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Full-service grant consulting and writing firm.

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® is a full-service, done-for-you grant consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Founded in 2016 by Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC, we help colleges and universities, local government agencies, and large nonprofits (budgets $3M+) think strategically and ink competitive proposals that win.

  • Min project size
    $5,000+
  • Hourly rate
    Undisclosed
  • Employees
    10 - 49
  • Locations
    Atlanta, GA
  • Year founded
    Founded 2016

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Shavonn Richardson
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  • Atlanta , GA

Service Lines
Business Consulting
50%
Content Writing Services
50%
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Business Consulting Focus
Strategy Development Consulting
100%
Content Writing Services Focus
Grant Writing
100%
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Clients
Midmarket ($10M - $1B)
65%
Enterprise (>$1B)
25%
Small Business (<$10M)
10%

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Our Story

Shavonn Richardson founded Think and Ink Grant Consulting® after seeing the same problem from both sides of the funding table — great organizations losing grants not because their work wasn't worthy, but because their strategy wasn't strong enough. Since 2016, her firm has helped colleges, local government, and large nonprofits think strategically and ink winning proposals. $625M+ deployed in communities nationwide. 78% win rate. The game is strategy.

Meet the Team

Shavonn Richardson

Shavonn RichardsonFounder and CEO

Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC, has 20+ years of experience as a former grantmaker, nonprofit leader, and active federal grants reviewer — giving her a rare, inside view of what funders actually fund. She launched Think and Ink Grants in 2016.

What Sets Us Apart

We know how funders think

Our founder is a former grantmaker and active federal grant reviewer. That inside-the-room perspective shapes every proposal we craft, giving clients an advantage most firms simply can't offer.

Full-cycle support, not just proposal writing

From funder research and strategy through post-award compliance and reporting, we manage the entire grant lifecycle — so your team can stay focused on the mission.

Results you can verify

$625M+ deployed in communities nationwide. 78% average win rate. Over 95% of our business earned through referrals. Our track record isn't a marketing claim — it's a pattern built over 22+ years of disciplined, strategy-first grant consulting.

Quick Facts

10 years in business

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Zoom
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Google Drive
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Commonly Asked Questions

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® is actively seeking engagements with colleges and universities, local government agencies, and large nonprofits with organizational budgets of $3M or more. We are particularly interested in projects that involve federal grant strategy and proposal development — including U.S. Department of Education programs (Title III, Title V, CCAMPIS), U.S. Department of Justice, HHS, HUD, DOL, NSF, and SBA opportunities. We also welcome foundation and corporate grant engagements where organizations need a strategic partner, not just a writer. Our team thrives on complex, multi-funder environments — organizations managing several grant streams simultaneously who need experienced support across research, writing, compliance, and reporting. We are especially drawn to work advancing health equity, education access, workforce development, and economic opportunity for women, children, and underserved communities. If your mission touches these areas, we want to be in your corner. We are not the right fit for small nonprofits under $3M, individual grant seekers, or single-proposal engagements without a longer-term strategy component. If you are ready to approach funding with precision and strategy, we are ready to be your partner. Schedule a complimentary consultation at thinkandinkgrants.com.

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® maintains a 78% average win rate across federal, state, and foundation grants — significantly above the industry average for competitive grant programs. To date, our firm has helped clients secure $625M+ deployed in communities nationwide across 14 federal agencies and 50+ foundation and corporate funders. Our clients include colleges and universities, local government agencies, and large nonprofits whose work advances health, education, and economic opportunity. Beyond win rate, we measure success by the quality and sustainability of our clients' funding relationships. We don't chase one-time wins — we build grant-seeking strategies designed to generate consistent, long-term funding that grows with our clients' missions. It is also worth noting that over 95% of our business comes from referrals. That number reflects something a win rate alone cannot capture — the trust our clients place in us and the results we consistently deliver over time. We are a Certified B Corporation, meaning our accountability extends beyond the contract. We are legally committed to the impact of the clients we serve. For a full view of our track record, visit thinkandinkgrants.com/trackrecord.

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® intentionally limits the number of clients we serve at any given time. This is a deliberate business decision — not a capacity constraint. Grant consulting done well is not a volume business. Every client engagement requires deep strategic investment, funder-specific research, and proposal development built from the ground up. We do not recycle templates or assign junior staff to senior accounts. Every client receives the full weight of our team's expertise. As a result, we maintain a selective client roster and open a limited number of new client slots each year. When we take on a new engagement, we are fully committed to it — and our 78% average win rate and $625M+ deployed in communities nationwide reflect what that commitment produces. We are intentional about who we partner with. Our clients are organizations whose missions align with our core focus areas — health, education, workforce development, and economic opportunity — and who are ready to approach funding with strategy and discipline. If you are considering working with Think and Ink Grant Consulting®, we encourage you to schedule a consultation early. Availability is limited, and new client slots fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Schedule your complimentary consultation at thinkandinkgrants.com. **Character count: 1,197 / 2,000.** Want any adjustments?

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® operates as a seamless extension of our clients' teams — not as an outside vendor dropping in to write a proposal and disappear. From day one, we embed ourselves in our clients' work. We learn their mission, their programs, their data, and their organizational voice. We attend internal meetings, align with program staff, and build relationships with the people doing the work on the ground. When funders read our proposals, they read something that sounds like the organization — because it is. Our collaboration is structured around our proprietary Think.Ink.FUND.® framework, which guides every engagement across three stages. In the THINK stage, we assess the organization's current funding landscape, identify gaps, and build a tailored grant-seeking strategy. In the INK stage, we develop and submit competitive, rubric-driven proposals. In the FUND stage, we support post-award compliance, reporting, and funder stewardship to sustain and grow the funding relationship. We also welcome engagements where an organization already has an internal grant writing team. In those cases, we step in as a strategic partner and capacity resource — providing research support, proposal review, quality assurance, and writing assistance without displacing existing staff. Whether we are your entire grant function or a complement to your existing team, our goal is always the same: to help your organization secure the funding your mission deserves.

Every Think and Ink Grant Consulting® engagement begins with a structured onboarding process designed to set our clients up for long-term funding success — not just a single proposal win. Before we write a single word, we conduct our proprietary E.P.I.C. Assessment — a four-point strategic evaluation that examines your organization's current grant-seeking posture across four dimensions: Eligibility, Positioning, Infrastructure, and Capacity. This assessment gives us — and you — a clear picture of where your organization stands, where the gaps are, and what a winning grant strategy looks like for your specific mission and goals. From there, we build a customized grant-seeking roadmap aligned to your funding priorities, program areas, and organizational timeline. We identify the right funders, the right opportunities, and the right sequencing to maximize your chances of success. Most of our clients engage us on a 12-month retainer basis. This structure is intentional. Grant seeking is not a one-time transaction — it is a relationship-driven, strategy-first discipline that compounds over time. A 12-month engagement allows us to fully embed in your work, build funder relationships on your behalf, manage the full grant lifecycle, and deliver the kind of sustained results our track record reflects. We move quickly but never carelessly. Every new client engagement is treated with the full weight of our team's expertise from day one. **Character count: 1,344 / 2,000.** Want any adjustments?

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309 East Paces Ferry Road NE STE 400 Atlanta, GA, United States 30305

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