At Transform Consulting Group, we see many organizations launch services and programs in response to an obvious need in the community or a gap to address. Your organization is getting into your work, because you have a passion for a cause. Too often nonprofits spend...
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Looking for Grants? Learn About Funders with Foundation Directory Online!
Whether you’re a seasoned grant writer or just starting out, finding possible grant opportunities can be challenging. In today’s information age, the internet is an incredible resource to find information on potential funders. However, not all funders who award grants...
Marketing 101: 5 Tips to Build Your Brand
Introducing our Marketing 101 blog series, which aims to equip your organization with essential tools to establish a strong brand identity in the community. It doesn’t matter how great your programs are or the incredible services you offer if no one knows about your...
Why Are Financial Goals Important?
Your organization probably has a mission statement and strategies in place for achieving your program goals, but do you also have concrete financial goals? Whether you administer a nonprofit, faith-based organization, or a small business, you have to think about the...
Why You Should Consider Implementing STEM Curriculum
It’s all the buzz right now, so what is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It’s an approach to education that’s designed to revolutionize the typical teaching of subjects like math and science by incorporating...
Research Spotlight: Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs
At Transform Consulting Group, we make it a priority to stay current with the latest research and trends across our clients' sectors. For example, we wrote in a previous blog about a new practice where programs are using a two-generational approach, which looks to...
3 Tips to Scale Up Your Social Program
Social programs are often developed to address service-gaps within communities. As the program evolves and retains strong outcomes over time, organizations may look for ways to expand the services. The Wallace Foundation recently produced a report called Strategies to...
How to use 990 tax forms for grant writing?
Writing grants can be a long, arduous process. In this past blog, we talked about five steps for grant writing. Once you have identified possible funders who share alignment with your organization’s mission and goals, you want to gather more information to make a...
Shared Services: How Can Your Organization Maximize Impact While Minimizing Costs?
Many organizations struggle to secure enough funding to have the maximum impact on the goals aligned to their mission. In addition to seeking new funding to support your organization’s goals, you can examine your current expenses to find ways of reducing costs in...
Is it Time to Redesign Your Program?
Organizations - public and private - go through different stages of development. During this life cycle, it is not uncommon for an organization to update or modify their programs and services. At the same time, however, some organizations can be stagnant and need to...