Michelle Ferguson is a Project Manager for California Consulting. Her grant writing expertise is built upon more than 20 years of writing and editing experience, primarily in journalism and with Colorado’s nonprofit sector. Throughout her career in grant writing and management, Michelle has raised nearly $9 million to benefit a wide spectrum of societal causes ranging from improved student literacy levels to increasing equitable outcomes in healthcare for those uninsured/underinsured. Michelle is truly thrilled and delighted to bring her diverse set of skills to California Consulting, particularly with:

● Functioning as lead liaison and managing client portfolios, thereby incorporating any changes or edits communicated by clients in order to effectively bring their interests and goals to the forefront.

● Anticipating upcoming client needs through maintained, regular interaction that is always positive, respectful, and sensitive to partnering organizations’ respective points of view.

● Exercising model stewardship from start to finish during the entire grant writing process, and facilitating best practices to strengthen client/donor relationships alike.

● Taking the most appropriate and measurable course of action, demonstrating a willingness to embrace responsible risk-taking while frequently staying on top of trends that could affect client initiatives.

● Brainstorming innovative ideas and concepts that are not only informed by the current funding landscape but ultimately serve to swap out culturally-irrelevant strategies for more developed approaches that place a greater emphasis on advancing capacity building and community engagement.

Whether corporate, foundation or first-time funders, Michelle excels at cultivating partnerships with private and public sources to spearhead impactful change that is further bolstered by the power of community. What especially excites Michelle about joining the California Consulting team is having the opportunity to catalyze real change that’s both tangible and meaningful—sparking much-needed dialogue in ways that are braver, bolder, and provide new alternatives for “walking the walk.”