Foundations

A few years ago, SHG Advisors worked with a community foundation to launch a new fund. We ensured that an asset & gap analysis was completed, and developed the strategies that would have the most impact to meet the request of the donor. We drafted the Request for Proposals (RFP); coordinated and facilitated pre-bidder meetings; established a grant review and advisory committee; and led the grant award process. We ensured that we developed an evaluation plan to measure outcomes and we facilitated meetings among grantees to provide opportunities to learn together. We also convened other funders in Colorado who were investing in the same focus area to ensure we were complementing each other’s efforts. We helped over 17,000 people in Colorado access critical services so that they could thrive in their communities.

We have worked with many foundations, including The Colorado Health Foundation, The Denver Foundation, The Anschutz Family Foundation, and the Get Grounded Foundation. Our services have included (1) developing goals, strategies, and tactics that will reflect smart investments and lead to better outcomes; (2) drafting RFPs and developing a process to conduct a thorough review of all applications received; (3) reviewing proposals and meeting with applicants to make recommendations on funding requests; and (4) reviewing final reports to determine if sufficient information had been submitted to meet evaluation criteria.