About Saltzberg Consulting

What Our Clients Say...

Saltzberg Consulting helps us meet our budget every year. – Atman Smith, Co-Founder of Holistic Life Foundation
 
Elise will steer you in the right direction! – Tricia Rubacky, Former Vice President for Development at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
 
Elise Saltzberg is a consummate, detail oriented, thoughtful and professional fundraising partner. – Liz Glenn, President of the Board, Bethel Empowerment and Wellness Center

Elise Saltzberg - Founder

Elise has more than 30 years of professional experience in fundraising. She has worked exclusively as a Resource Development Consultant since 2000, with dozens of local, state, and national level clients.


Elise specializes in grant-seeking, and has written hundreds of grant proposals that were successfully funded. In addition to crafting winning proposals, Elise conducts fundraising and grant seeking trainings for nonprofit organizations such as Maryland Nonprofits and AFP-Maryland. Her areas of expertise also include strategic fundraising planning, public and private foundation fundraising, government grants, corporate partnerships, annual campaigns, and major gifts.


Since 2014, her clients’ ROI (return-on-investment) has averaged more than 19:1 – meaning that, on average, clients have earned more than $19 for every dollar spent on Elise’s services. To put this in perspective, on average, ROI for Saltzberg Consulting clients is almost 5 times the industry average of 4:1. 


Elise holds an MA in Psychology from Ball State University and a BA in Psychology from Stony Brook University. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).


Elise is a member of the following organizations:


Association of Fundraising Professionals

Grant Professionals Association

Maryland Nonprofits

APRA-Maryland

Freelancers Union

 

And holds the following volunteer positions:

 

Maryland Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism – Peer Reviewer

Chevrei Tzedek Congregation – Finance and Fundraising Committee Co-Chair

Park School of Baltimore –  Annual Fund Committee

Krieger Schechter Day School – Development Committee

Unfunded List - Grant Evaluator

Jews United for Justice – Development Committee

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore - Annual Campaign Committee, Life & Legacy Ambassador

 

 View Elise’s LinkedIn profile.
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Ayala R. Hecht

Ayala provides nonprofit, corporate, and government clients with a versatile range of writing, editing, and strategic services, with a focus on nonprofit groups, urban revitalization, and communications. She specializes in grant-writing and city, state, and federal Requests for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications. Her work combines compelling advocacy with mastery of information, technical data, and issues – presented in plain English.


Ayala holds a JD from New York University School of Law and a BA in The Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University.


View Ayala’s LinkedIn profile.

Monica McCann

Monica has contributed to numerous grant proposals and has experience writing on various public health topics and populations including adolescent health, veterans health, long term care, HIV/AIDS, youth violence prevention, health care access and financing, minority health and health disparities, community and economic development, cultural competency, and international health. 


Monica is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles with an MPH degree in Health Policy and Management and a MA in African Studies. Monica received a BA in International and Comparative Studies from the University of Miami.

Linda Catling

Linda has more than 30 years experience writing and editing for nonprofits and socially responsible businesses. With experience in both marketing and fundraising, she’s contributed to a wide variety of web and print communications on topics that include environmental issues, the arts, business, education, and social welfare. A long-time meditator, she brings clarity and warmth to all her projects. 


Linda holds a BA in English from the University of Vermont.

Dawn Edwards

Dawn is the part-time Manager for Grants and Stewardship for Junior Achievement of Central Maryland. In this role she writes and coordinates the submission of 70+ grants to foundations, corporations, and government sources while stewarding the activities for 50+ donors. 


She has 20+ years of experience working with diversified fundraising programs at national and state-based nonprofit organizations including as the Managing Director of Development for Maryland Nonprofits and the Director of Development for BoardSource. 


Ms. Edwards received her MPA from the University of Delaware and her BA from Mount Saint Mary’s University.

La’Twan Roddey

La’Twan Roddey is a grant professional passionate about supporting nonprofits that serve marginalized communities. During her time as a grant writer, she has partnered with nonprofits to provide a variety of programming in areas such as education, workforce development, youth development and healthcare. With a background in grants management, strategic planning, and program coordination, she has a well-rounded perspective on the full grants process centered on the belief that nonprofits are only as strong as their strategies. 


Ms. Roddey has an MBA from the University of West Georgia and enjoys reading and writing poetry in her free time.


 
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