Services
Birdsign Consulting specializes in assisting organizations and businesses who have limited capacity in two main areas:
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Designing and implementing Farmers Market & Food Systems projects and
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Growing financial sustainability through Grant Writing
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As a Birdsign Client, you will receive customized professional services and competitive contracting rates. Social justice and community building will be centered in any of the work that we do together.
Staff have expertise in food systems, sustainable agriculture, education, and non profit program development. We have over 25 years of experience:
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​Developing programming details and timelines
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Holding listening sessions with stakeholders
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Creating curriculum and training community members
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Making connections with potential partners
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Evaluating programs
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Facilitating meetings
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Tracking data and reporting on outcomes
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We invite you to learn more about how our knowledgeable staff can help you to actualize your mission.
Farmers Markets &
Food System Projects
When you work with the Birdsign team, you will be leveraging our extensive experience creating positive change in the food system. We will help you to fill in the gaps, build capacity, establish connections, and implement changes that nurture community.
Services you might request include:
- Subject matter expertise- to ensure everyone has access to locally grown fruits and vegetables.
- Technical assistance- for Food Access programs like SNAP, fruit and vegetable incentives, and the WIC/Senior Farmers Market Nutrition program.
- Facilitation- group meetings, listening sessions, focus groups, interviews
- Community Building and Network Weaving
- Farm and fisher vendor inspections
- Rapid market assessments
- Curriculum and Program Development
At Birdsign, we value food systems work that includes:
- Equitable access to local, nutritious food
- Culturally relevant foods and programming
- Sustainable food and farming
- Fostering deeper connections to food, the land and nature
Grant Writing
​When you collaborate with the Birdsign team you will learn about opportunities to apply for federal, state, county, city, foundation and tribal funding. Services you might request include:
- A Private Foundation Grant Landscape- research tailored to your funding needs. ​​
- Fundraising Strategy- a plan and visual timeline for you to utilize during the duration of our contract.
- Research- details to create your programming and budget.
- Program Narrative & Budget Template Development- stories about your programming and initiatives tailored to share with prospective funders.
- Grant Applications- preparation and submission of application materials and letters of interest on deadline.
- Editing- the refining and enhancement of your grant application materials.
Past clients share they most value our ability to:
Provide grant writing services that were thorough, well researched, and clearly aligned with both our mission and funder priorities.