"My organization, which provides college scholarships to Black male high school graduates, hired Shanda to help us identify funders to support the variety of services we offer, including mentoring programs, internships and professional development training. We were new to grant writing and she was fantastic at helping us sharpen our narrative to make a compelling case to funders and partners. She is an invaluable thought partner and the return on investment has been huge. Over the course of our engagement, we talk every week. She is a strategic thinker, clear communicator, detailed-oriented and results-driven. We were so impressed that we hired her to also lead and facilitate our strategic planning process and assist in the development and execution of our Action Teams. She really embeds herself in her projects and is as fluent about our work as we are. That is real partnership that produces real results."