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Our Clients

Unity Center

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The mission at Unity Center is to build healthy and resilient communities by working collaboratively with families to solve the problems facing our most vulnerable youth. Unity Center does this by providing tools that lead to resiliency, the creation of social capital and self-sufficiency. Unity Center serves all youth, but focuses on the Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) youth in Clark County offering 1:1 mentoring, camps, afterschool programs and mental health programming.

Services provided to
Unity Center:

Strategic fundraising plan 

Grant writing 

Grant and contract compliance, planning and management

Communication, messaging and brand development

Budget creation

Black Men’s Wellness

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Black Men’s Wellness (BMW) empowers Black men and youth to live healthier lives by creating affirming spaces that promote mental, physical, social, and economic wellness through healing-centered engagement. They empower Black men and boys to define wellness on their own terms and provide access to the tools needed to thrive.

Services provided to
Black Men’s Wellness:

Grant writing 

Fundraising strategy

Budget creation

Fosterful

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We provide trauma-informed, personalized support to foster children and caregivers, creating stability and belonging through meaningful connections and vital resources.

Services provided to Fosterful:

Grant writing

Elevate Oregon

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Elevate Oregon uses a unique classroom-based mentoring model to build relationships with youth to promote education, self-reliance and achievement in Oregon and SW Washington.

Services provided to
Elevate Oregon:

Program management system implementation and conversion

Leadership coaching

Strategic fundraising plan development 

Fund diversification

Special events consultation

The Collaborative

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The Collaborative is a statewide social impact organization that brings together education and healthcare partners to build and sustain transformative cross-sector initiatives that improve the well-being of Oregon’s youth from conception through grade 12.

Services provided to
The Collaborative:

Communication, messaging and brand development

Fundraising  strategic plan

Testimonials

  • I worked with Groundwork Consulting for over four years as my nonprofit organization embarked on a major expansion. Kara’s concrete style of coaching made a major difference in my approach to fundraising, especially in individual and corporate asks. She brings deep experience in Development work, a supportive and action-oriented style, and incredible listening skills to each session.

    —Kristen, Elevate Oregon

  • We have been working with Groundwork Consulting for over five years. Kara has been instrumental in telling our story. She created a sustainable fundraising strategy and has helped grow our revenue exponentially. She sees the impact of our work and the vision we have for the future and can articulate it in a way that resonates with funders. We are so grateful for the incredible work Groundwork has done for our organization and the youth we serve.

    —Debora, Unity Center

  • Kara helped me identify obtainable goals and gave me the tools to achieve them. The sessions served as an accountability framework, and her down-to-earth nature made it an absolute treat to work with her. Kara also facilitated the implementation of a program management systems and consulted for our annual fundraiser. I feel fortunate to have worked with Groundwork and I know that our organization has had measurable gains because of it.

    —Kristen, Elevate Oregon

  • Groundwork helped build our organization from the ground up—literally! They helped with our branding and communication strategy, they created our website and implemented our donor management system. They created a fundraising strategy and content for grants that was critical for development. Groundwork was foundational for our organization and walked us through moving our organization from a startup to a fully operational organization. We are so grateful for Groundwork!

    —M