and private foundation grant proposals.
Once your grant has been secured, the funds will need to be managed exactly as described in the grant proposal and progress reports will need to be presented to the grantor. We can help devise strategies for gathering data and feedback for effective grant reporting.
Grant-Readiness Assessments
Is your organization grant-ready? Identifying program strengths, organizational weaknesses, potential partners, and key funding opportunities starts with gathering and organizing essential information about your organization. Pearl Consulting will work with you to cull critical documentation into a turnkey resource to meet detailed funder specifications and guidelines.
Funding Strategy and Research
Pearl Consulting employs top-notch donor research software to meticulously curate a list of top funding sources and specific grant opportunities that match your non-profit’s profile and programmatic expertise. We can create an integrated funding strategy that identifies multiple grants for a single project — or multiple projects — over a sustained timeframe.
General Consulting Services
In addition to in-depth grant proposals, Pearl Consulting offers a comprehensive range of services to meet your funding needs. We can assist with letters of inquiry, letters of intent, follow-up communications, and thank-you letters to grantors, ensuring a professional and consistent approach throughout the grant application process. We can also review in-house grant proposals and make recommendations to help your proposals capture — and keep — funders’ interest in supporting your programmatic needs.
We have a wealth of experience preparing standardized organizational documents (informational materials, policies, employee handbooks, job descriptions, donation receipt letters) and can advise on best practices for workflow management.
Are You Just Getting Started?
Starting a non-profit involves several steps, and the first one — applying for federal non-profit tax-exempt status — can be the trickiest. Missing a step or providing insufficient information can cause unnecessary frustration as well as cost precious time and money.
We can help you communicate your true mission, conduct market research, help you write a business plan, file business-formation documents with your state, and prepare a complete and detailed Form 1023/1023EZ. No matter where you are in the process, we have you covered every step of the way.
