Steele Consulting Services

Strengthening organizations.Expanding influence.Advancing missions.

Proprietary Frameworks

Every engagement incorporates the firm’s proprietary consulting framework:

  • The STEELE Method™
  • The Steele Impact Decision Matrix™

These frameworks provide clients with a structured approach to organizational assessment, strategic decision-making, implementation, and continuous improvement.

Core Services

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Organizational Capacity, Operations & Infrastructure Development

Strengthening organizational systems, infrastructure, and operational excellence to improve organizational effectiveness, increase capacity, and achieve measurable, sustainable results.

Services include:

Organizational Capacity & Operational Excellence
  • Organizational capacity assessment
  • Operational assessments and workflow redesign
  • Development of policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Administrative systems development
  • Program operations management
  • Internal controls and accountability measures
  • Staff onboarding and coaching
  • Partnership development and organizational sustainability planning
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Grant Services: From Concept to Closeout™

Providing comprehensive grant consulting throughout the entire grant lifecycle—from identifying funding opportunities to post-award implementation, compliance, evaluation, and sustainability.

Services include:

Pre-Award Grant Strategy
  • Grant opportunity research
  • Grant readiness assessment
  • Funding diversification strategy
  • Grant proposal writing
  • Letter of Intent development
  • Budget preparation
  • Evaluation framework design
  • Partnership coordination
  • Proposal submission management
Project Implementation Strategic Planning
  • Award acceptance planning
  • Grant implementation support
Post-Award Management & Compliance Services
  • Budget monitoring
  • Compliance management
  • Grant closeout support
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Research, Strategic Analysis, and Writing

Providing nonpartisan, evidence-based policy research and strategic analysis that supports informed decision-making, organizational planning, and public policy development.

Services include:

Research & Writing Collaboration
  • Co-develop research agendas and publication priorities with leadership
  • Collaborate with staff, fellows, partners, and subject matter experts on applied research initiatives
  • Facilitate the development of research questions, conceptual frameworks, and project methodologies
  • Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans
  • Support qualitative and quantitative research synthesis
  • Contribute to policy and program analysis
  • Develop publication timelines and editorial workflows
Editorial & Knowledge Management
  • Establish editorial standards and publication processes
  • Coordinate peer review and technical editing
  • Maintain publication quality and consistency
  • Support dissemination strategies across academic, nonprofit, government, and community audiences
  • Develop publication calendars and content strategies
  • Assist in building research repository and knowledge management systems

Ready to get Started?

  1. Step 1

    Schedule your complimentary Discovery Call. Together, we will identify opportunities, develop strategic solutions, and build the capacity needed to achieve meaningful and sustainable results.

  2. Step 2

    Assessment and recommendations. Dr. Griffin reviews what you shared, looks at where your organization is today, and recommends the services that fit your goals and timeline.

  3. Step 3

    A customized proposal. You receive a proposal built around your priorities, with the scope, deliverables, timeline, and investment spelled out before any work begins.

  4. Step 4

    Implementation. We work alongside your leadership and staff to put the plan in place, whether that is a funding application, new systems and procedures, or a research project.

  5. Step 5

    Evaluation and sustainability. We measure what changed, document what worked, and leave your team with the tools and capacity to keep the results going.

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