Services

At 1892 consulting, we help you invest in the best grants management practices so you have more time to focus on your grantmaking and grantees.

We help your foundation get smarter about grants management. Our consultants will lead your foundation through policy, process, and technology changes aimed to:

  • alleviate the pressures of inefficient, time-consuming, or routine tasks;

  • improve the grantee partner and applicant experience; and,

  • position grants management as a cornerstone of your foundation’s work.

Our assessment and recommendations will draw from Trust-Based Philanthropy practices that are aimed at promoting racial equity through grantmaking. We will also integrate ideas from the Open Road Alliance Risk Management approach, the Equity Footprint, designed by Frontline Solutions, and The Choir Book from Justice Funders.

We do not bring a set formula or immediate answers to our clients. Instead, we work collaboratively with your staff to understand your unique context; we tailor our approach to best meet your needs. We get to the roots of your organization’s challenges and seek out the solutions that most holistically address them. We value operational effectiveness, efficiency, and learning, and communicate clearly at every step.

More than anything, we want to see your organization, team, and grantees succeed. Our work guides deeper behavioral shifts rooted in a stronger understanding of good grantmaking practices and system optimization.

Each foundation is unique, and we will work with you to find the right combination of services to address your specific needs.

Advisory Services

Let us be your thought partner and sounding board to think through ideas and recommendations, keeping in mind others’ experiences.

STRATEGIC GRANTS MANAGEMENT

Grants management is a cornerstone and heart center of foundations. Our team will make recommendations on departmental responsibilities and roles to ensure your grants management is set up for success to best support your grantees and foundation staff.

System and Process Design & Optimization

We will translate your plan into practice. Our goal is a smooth implementation that gets both the big picture flows and minutia right.

TRANSITION

For shifts to stick, this is crucial. Through hands-on testing and custom training, we will promote continued engagement and adoption of new practices and systems.

AUGMENTED GRANTS Management staffinG

Our expert and knowledgeable grants management professionals will augment your grants management function during staffing transitions or to support incremental grantmaking work.

Ready to chat? We’d love to learn more about you and your needs.