Blue Heron Nonprofit Consulting works with a small number of organizations at a time. These are some of them, and what we helped each one do. We're sharing them so you can see the range of the work and picture where your own organization might fit. The same background carries every engagement here: 15+ years across direct service, program management, and executive leadership, and a Master's in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University.
The work spans grant writing, capital campaign planning, strategic planning, governance, financial systems, and program development. Some of these engagements were a single focused project, like grant writing for a specific program. Others grew over time as the organization's needs changed and the working relationship deepened. Each one was scoped plainly at the start, with a defined deliverable the organization keeps, and each one started from the same practical question: what does this organization need next, and what has to be true for it to get there?
Each of these engagement types is laid out plainly on our services page, including how it's structured and what you walk away with.
Projects and clients
Capital campaign planning, grant writing, strategic planning, and project management for a growing early childhood organization, including management of a federal grant through the Northern Border Regional Commission.
Grant writing services.
Grant tracking, financial systems, and personnel policy development.
Consulting support focused on program infrastructure and organizational capacity.
Organizational support for a volunteer-driven statewide network through the process of hiring its first executive staff, including governance framework development and board and staff role clarification.
Grant writing services.
Program development for an Abenaki family support program.
Approved vendor providing project assessments, risk assessments, capital campaign support, strategic plans, feasibility studies, and grant planning for emerging and growing childcare facilities across Vermont.
If this is the kind of work your organization needs, we'd like to hear from you. Tell us a little about your organization and what's going on; a sentence or two is enough to start, and we'll take it from there. We respond within one business day.