Grant Writing Consultant

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ABOUT US

About

At GrantAlly, we understand the true worth of both time and money – your time and your financial resources. We recognize that the hours you invest in researching and crafting grants for your organization could be better spent making a meaningful impact on the causes you hold close to your heart. In addition to grant writing, we offer tried-and-tested solutions to propel your mission forward through fundraising initiatives and tailored strategies for individual donations. Our unwavering dedication is firmly rooted in your cause and the preservation of your precious time.

Furthermore, by partnering with GrantAlly, you can bypass the expenses and stresses associated with hiring an in-house grant writer. Your vision becomes our mission as we join forces with you to draft and submit grants in support of your cause. Let's begin working diligently behind the scenes to provide the support you need.

Presently, our team is running at maximum capacity, and as a result, we're unable to onboard new clients at this juncture. Nevertheless, we remain enthusiastic about the prospect of contributing through volunteer efforts to assist in the training and guidance of your development team. Our aim is to ensure their success in effectively securing grants for your noble cause. We are hoping to onboard new clients in 2024. Please feel free to contact us at dutta@grantally.com.

OUR TEAM

Lorna has been with GrantAlly since its inception in May 2020. She has been immersed in the nonprofit sector since she was seven years old when her parents worked with private educational institutions in Indiana. Lorna worked at multiple private colleges in Indiana and Ohio after graduation from college while teaching various students voice and piano lessons. She has always enjoyed writing and interacting with people for a good cause. So, she studied grant writing at the University of Cincinnati and is a member of the Grant Professionals Association. She and her husband both work from home. They have two sweet little girls, Priya Grace (3) and Ruchi Faith (1.5). Time outside of work is spent as a family outdoors, making music, cooking and baking, at church, or completing fun art and home improvement projects.

Nate Kennedy joined the GrantAlly Team in 2022. He has over seven years of experience working for non-profit educational institutions. He holds a BA in Intercultural Studies and World Missions (GBSC '15), and received high marks for his academic writing. Nate lives in Spencer, Indiana. He met the love of his life, Diane, in Cincinnati, OH, in 2012, and married her in 2013. Nate and Diane have three wonderful children: James (6), Daniel (4), and Dawnica (1). A guitarist for the past 20 years, Nate is also a professional music instructor with Kennedy Music, which he and Diane started in 2016 to provide private music lessons to students of all ages in NWA. He enjoys reading, playing guitar, and drinking good coffee.

After more than a decade in the nonprofit sector, Amit launched GrantAlly to serve other organizations as an integral grant writing support system. He worked at multiple Cincinnati nonprofits in marketing, development, community engagement, programming, and facility management. Before coming to Cincinnati, he was an international entrepreneur. He is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and continually furthers his education at Purdue. Some of his favorite activities are dates with his wife Lorna, volunteering, creating delicious meals in his home kitchen, spending time with his two daughters, Priya (3) and Ruchi (1.5), and building community at his church.

Diane Kennedy joined the GrantAlly Team in 2023. She competed in essay writing in high school and received high marks for academic writing while working toward completing a BA in Intercultural Studies (GBSC, 2012). Diane was valedictorian of her graduating classes in both high school and college. She studied Grant Writing at the University of Cincinnati and spent five years in the non-profit education sector, with responsibilities in assessment, program management, and communication. She loves the outdoors, creating recipes, and lives in the country with her husband, three children, two dogs, and one cat.