OUR APPROACH
At Essence Consulting Collaborative (ECC), we go beyond advising — we become an extension of your team, working alongside you to implement lasting, meaningful change. As a women-owned, queer-owned, and minority-owned collective of seasoned nonprofit professionals, we believe every organization deserves access to the best practices, strategies, and resources needed to thrive. With a holistic and innovation-driven approach, we strengthen organizations at every level, breaking down silos, building synergy, and creating sustainable impact that empowers communities.
Empowering Nonprofit Leaders to Build Stronger, Smarter Organizations
Through our work with Essence, we’ve strengthened our operations, enhanced our monitoring and evaluation practices, and advanced our strategic development…
Working with Essence Consulting Collaborative has truly transformed our organization. When we first partnered with Essence, we were seeking support with grant writing and identifying new funding opportunities. Since then, our collaboration has grown and evolved in ways that have meaningfully expanded our team’s capacity and skill set.
Through our work with Essence, we’ve strengthened our operations, enhanced our monitoring and evaluation practices, and advanced our strategic development—all of which have positioned ICDI to become a stronger service provider and secure more sustainable funding. From policy creation and procurement to grant management and strategic planning, Essence’s seasoned professionals worked closely with our staff, offering hands-on, customized support that directly addressed our areas for growth.
The professionals at Essence are responsive, thoughtful, and grounded in a deep understanding and lived experience of nonprofit challenges. As a result of our collaboration with Essence Consulting, we are now delivering higher-quality services to our clients—with the tools, resources, and confidence we need to make a lasting impact in the lives of the immigrant and refugee communities we serve.Any nonprofit looking for clarity, capacity-building, and long-term sustainability will benefit tremendously from working with Essence.
— Colin McCormick, Director of Programs, Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants (ICDI)
We offer flexible pricing models to meet nonprofits where they are.
Equitable Pricing for Nonprofits
At Essence Consulting Collaborative, we prioritize equity in our business practices. We use a sliding scale pricing model, allowing us to offer high-quality services at fair and accessible rates to a diverse range of clients.