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Christine E. B. Howard

Buffalo, NY

Since starting E.B. Howard Consulting, in 2013, we have secured well over $60M in non-dilutive funding (e.g., SBIR/STTR funding). We have completed hundreds of proposals and project/program evaluations for our clients, as required by various funding agencies.

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Christine donates to DonorsChoose.org ($29.01)

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Proposal Preparation (Grants)

We can develop elements of the narrative, development & alignment of goals and objectives with program narrative and/or funder expectations, budget justification, and budget in alignment with solicitation requirements.

Evaluation

We design and develop program evaluation plans for clients as they implement federal, state, and privately-funded grant programs. Our evaluation work includes developmental, formative, summative, and return-on-investment (ROI) analysis to understand not just a program’s results, but also the unique elements that led to its successes and challenges.

Over the last several years, E.B. Howard Consulting has evaluated various federal and foundation grants. We capture these accomplishments by adhering to our evaluation philosophy and approach:

Be a partner in transformative evaluation
Balance Rigor and objectivity with utility
Give institutions and staff a “voice” in their evaluation
Strive to understand context as much as content
Create meaningful, clear, useful deliverables

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Looking for funding? Let us develop a highly curated menu to fit your specific funding needs.

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Christine E. B. Howard answered

Why do certain people effortlessly raise large amounts of money to start a business, while other people struggle and wait for years?

They don't. That is a perception that is cultivated like an instagram image. You are only seeing the success. You are not seeing the countless hours of preparation, courting of fundings, and building a company worthy of funding. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of due diligence on the part of the funder to ensure that they are putting funding into something that is "fundable".

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Startup Consulting

Christine E. B. Howard answered

What is the best way to start to monetize a mastermind meetup group?

We tried starting one with our chapter of NAWBO. Everyone seems interested in it, but yet no one is willing to sign up or actually participate in it. As far as pricing goes - we are priced a few hundred dollars cheaper than other groups in the region.

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Mastermind Groups

Joint Ventures

Meetup

Christine E. B. Howard answered

What are the best project management softwares out there?

Just seeing your post now - We use Insightly. It is a little $$$, but it is great as a CRM for lead and opportunity flow and project management and task management. We did use ASANA for a long time. However, it was missing the CRM element that we needed to round out the project management element.

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Project Management

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Christine E. B. Howard answered

What's the best way to get grants for a social enterprise based in Africa?

A couple of things to think about

1) you will have to do some reach into various types of non-dilutive funding. Grants, per say, should be part of the solution, but not the only solution. I would be looking into start-up competitions and corporate sponsorship

2) I would start researching into grant funding through various governments that are willing to fund in your area

3) I would also start looking at various agricultural companies (equipment or chemical), an that are well known in the industry (Ag-Chem Equipment, Alexander & Baldwin, Alico (company), Allen Family Foods, American Tractor Corporation, etc.) to name a few. These companies may having funding in various formats.

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Reviews

We finished early because Christine was very prepared. I look forward to working with her...

Ronnie Hughan Source: Clarity

Member since August 2015