Partnering with Nonprofits to Build Strong Foundations for Long-Term Funding
25%
of nonprofits identified development & fundraising positions as vacant
88%
of all nonprofits in the U.S. operate with an annual budget of less than $500,000
81%
of nonprofits receive funding from private foundations
97%
of nonprofits have budgets of less than $5 million annually
Leaders often need more robust systems, strategy, and grant readiness to secure funding and grow their long-term impact.
We partner with impact focused nonprofit organizations, with budgets under $5M, to advance their work through strong, well-organized, and effective grant fundraising programs.
Heart for the Community has worked with
Kia Chatmon's heart is for helping nonprofits build sustainability.
With her comes 30+ years in the nonprofit sector and 20+ years in fundraising.
She started Heart for the Community Consulting to help nonprofit leaders move from overwhelmed, exhausted, and constantly reacting to feeling organized, supported, and confident through grant fundraising systems that reduce stress and grow impact.
Kia Chatmon
Founder, HFTCC
Partner With Us To Become Strong, Fundable and Sustainable
We partner with impact focused nonprofit organizations, with budgets under $5M, to advance their work through strong, well-organized, and effective grant fundraising programs.
Is Your Organization Grant Ready?
Take our Grant Readiness Quiz to uncover gaps in your strategy, systems, and fundraising so you can strengthen your operations, successfully compete for grants, and build sustainability.
Review how ready your organization is for grants
Identify gaps in your finances, leadership, and programs
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Partner With Us To Become Strong, Fundable and Sustainable
We help overwhelmed nonprofit leaders organize their story, build their operations, and successfully pursue grant funding aligned with their mission.
Kia Chatmon's heart is for helping nonprofits build sustainability.
With her comes 30+ years in the nonprofit sector and 20+ years in fundraising.
She started Heart for the Community Consulting to help nonprofit leaders move from overwhelmed, exhausted, and constantly reacting to feeling organized, supported, and confident through grant fundraising systems that reduce stress and grow impact.
Kia Chatmon's heart is for helping nonprofits build sustainability. With her comes 30+ years in the nonprofit sector and 20+ years in fundraising. She started Heart for the Community Consulting to help nonprofit leaders move from overwhelmed, exhausted, and constantly reacting to feeling organized, supported, and confident through grant fundraising systems that reduce stress and grow impact.
Kia Chatmon
Founder, HFTCC
Is Your Organization Grant Ready?
Take our Grant Readiness Quiz to uncover gaps in your strategy, systems, and fundraising so you can strengthen your operations, successfully compete for grants, and build sustainability.
Review how ready your organization is for grants
Identify gaps in your finances, leadership, and programs
By taking this quiz, you acknowledge our Privacy Policy and consent to receive marketing communications.
Blog Post
The Psychology of Framing: Why Your Words Are Literally Shaping Your Donors’ Brains
As Trabian Shorters, founder of BMe Community and the originator of asset framing, puts it: if your mission statement frames your organization as the hero, you’ve left a logical hole and your audience’s brain will automatically cast your beneficiaries as the villain. That’s not a failure of values. It’s a wiring issue. And you can interrupt it.
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From Goals to Growth: Building the Right Fundraising Channels for 2026
It is important to approach your fundraising with a focus on sustainability, trust, and long-term impact. When your fundraising channels are clearly defined and intentionally managed, you move from reactive fundraising to strategic growth.
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Kia Chatmon's heart is for helping nonprofits build sustainability.
With her comes 30+ years in the nonprofit sector and 20+ years in fundraising.
She started Heart for the Community Consulting to help nonprofit leaders move from overwhelmed, exhausted, and constantly reacting to feeling organized, supported, and confident through grant fundraising systems that reduce stress and grow impact.
Kia Chatmon
Founder, HFTCC
For nonprofit leaders carrying big missions with limited capacity.
We support overwhelmed nonprofit leaders who need trusted guidance, structure, and fundraising support.
We work with impact-focused nonprofit leaders who are juggling programs, people, and fundraising responsibilities, helping them feel more organized, supported, and confident as they build sustainable funding systems for their work.
Helping nonprofit leaders create meaningful, lasting community change.
When leaders feel supported and funded, their communities are better able to heal, grow, and thrive.
By helping nonprofit leaders move from reactive and exhausted to organized and hopeful, we help create space for deeper community impact, stronger programs, and the kind of transformational work that changes lives for generations.
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Helping Nonprofit Leaders Strengthen Grant Readiness, Sustainability, & Impact
Leaders of small nonprofit organizations are often overwhelmed by their fundraising responsibilities. Heart for the Community helps leaders secure sustainable grant funding and deepen their community impact.
Practical Support for Stronger Grant Fundraising
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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.”
Raisa Martinez, Regional Director, David Lynch Foundation, The Meditation Center @THEARC Washington, DC
"I highly recommend Kia Chatmon and Heart for the Community [Consulting] to any nonprofit seeking to enhance its grant writing capabilities."
Megan Carras
Chief Development & Communications Officer, Washington Area Community Investment Fund
"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 Center