Consulting – Cause Data

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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION CONSULTANT

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GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS

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Grants are powerful organizational stories that foster partnerships between strategic givers and social good doers. We excel at finding the intersections between community-based organizations and writing these stories.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

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Data is the source of vibrant organizational stories— the anticipated successes, the unavoidable failures and the lessons learned. Investing in good data collection and analysis is important, and precisely what we can help with.

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CAPACITY BUILDING AND STRATEGY

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Doing good should not be at the expense of good business practice. We can help organizations take bold chances and make insightful decisions about organization operations.

SPECIAL
PROJECTS

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Too often ideas and projects don’t fit neatly into a prescribed box. So if our service areas pique your interest, but do not fully describe your needs, we are more than happy to discuss how we can collaborate to advance the good you are doing in your community. And if we really cannot help your team, we will refer you to someone who can.

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CD HIGHLIGHTS

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What people say about us

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

[/vc_column_text][testimonials spacing=”30″ slides_per_view=”1″ autoplay=”no” hide_pagination_control=”no” hide_prev_next_buttons=”no” center_mode=”no” wrap=”no” stars_rating=”no”][testimonial image=”643″ name=”Patricia Hilliard, PhD” title=”Research Associate, The Friday Institute, NC State University” img_size=”100×100″]I worked with Katherine on several projects. She was able to manage our cross-functional teams by providing structure, organization, and alignment. She kept our teams abreast of the complexities of grant funding; facilitated productive and progressive conversations to allow our teams to work through ideas; arranged the necessary paperwork to be filed; and created simple filing processes for team members to document progress towards our goals.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”688″ name=”Amy MacDonald” title=”Dean, Sponsored Programs – Wake Technical Community College”]As a colleague, Katherine is detail-oriented and has excellent follow-through, working until the job is completed to her high standards. She is attuned to the rigorous compliance demands of federal grant awards in particular and exhibits excellent research skills around program standards. She built valuable relationships with funder program officers and professionally represented Wake Tech at agency meetings. Katherine exhibited her leadership abilities by managing staff meetings and leading staff and faculty professional development trainings. She has a strong background in project evaluation and worked with Wake Tech grant leaders to closely examine various aspects of funded projects to ensure success.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”689″ name=”Rodica Dumitrescu” title=”Executive Director – Council on Immigrant Relations” img_size=”100×100″]Kat worked to help us form a strategic plan for our nonprofit when we didn’t have one. Her knowledge and experience added to our ability to do grant writing and more completely understand the process. Through interactions with Kat, our understanding of the role and importance of the board of directors has grown. Her manner is not pushy and she is easy to talk with about important issues for our nonprofit. Because of this collaboration, our organization is much stronger and complete.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”583″ name=”Maty Ferrer Hoppmann” title=”Director of Centro para Familias Hispanas” img_size=”100×100″]Katherine has a passion to help with fund development strategy, leadership support and organizational development. I have learned so much from her while she coached me to put together my Development Committee and future fundraising events.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”648″ name=”Sarah Endaya, MS” title=”Marketing Project Manager, Brand & Creative Services at Healthgrades” img_size=”100×100″]I had Ms. Ngaruiya for an Introduction to Nonprofits class while attending NCSU. This was one of my favorite classes in college because Ms. Ngaruiya made it feel like more of a community than anything else. Every day at class was different and it was rare to just have a class full of just lecturing. Having different dynamics and group activities at every class really helped me to grasp the information better and made me excited about what I was learning. I could really tell that she cared about her students because before every class started, she would go around the room and ask everybody a question to learn more about us and so that we could learn more about each other. I could tell that each class was very well thought out. Great job, Ms Ngaruiya![/testimonial][testimonial image=”582″ name=”Claire Neal” title=”Chief Executive Officer at Lifelong” img_size=”100×100″]Katherine was instrumental in helping us identify the right funding opportunities and design a foundation outreach strategy. She is thoughtful and proactive with a strong commitment to helping organizations succeed. I am always happy to recommend her to others looking for insightful help with fundraising![/testimonial][testimonial image=”584″ name=”Anthony Caison, Sr.” title=”Vice President of Workforce Continuing Education —– Wake Technical Community College” img_size=”100×100″]Katherine worked with my Division to write and submit several grant applications. Katherine was very professional and thorough in her grant research and writing activities. She is also a competent project manager and facilitator of new program development, who has the ability to align external dollars with organizational ideas. I found working with Katherine to be very positive as she exhibits a committed nature to her work and ensures that she does her due diligence in conducting all necessary research and meeting important deadlines.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”622″ name=”Kate Pattison” title=”Fundraising, Technical Writing, Grant Writing, Research, Social Media, Budget Development, Project Management” img_size=”100×100″]I worked with Katherine for a number of years in grants development at Wake Technical Community College. When I was just getting started in the field, I relied on Katherine’s expertise in program development in a community college setting as a model. Katherine has a keen ability to manage large-scale projects with ease. She was one of my greatest teachers in this field, and I try to work with her in a consulting capacity whenever I have the chance.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”644″ name=”Katie Costanza” title=”Research, Communication & Program Manager at UNC Center for Global Initiatives” img_size=”100×100″]Katherine is an outstanding project leader and an incredible asset for any team! I worked alongside Katherine on many projects, and she not only provided thoughtful insight and took initiative to keep projects on pace and ensure high-quality results, but she was always willing to step in and support me whenever needed. I loved that could always count on her to give honest, productive feedback, and she was reliably poised and professional. I greatly miss working with her![/testimonial][testimonial image=”646″ name=”Matt Friedrick, M.Ed., MBA” title=”Executive Director Of Development, College of Education at North Carolina State University” img_size=”100×100″]Katherine has a unique combination of skills that made her an excellent part of our development team. Her patient diligence, keen intellect, strong attention to detail, and personable nature all made her a great teammate, and make it easy to highly recommend her.[/testimonial][testimonial image=”647″ name=”Rodica Dumitrescu” title=”VP – Sr Business Analyst / Tableau Developer at Credit Suisse” img_size=”100×100″]I had the pleasure to work with Katherine on multiple projects, providing her team the data needed for grant proposals. She was very prompt in answering all my questions related to the data analysis requirements and I always looked forward to talking with her. She is smart, passionate, focused, and a very determined, goal-oriented team player. I highly recommend her as a great professional![/testimonial][/testimonials][/vc_column][/vc_row]