Praise for Saltzberg Consulting

When Athletes Serving Athletes was founded, the original board members wanted the best development consultant available. We initiated a search for the top contacts in the Baltimore Region. Elise Saltzberg was chosen because of her experience in the not for profit sector, willingness to understand our vision and mission, professionalism, and attention to detail. It has been over 10 years since Athletes Serving Athletes incorporated and we have had a business relationship with Saltzberg Consulting for 9 of those years. Elise has empowered our organization in more ways than one. Specifically she has been key in her grant writing for Athletes Serving Athletes. We have grown the number of grantors every year, and the amount awarded to Athletes Serving Athletes over the last 9 years. I would recommend her to anyone or any organization that is looking for a top notch development consultant.   — David Slomkowski, Founder and Executive Director of Athletes Serving Athletes 

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Elise Saltzberg is a consummate, detail oriented, thoughtful and professional fundraising partner. As a consultant she brings her passion for nonprofit organizations together with her astute grasp of philanthropic matters across the spectrum, to help achieve our fundraising goals. Pragmatic and practical, she is an invaluable member of the team, often providing guidance and expertise at every juncture. She is knowledgeable and has a keen insight of a tremendous number of funders, including private sector, public sector, and corporate philanthropic organizations. She is more than a consultant - she is an advisor of the highest caliber, and we are so grateful to have her as an integral member of our executive team. — Liz Glenn, President of the Board, Bethel Empowerment and Wellness Center

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I have worked with Elise for over 20 years and I gladly refer new clients to her with the confidence that she will deliver top quality services and help them succeed. Her clients benefit from her well-honed skills as a development planner and proposal writer with her up-to-date knowledge of the foundation community. Elise also helps her clients balance their goals with a “real time reality check” and helps them develop efficient and effective capacity, regardless of the size and experience of the organization. You can trust that Elise knows what she is doing and will steer you in the right direction! — Tricia Rubacky, Former Vice President for Development at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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The Holistic Life Foundation Inc. has an 18 year track record of delivering transformative programs to underserved communities in Baltimore City, Nationwide, and Worldwide. For the first 8 years of our existence, we had to volunteer our time because we would never receive grant awards. The problem was that we would write our proposals ourselves, and write them like English papers, but we could not encapsulate the depth of what we were doing into funder’s language. Thankfully one of our mentors at a local foundation introduced us to Elise Saltzberg and Saltzberg Consulting, and ever since that day, our proposal writing issues were solved. Not only was Saltzberg Consulting able to put our work into funder’s words, they have been able to help us meet our budget yearly, which has doubled every year for the last 8 years. As long as your organization is facilitating transformative initiatives, Saltzberg Consulting is the assistance you need to secure the funds to support your organization’s vision.— Atman Smith, Co-Founder and Director of Development, Holistic Life Foundation

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I first met Elise in 2004 when I was the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. She served as our Development Consultant for years, and collaborated with us on all manner of grant applications, reports, and budgets – government, foundation, and corporate. One of the things I particularly recall about Elise is her dedication to the job; she consistently delivered concrete, on-time, measurable results for the organization. And, because Elise has served as an Executive Director and a Development Director for nonprofits large and small, she knows first-hand the challenges we in the nonprofit community are facing. I highly recommend Elise Saltzberg for any development consulting job.   — Peter V. Berns, Chief Executive Officer of The Arc of the United States

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Professional with integrity is what comes to mind about Elise and her work. As a consulting colleague I value her efficient and pragmatic approach to guiding nonprofits to build their capacity for successful fundraising. Elise will be the first to say if a nonprofit is ready for grant writing or needs to complete some of the fundamentals before grant writing is the right next step. It is always a pleasure to work with Elise because of the depth of her expertise and her commitment to results.   —  Denice R. Hinden, President of Managance Consulting & Coaching

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Elise Saltzberg of Saltzberg Consulting has assisted us with writing federal, state and local grant applications over the past 5 years or more. Elise has proven to be one of the most thorough, timely, highly experienced, and professional consultants, and she pushes us just enough to meet her self-imposed deadlines, as well as the project deadlines outlined in the RFPs. Her flexibility to meet by phone or in person is both convenient and greatly appreciated, and she has always been an extreme asset to each project. She is a master of time management, has thorough knowledge of the subject matter, and always produces the highest quality work. With her assistance, our success rate has been tremendous. If you have the opportunity to work with Saltzberg Consulting on your next project, do not miss the chance. — David Shegan, Director of VSP at LifeBridge Health (retired)