Grants and communications consulting for education and youth development nonprofits.
Get strategic grant funding and content support to help drive your mission forward.
You’re juggling all the pieces of running a nonprofit.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have support?
Grant writing and constituent communication are two necessary ingredients in maintaining sustainable funding for your nonprofit, but they require time, resources, and know-how.
It’s time to get expert support to help you develop a sustainable strategy and manage the pieces from A to Z so you can focus more time on delivering your mission.
As a partner to your organization, Tiffany Thibodeau Consulting helps you develop a strategy to increase your grant funding capacity, and connect with and energize your constituents.
“She is thoughtful, detailed, and immersed herself in our program. I appreciate that she asks great questions. Tiffany is also organized and timely -- driving agendas in our meetings and meeting all deadlines. Additionally, she is friendly and warm, so working together is a fantastic experience.”
— Kate Wood, CIO, Steppingstone
Raise your hand 👋 if…
you feel like you’re always chasing grants and you are ready for a change.
you know relationship cultivation is a not-so-secret ingredient to reaching your organization’s goals.
your communications strategy feels more like throwing content at the wall hoping something will stick.
you understand the value of regular communication with your constituents but aren’t sure where to start.
Meet Tiffany
I didn’t start this consulting firm intentionally, it was more like an aha! moment when I realized that this work would allow me to support the many causes so important to me and have shaped me. I know personally that access to education can profoundly impact the trajectory of your life. So after nearly two decades as an early childhood and K-12 STEM educator (with various stints in Higher Ed communications and nonprofit development), I’m thrilled to be using my skills in writing, research, and project management to support organizations whose missions center on educational access & equity. In just this past year, I’ve helped nonprofits secure more than $100K in grant funding and helped to increase organizations’ audience reach with average email open rates above 50%. I’m a member of the Grant Professionals Association. I hold a master's in Education and a bachelor's in Communication from Russell Sage College.
When I’m not writing grant proposals, newsletters, or profiles, I’m reading a cozy mystery or manga, or enjoying quiet time in the woods with my three favorite guys: my partner George and our two dogs, Danny and Pixel.
“Thanks to Tiffany, we now have an e-newsletter and far more publicity for programs than I have ever had time to create.”
— Leona Arthen, Director, Worthington Library
Services
Grant Kick-Starter package
Get support in launching your grant-seeking process.
I help you develop a Universal Grant Application that makes a strong case for support for one of your organization’s programs. Then I’ll research, identify, and vet 10-15 well-aligned grant opportunities to support your program.
Perfect for:
Organizations that want support to get started in their grant-seeking process and have the capacity to complete grant applications on their own.
What’s Included:
You’ll receive two main deliverables:
Universal Grant Application (for one program/project)
Need Statement and Target Population
Program Description
Budget template
Budget Narrative
and more.
Grant research & funding strategy
10-15 well-aligned and vetted grant opportunities for your program/project
a strategy report with recommendations and insights to improve your odds of funding success
Plus two grant consultation sessions (an initial and a debrief)
Your Investment
$5,900 (paid upfront or in two payments of $3,000)
Grant Services retainer
Grant seeking is a long-term process and investment in your organization. You could apply for one-off grants here and there, stringing them together as part of your fundraising efforts, but that’s not a true strategy.
With the Grant Services Retainer, I partner with your organization for at least 6 months to deeply understand your program and goals and map out a grant strategy. You receive ongoing grant support to help your organization increase capacity through a sustainable process.
Perfect for:
Organizations that want to increase their capacity to apply for grants and are interested in building a long-term funding strategy.
What’s included:
Monthly 1:1 grant meeting
Grant research and funding strategy (includes a tailored grants calendar)
Universal Grant Application
Grant proposal, Letter of Inquiry (LOI), and logic model development
Creating or preparing relevant attachments such as Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Support
Project management throughout the pre-award process
Your Investment
Starting at $2,900 monthly depending on the scope
Communications retainer
Don’t let Giving Tuesday be the only time you email your constituents.
You know that regular communication with your constituents is important, but maybe you just can’t find the time because you are doing ALL THE THINGS. Or maybe, you don’t know what you want to communicate. Sometimes when you’re too close to the work, it’s hard to identify what needs to be shared with your broader community. But, you understand that if you’re only reaching out to supporters to ask for donations, you are not reaching out enough. And you don’t want to hear crickets when you make that next ask. I help you develop a communications strategy to help you inform, connect with, and inspire your constituents.
Perfect for:
Organizations that are ready to develop a long-term constituent communication strategy that goes beyond asking for donations.
What’s Included:
Monthly 1:1 planning meeting
Content audit
Brand, Audience, and Market Research
Communications Plan
Content Strategy
Content development such as one-pagers, stakeholder profiles, press releases, and email newsletters
Your Investment
Starting at $2,500 monthly depending on the scope
Getting started is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
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Book a Discovery Sales Call
Schedule a discovery sales call and complete a brief questionnaire to tell me a little about your organization and your needs.
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Discuss
We discuss your organization’s challenges and determine if we’re a good fit to partner to reach your goals.
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Get Started
We get started on your grant-seeking or communications strategy to reach your organization’s goals!
What clients say
FAQs
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Absolutely. Please share your interest in the inquiry form when you book a discovery call. We can develop a custom retainer to encompass both grants and communications support for your nonprofit.
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My communications services focus on constituent communications and cultivation rather than fundraising. I do not work on appeals or major gifts, for example.
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Managing the grant-seeking process is skilled work regardless of the outcome of funding. Several factors contribute to a grant being awarded and not all are within a grant writer’s control. A strong grant writer can help you develop an application whose contents can be repurposed. Most grantmakers do not fund activities that happen before the grant is awarded. The Grant Professionals Association and other professional organizations also forbid this practice.
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An organization’s decision to work with a grant consultant boils down to your organization’s goals and capacity. If you have a staff member interested in learning how to write grants effectively and you can carve out enough time in their day-to-day to manage the process, you may not need to hire a grant consultant. Instead, you can seek professional development to help train your staff. If your team is busy with other aspects of fundraising or program delivery, or simply doesn’t have the time to learn, you may want to consider a grant consultant who is knowledgeable about the grant process, understands the funding landscape, and engages in ongoing learning.