Case Studies

Get to know a few of our clients and learn what their partnership with Elevate has done for them.

First Up

First Up is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that provides professional development, coaching, and advocacy on behalf of early childhood educators.

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Center for Caregiver Advancement

The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) builds the workforce of highly trained professional caregivers, including both home care workers and those who provide skilled care in a nursing home setting.

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Latino Community Foundation

The California-based Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is building a movement of civically engaged philanthropic leaders, investing in and supporting Latino-led organizations, and mobilizing political participation of Latinos in the state.

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PFLAG

PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Founded 50 years ago by a mother and her gay son, PFLAG’s network of hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members and supporters are helping create an equitable and inclusive world where every LGBTQ+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved.

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Friends of Guest House

Friends of Guest House helps women successfully reenter the community from incarceration. Since it’s founding in 1974, Guest House has helped more than 5,000 women break the vicious cycle of incarceration, reunite with their families, and reintegrate into their communities.

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Latina Institute

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Latina Institute) was founded in 1994 and is the only national reproductive justice organization focused on Latina/x communities.

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Union Station Homeless Services

Union Station hired Elevate to increase their portfolio of private foundation funders, particularly those who would provide General Operating Support, to build their capacity for sustainable growth. 

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JFCS of Greater Philadelphia

With a large and decentralized fundraising department, JFCS was not maximizing its results – or winning as much money as it could. Elevate helped JFCS by building strong grant systems, streamlining processes, submitting many proposals and winning new funding.

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LA Voice

LA Voice is a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that works to transform LA County into one that reflects the dignity of all people. Elevate first partnered with LA Voice in 2019 through a Writing Capacity Project to address a short-term need for grant writing capacity.

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The Theatre Lab

After 20 years of successful programming funded primarily by arts donors, Elevate brought a fresh perspective to The Theatre Lab’s grant program. As a result, it was able to attract funders and win grants in education, youth development, and even public safety.

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Children’s Law Center

Children’s Law Center is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that uses the law to solve the urgent problems confronting the District’s children living in poverty. In its 25+ year history, it has reached more than 50,000 children and families and hundreds of thousands more through city-wide advocacy.

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Remember Niger

Remember Niger came to Elevate with total annual revenues of just under $345,000 and around $11,000 in foundation funding. As a nimble organization employing just one full time and one part time staff member, the Remember Niger team had limited internal capacity to research new funding streams and pursue grants.

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