CONSULTING

GAIN FROM EXPERIENCE

Arlene Siller has over 25 years of writing and consulting experience with academia, government, research and nonprofit organizations. Her consulting experience is grounded by a decade of senior management experience with large multi-program government research and nonprofit organizations. She currently teaches the online courses Storytelling Grant Writing and Grant Consultant Blueprint for Grant Yourself Success. 
Ascend NBS provides expert grant fundraising and writing advice to fundraising and development organizations. We pull from our niche experience, industry understanding, and problem solving abilities to offer valuable advice and suggestions for your grant strategy, department and proposals. Organizations seek our consulting services when they want to change something, achieve something, attain something, or become something, and they need help.

• We assess your organization for grant readiness and then compile and implement a detailed plan of action for program and organizational development
• Together, we will set realistic grant fundraising goals and design a roadmap to get there
• Department evaluation for skills and staff to accomplish your goals
• Evaluation and insights on why you may not have received funding in the past and what you can do to improve your proposals to be more competitive 
• Initiate collaborative partnerships to expand your services and impact
• Partner and refer vetted consultants to offer strategic and business planning, board development, executive coaching and training, accounting, web design, video production, major and capital campaigns, individual giving, and marketing and communication services