Plan, grow, and measure your impact.

At ICG, we understand the challenges organizations face in designing impactful programs, raising necessary funds, and conducting effective monitoring and evaluation. That's why we offer a comprehensive suite of services aimed at building our clients' capacity in these vital areas. Our program design services help organizations develop strategic initiatives that align with their mission and effectively address the needs of their target audience. Through our fund development assistance, we provide guidance on diversifying funding streams, crafting compelling grant proposals, and cultivating lasting donor relationships. Additionally, our monitoring and evaluation support enables organizations to measure their impact, identify areas for improvement, and showcase the effectiveness of their work. With our tailored services, we empower organizations to achieve their goals and make a lasting difference in their communities.

OUR SERVICES

Build your capacity to change the world.

Project Design       

Designing a project that both meets the needs of your beneficiaries and fits requirements for your funders is an endless challenge in the impact sector. ICG’s team is masterful at developing comprehensive and inclusive programs using a variety of tested and research-backed methods that are responsive to communities while also winning funds.

    • Facilitation of project and program design sessions

    • Development of logic models and logical frameworks (logframes)

    • Creating of detailed activity and milestone timelines

Effective fundraising can be daunting. ICG’s team of professionals has a breadth of experience in developing fundraising plans and strategies for annual fund development, major gifts programs, and capital campaigns that are bespoke, leveraging your organizations strengths to meet your fundraising goals, objectives, and hit you key performance indicators (KPI).

Fundraising              

    • Fundraising needs assessment

    • Crafting and planning fundraising campaigns, including annual fund, major donor, and capital campaigns

    • Campaign support and execution

    • Strategic event development

Writing a winning proposal is a blend of science and art. From letters of inquiry for foundations to developing federal or international grant submissions, ICG’s team has a breadth of experience in writing successful proposals to a range of funders. Whether you need targeted support for specific overflow projects or full grantwriting services, ICG can help.

Proposal Writing

    • Information-gathering sessions and desk research

    • Developing compelling technical narratives

    • Project and organizational budget development

    • Collection, refinement, or development of attachments and forms

    • Substantive editing, copyediting, and proofreading

The capacity of organizational systems and frameworks will dictate how much growth and fundraising is possible. ICG can help your organization to level up and open the door for growth and new opportunities. Whether its completing strategic planning, building HR processes, facilitating board development or conducting staff trainings, ICG can help.

Capacity Building

    • Grant and fundraising readiness support

    • Board and staff development

    • Targeted team trainings

    • Executive training

    • 1-on-1 and team coaching

MEL                                     

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) is a necessary component for organizations to be able to ensure that they are truly meeting the needs of the communities and individuals they serve as well as providing stellar reporting back to funders — which in turn leads to more funding and a strong relationship. ICG’s skilled MEL experts are excited to be of service.

    • Development of tailored MEL tools

    • Support for MEL system building

    • Team and individual MEL training

    • Funder reporting support

Research is an essential component of successful fund development. Our team is skilled in the desk research that is foundational for fundraising and proposal completion. While some organizations need research completed to identify funding leads others will need data to support needs statements, pitch decks, or annual reports.

Research                          

    • Funding opportunity research

    • Prospect research

    • Competitor and partner research

    • Desk research on technical topics

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The road to growing your impact begins here. Reach out to us and start your journey .