The future of fundraising is looking brighter.

Tailored Grants Consulting at The Sharper Group

We're helping nonprofits of all sizes, missions, and operating budgets meet and exceed their fundraising goals.

Feasibility and Prospect Research

Understand the landscape and potential available

- Landscape analysis across multiple streams
- Grant readiness assessment
- Prospect research
- Strategic development planning

Fully Managed Grants Programs

Reach your goals faster with year-round grants support

- Full grants system implementation
- Master language and talking points
- Prospect research and calendar development
- Ongoing proposal and report management

Grants Kit Development

Support your in-house team in getting started with grants

- Organizational alignment and grant-ready strategy
- Prospect research
- Master language and talking points
- Sample proposals to work from

More Than Commas

A lot has changed in fundraising, but the elements of a well-articulated argument haven’t. In fact, they haven’t changed much since the art of rhetoric was invented around 600 B.C.E. The truth is, comma placement won’t make or break your grant proposals—but your argument will.

I’m Stephanie Harper, founder and principal of The Sharper Group. Our team brings to bear more than 100 years of experience in both building new grantseeking programs and finding fresh legs for existing ones. Today, my team wins over $15 million annually in funding for nonprofits with amazing missions.

Fundraising is a crowded field right now, and the stakes have probably never felt higher. If your corporate and foundation grantseeking program isn’t serving you well, we can help you find out why. A strong first impression (or second, or third) can make all the difference in building reliable funding partnerships. This year, everything counts.

From Clients

“The Sharper Group been absolutely indispensable to our efforts. Their research positioned us to immediately begin fruitful conversations and build relationships with major funders to support national expansion in the strongest possible way. The best team for the job, period.”

Sharon Roberson-Evans, VP of National Development (former), Momentum Advisory Co.

"Stephanie and her team have transformed our grant process. Foundations have actually been reaching out to let us know how clear, concise and impactful our grants have been this past year. Stephanie not only helped us meet our grants goal last year, but has expertly guided us through the changing grant process these last few months due to COVID."

Abby Hoak-Morton, Executive Director of Corporate Relations and Development, Cristo Rey Dallas

"The Sharper Group is a gem! Stephanie and her team understand their clients’ needs and go above and beyond every time. Their attention to detail and turnaround time is impeccable, and their quality of work is so superior that you'll wish you could bring them all in house."

Anne Davies, Senior Vice President of Development, Texas 2036