Diversification
A chair with one leg is not secure. We help you to diversify funding so you are no longer dependent upon one foundation.
Sustainability
By helping you to diversify your funding sources, we help you secure long-term sustainability.
Impact
Sustainability ensures that you continue to make the impact you desire.
Our Desire
Heart for the Community Consulting partners with purpose-driven nonprofits with budgets under $5M to build strong, well-organized, and effective grant fundraising programs that fuel long-term impact. We provide this through
- Grant Research
- Proposal Writing
- Grant Strategy Development
Our Principal Consultant
After graduating from Stanford University, Kia returned home to Washington, DC and began her professional career in public service as a member of the Children’s Defense Fund’s (CDF) Black Student Leadership Network (BSLN) and the Freedom School Program. Under the direction of visionary leaders like Marian Wright Edelman, she learned what it truly means to be a ‘servant leader.’
Kia was a member of NYU's Inaugural class of the IGNITE Institute for Women of Color in the Social Sector, and the final class of the Future Executive Directors Fellowship sponsored by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Over the years, she's gained a deeper insight into what makes an effective organization by working with firms focused on capacity building and helping nonprofits to reach their goals.
Today, through Heart for the Community Consulting, LLC, Kia acts as a trusted Advisor to mission-driven organizations; sharing the insights she's gained by serving as a nonprofit resource development specialist, freelance grant writer, researcher and board development consultant.
Incredible Results
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I had a fantastic experience working with Heart for the Community Consulting! Their team is professional, knowledgeable, and truly passionate about making a difference. Kia Chatmon was especially attentive and adaptable to the needs of our work. She was proactive and thought outside the box to help our nonprofit find local funding to sustain our efforts. I highly recommend their services! Although we no longer use their services, products Kia provided are still staples we use in tracking grant opportunities. You will be in good hands!"
- Raisa Martinez, Regional Director, David Lynch Foundation, The Meditation Center @THEARC Washington, DC
“Working with Kia Chatmon and Heart for the Community was a tremendous asset to MHCDO. Kia provided in-depth fundraising research on foundations and corporate donors, and helped us shape a clear, strategic approach to engagement. Her insights were thoughtful, actionable, and tailored to our mission. Kia was a true pleasure to work with—professional, collaborative, and deeply committed to supporting community-based organizations. I would absolutely recommend Heart for the Community to any nonprofit looking to strengthen its fundraising strategy.”
- Babatunde Oloyede, President & CEO, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc.
"Heart for the Community has provided the resources enabling us to adapt, strategize and build. Working with Kia and her team reinforces my constant reminder that we as a community have to forge a place for us that has been constructed for someone else. Simply said, Heart for the Community is an Innovator who understands the changing character of the times.
Given the opportunity I strongly recommend engaging Heart for the Community."
- Craig Kirby, Founder & CEO, Golf. My Future. My Game
"We came to Kia when we were first starting out, and she helped us more than she will ever know. She took the time to really get to know us and made suggestions that we still use today. I would highly recommend this organizations."
- Linda James-Rivera, Founder, Northwest Mutual Aid Collective, Inc.
"Working with Kia Chatmon and Heart for the Community was an asset to Project Pneuma. Kia brought thoughtful, in-depth research on foundations and corporate funders, and helped us refine our core documents while shaping a clearer, more strategic approach to our engagement. Her recommendations were practical, mission-aligned, and easy to implement. Beyond the work itself, Kia was a pleasure to collaborate with—professional, insightful, and genuinely invested in supporting grassroots organizations like ours. I’d gladly recommend Heart for the Community to any nonprofit looking to build stronger fundraising systems and strategy."
Kia updated and reorganized our grant process. She worked closely with the team, managed our expectations, and developed a multi-year plan to help us actualize grants. She regularly met with and kept our busy staff on target. I was especially pleased with how she introduced new opportunities, helped us enact a short-term and long-term plan for success, and educated the team and some board members about the evolving world of grants and trends. Kia and her team are patient, kind, and results-driven. I strongly recommend Kia and Heart for the Community Consulting. As a leader she certainly has the nonprofit community at heart.
-Jimmie Williams, CEO, Washington Literacy Centers
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