Welcome to The Kester Group,
formerly Thomas-Forbes & Kester, LLC. The Kester Group provides a full range of grants services for non-profits, faith-based organizations, higher education and municipalities/counties. Not sure where to find funding sources? Don’t have enough time to write the applications? Turn to us.
Our services include:
- Customized research to find the best funding matches for your organization
- Grant proposal preparation
- Grants training
- Conference speaking
Click on the clients link to see a sampling of successfully funded proposals.
Check out our services, learn about us, or sign up for our free monthly newsletter with grantseeking tips and articles. Then feel free to contact us when you are ready to expand your organization's ability to seek and obtain grants!
From Our Blog
During a fantastic Chronicle of Philanthropy webinar, a foundation program officer shared invaluable insider information for grant seekers.
Since she had been a grant seeker before becoming a grant maker, she feels our pain!
We recount the highlights here.
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Ahhh. It's so nice when it happens. A board that gets it.
I had the privilege today of spending time with a non-profit board in my community to talk to them about grants.
They asked smart questions. They had reasonable expectations. They knew they aren't a fit for some funders.
Find out more, and share with us -- What do you wish nonprofit boards understood about grants?
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