Name

ThinkSharp! Consulting

Legal name

ThinkSharp! Consulting

Website

https://thinksharpconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montrose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting model providing grant services (management, training, coaching), strategic planning, capital campaign support, and event services to nonprofit organizations. Services are tiered by complexity and scope (Essential, Standard, Premium levels).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ThinkSharp! Consulting is a professional services firm that provides grant services, strategic planning, leadership and board development, capital campaign support, and event services to rural nonprofit organizations across Colorado. The firm delivers these services through direct consulting engagements and a teaching-based coaching methodology, with service offerings tiered at Essential, Standard, and Premium levels based on client complexity and scope. Since 2017, it has brought over $14,000,000 in funding to clients across the Western Slope region.

Product overview

ThinkSharp! Consulting is a professional services firm offering a comprehensive suite of consulting services for rural Colorado nonprofits. The firm operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a software platform, organized around five core service areas: Grant Services (including Grant Management at three service levels, Grant Intensive Training & Coaching, and Grant Consultation), Strategic Planning (Essential and Comprehensive), Coaching, Consulting & Training (Executive Director training, Leadership Development, Board Development, and Professional Facilitation), Capital Campaigns (Training & Coaching and Consultation), and Event Services (Event Management, Training & Coaching, and Consultation). All services are tailored to nonprofit organization size, mission, and needs, with offerings scalable from smaller organizations to complex multi-program entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Management Complete grant lifecycle support across strategy, applications, reporting, and compliance, delivered as the firm becomes part of the client's team. Available at Essential (1-2 core programs), Standard (multiple programs with varied applications and compliance), and Premium (complex multi-program portfolios with government or intensive compliance) levels.
• Grant Intensive Training & Coaching Teaching-based program combining group training sessions with personalized 1:1 coaching to help organizations develop internal grant capabilities, build funder relationships, and establish effective grant management systems. Includes Comprehensive Grant Intensive Training and Advanced Grant Coaching for organizations with an existing grant foundation.
• Grant Consultation Flexible, targeted support for organizations wanting to learn grant basics or address specific grant challenges, delivered without long-term commitments.
• Strategic Planning Strategic planning service available at Essential and Comprehensive levels. Essential engages leadership and board to develop a clear framework with measurable goals and action steps. Comprehensive gathers input from staff, board, community partners, and stakeholders, includes a customized blueprint for annual evaluation and refinement, and provides implementation support.
• Executive Director Intensive Training & Coaching Teaching-based support tailored to individual executive director circumstances, covering board relations, strategic decision-making, and the unique challenges of nonprofit leadership.
• Leadership Development Customized programs that develop leadership capabilities at every level of an organization to drive organizational success and create sustainable community impact.
• Board Development & Training Training and development services that help boards understand governance roles, clarify legal duties and fiduciary responsibilities, engage in organizational strategy, and provide effective oversight.
• Professional Facilitation Expert facilitation services for strategic planning, conflict resolution, or building consensus, available at Essential (half-day/full-day sessions) and Comprehensive (multi-day retreats and complex strategic processes) levels.
• Capital Campaign Services End-to-end capital campaign support through Campaign Intensive Training & Coaching (feasibility assessment through final celebration) and Campaign Consultation (feasibility studies, campaign planning, donor cultivation strategies, volunteer recruitment, and campaign communications). Optional capital grant consultation and grant management services are available to complement campaign efforts.
• Event Services Full-service event management, intensive event planning training and coaching, and targeted event consultation, designed to help nonprofits design and execute impactful events that advance their mission, strengthen community connections, and generate revenue.

Quantifiable outcome

• $14,000,000+ in funding brought to clients since 2017
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Resource Center (CRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThinkSharp! Consulting worked as GrantCorps consultants through Community Resource Center, an initiative aimed at creating more equitable access to grant resources across Colorado. This partnership involved strengthening the capacity of Colorado nonprofits to access and manage public and private grant funding. The collaboration focuses on supporting rural and systemically marginalized communities.
• Montrose Recreation FoundationminorOthersLori Sharp, founder of ThinkSharp! Consulting, serves as a founding board member of the Montrose Recreation Foundation, demonstrating her commitment to community development in the local area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TCC Group: Consulting and research firm focused exclusively on philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, offering strategy, evaluation, and capacity building services that overlap with ThinkSharp!'s nonprofit advisory work.
• La Piana Consulting: Nonprofit management consulting firm that supports strategy, fundraising, and organizational change for mission-driven organizations, directly comparable in service mix and nonprofit-only focus.
• MAP for Nonprofits: Capacity-building nonprofit that provides consulting, training, and leadership development to Minnesota nonprofits; highly comparable in targeting small to mid-sized nonprofits with grant, governance, and strategic planning support.
• Propel Nonprofits: Nonprofit consulting and financial services organization offering grant writing, strategic planning, and board development for community-based nonprofits; closely aligned in service portfolio and target client profile.
• The Grantsmanship Center: Training and consulting organization specializing in grant writing, proposal development, and nonprofit fundraising skills; comparable in grant-focused methodology and education-first approach.

Broad incumbents

• BDO USA Nonprofit Advisory: National accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice covering governance, compliance, and organizational strategy; a broader-scale incumbent offering overlapping consulting capabilities.
• The Bridgespan Group: Large nonprofit and philanthropic strategy consulting firm serving high-profile foundations and nonprofits; broader scope and scale than ThinkSharp!, but overlapping in strategy and capacity building engagements.
• Candid: Large nonprofit information provider (formerly Foundation Center and GuideStar) offering research, training, and learning services on fundraising and grant strategy for the social sector; comparable ecosystem role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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