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"Harvest Grant Consulting has been able to
quickly assimilate complex issues regarding our city and
translate them into excellent grant applications. They
are personable, easy to work with, flexible, and
professional in the execution of their work. Bill Nathan
and his associates have been a pleasure to work with.
Their long experience with public safety agencies at the
state and federal levels have helped to shortcut
normally drawn-out processes." |
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- Arrietta
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Assistant City Manager, City of
Berkeley
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"Bill’s grant narrative convinced the
funder that we know what we are doing and can make the
program work for the students of this community. Kudos
to his gifted presentation of our plan. Kudos to his
gifted ability to understand a vision and present it in
a clear and undisputable fashion." |
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- Joe Trautwein |
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Director of Extended Learning
Programs |
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Pajaro Valley Unified School
District
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has the ability (from a remote location) to assess needs
as described by a client/clients, read and listen to
multiple scenarios and write a proposal that is
accurate, realistic, and fundable. Chris took
information and turned recommendations into action
plans, thus enhancing the sustainability of initiatives,
a quality most funders look for and demand. Chris
has focused on bioterrorism, public health preparedness,
and Homeland Security. He was instrumental in the
City’s 2004 Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)
award.” |
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- Katherine M.
McCormack
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Director of
Emergency Management |
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City of
Hartford, CT
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"I commend the professional assistance
provided me by Bill Nathan in preparing for the grant
awarded to us by HUD for their Fair Housing Initiatives
Program. He was able to take our initial outline and
perfect it for a successful competitive review and
award." |
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- Cammie Davenport
Woodle |
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Fair Housing Coordinator,
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency
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City of Nashville
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"I was impressed with Bill's
professionalism throughout the process, and that his
research provided me with new information about prior
federal awards to our Parks Department. His finished
product was excellent, and the National Park Service
obviously liked it enough to give us the maximum award
of $500,000. That was more than I expected."
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- Leo Harrington |
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Management Analyst, Office of the
City Manager |
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City of Hartford
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"At the Fundraising Day 2003 conference, I
was so impressed with Harvest’s (formerly Catalyst
Funding Group, LLC) workshop about Federal and State
Grantwriting - specifically targeting the right RFPs,
optimizing project partnerships, designing competitive
programs and perfecting proposal budgets - that I had to
find a way we could do business together. The grant
proposal they subsequently wrote for us was magnificent.
You taught me a lot about style, presentation, and
professionalism in submitting a Federal grant proposal.
This community needs your type of skills and
understanding if we are to be successful at securing
Federal and State grants for our county."
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- Dennis Haines |
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Operations Supervisor, Merced
County Office of Education
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"…Not only did Bill create a thorough
strategic analysis of our past applications, but went on
to prepare, and eventually help Berkeley win its first
[and second] Assistance to Firefighters Grants. Both
awards were among the largest of all California
municipalities. Bill was easy to work with, immediately
responsive, and professional in crafting winning
proposals. He was also able to navigate the new e-Grants
application expertly. It has been, and continues to be a
pleasure to work with Bill and his
associates." |
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- Reg Garcia |
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Fire Chief (Retired), City of
Berkeley
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