OUR SERVICES
End-to-End Grant Management
Grant Writing
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We excel in the creation of compelling, customized proposals aligned with funders' priorities.
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We focus on detailed reviewing and editing to ensure clarity and professionalism.
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We develop persuasive narratives that highlight your organization’s mission, programs, and community impact.
Copywriting for Nonprofits
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We craft mission-aligned content for annual reports, newsletters, websites, and donor communications.
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We will build a brand identity and voice through strategic storytelling.
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We ensure consistency across all written materials to strengthen organizational messaging.
WHY CHOOSE US
10+
Years of Experience
40%
Successful First Time Grants
90%
Successful Repeat Grants
$1.1
Million Raised in Grant Funding
ABOUT US
Empowering Organizations for Grant Success
Like you, we understand having a passion, and a desire to watch that passion grow, to move up from the plateau to the summit. We are here to support you in the many levels and phases of growth on your journey.
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We offer services such as grant writing, copywriting, strategic planning, program development, evaluation, and budgeting. We specialize in helping newer 501(c)3 organizations in obtaining grant funding and in offering established nonprofits and for-profit “mission-driven” organizations the strategies needed to climb higher still. We create a collaborative process, between our team and yours, to map out the best path forward through a variety of services.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
MEET THE TEAM
McKenzie LeTendre, MSW, MPH
Co-founder
McKenzie has over seven years of experience in nonprofit development and fundraising. Most of her experience is specific to the grant process, including grant research, developing proposals, reviewing financial documents, and grant reporting. In her tenure with Allen Consultants, she raised over $590,000 for Colorado based non-profits including Medicine Horse Program, Extended Hands of Hope, Father Woody's Haven of Hope, Big Idea Project, and Miracle Street Gallery to name a few. She has also served on several grant review communities, enhancing her understanding of what foundations and grant makers are looking for in a proposal.
Emily Harkless, MPH
Co-founder
Emily's post graduate coursework is geared towards Non-Profit management and evaluation. Since graduating, she has served on the board of a local non-profit and led their grant writing endeavors starting in 2018, bringing them from a place of receiving 0% grant funding to receiving multiple grants from family foundations, state and government contracts, and in 2021 this nonprofit achieved 30% of their revenue from grants. Emily is passionate about helping small non-profits grow, and in line with her passion she takes on one pro-bono client each year. She currently serves on the board of a non-profit NGO in Honduras.
Heather Kudebeh, BA
Operations Manager
Heather has administrative expertise, has served as a business manager and sub-director at an early childhood education center, as well as a teacher at a non-profit preschool that worked with single parent, low income families transitioning out of homelessness. She currently provides services in virtual business management services. Although Heather enjoys the administrative tasks necessary to help businesses thrive, she is also passionate about working for non-profit organizations. It was this desire to work in the non-profit sector that she came to us, and is an incredible asset to the team with her efficient organizing and communication skills. Heather is being mentored in the role of grant writing as well.
Let’s Discuss Your Grant Strategy
Ready to elevate your grant success? Reach out to Summit Grant Strategies to start the conversation.
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To begin, we offer a free one-hour phone or Zoom consultation with your team.
This is how we learn about each other and determine whether a partnership is a good fit. We set expectations during this consultation and are transparent about our fee structure. We look forward to collaborating with you on your grant initiatives.