Welcome
Grant Writing Services for Nonprofits
Helping your organization enhance its fundraising strategy and improve grant management for more effective nonprofit consulting.
About The Dahlia Group
Our Leadership
Bethany Rushing is the Founder and Consultant of The Dahlia Group, where she partners with nonprofits to strengthen fundraising strategy, organizational systems, and long-term sustainability. With more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Bethany has worked across a wide range of mission areas including community development, public policy, disability advocacy, food security, education, and the humanities.
Her background spans frontline fundraising, grantmaking, board and staff development, donor strategy, and organizational assessment, giving her a well-rounded perspective on how nonprofits grow and where they often get stuck. Through The Dahlia Group, she helps organizations build practical, mission-aligned fundraising systems that support both immediate goals and long-term impact.
Bethany holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University and an MBA in Nonprofit Management from Johnson & Wales University. She is passionate about helping organizations move from reactive fundraising to thoughtful, sustainable growth rooted in clarity, strategy, and strong relationships.
Outside of work, Bethany enjoys exploring local coffee shops with her dog, Wally, experimenting in the kitchen, and finding inspiration through travel, community spaces, and meaningful conversation.
Our Approach
At The Dahlia Group, we believe sustainable fundraising starts with strong organizational foundations. We partner with small and mid-sized nonprofits to build practical, mission-aligned strategies that support long-term growth.
Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, we work alongside organizations to strengthen the systems, leadership, and fundraising practices that drive lasting impact. Our services include fundraising strategy, grant writing and management, donor stewardship, strategic planning, board and staff development, and organizational growth support.
We also provide one-to-one coaching for Executive Directors and Board Chairs, helping nonprofit leaders navigate fundraising, governance, team development, and organizational challenges with greater clarity and confidence. For organizations building fundraising capacity internally, we offer onboarding and training support for new development staff to help create strong foundations from the start.
Our approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and tailored to each organization’s unique mission, capacity, and goals, because effective fundraising is about more than raising money. It’s about building the structure and momentum needed to sustain meaningful work over time.
Core Services for Nonprofits
Fundraising Excellence
Elevate your fundraising efforts for sustainable support.
- Fundraising Strategy Development
- Comprehensive planning and multi-channel approach design
- Grant Writing and Management
- Proposal development and compliance support
- Digital Fundraising Optimization
- Online platform assessment and social media strategies
Leadership Coaching
Empower your leaders to guide your organization effectively.
- Executive Coaching
- One-on-one coaching and strategic decision-making support
- Team Leadership Development
- Management skills enhancement and conflict resolution training
- Succession Planning
- Leadership pipeline development and transition planning
- Change Management Coaching
- Leading organizational change and building resilience
Board Development
Strengthen your board for effective governance and support.
- Board Role Clarification
- Responsibility training and partnership development
- Board Recruitment and Succession
- Skills-based recruitment and diversity initiatives
- Governance Structure Optimization
- Bylaws review and meeting effectiveness improvement
- Board Performance Evaluation
- Assessment, goal-setting, and accountability measures
Program Design & Evaluation
Maximize program impact and demonstrate clear results.
- Program Design and Planning
- Needs assessment and logic model creation
- Impact Measurement Framework
- KPI definition and evaluation tool implementation
- Outcome Reporting and Communication
- Impact report development and results communication
- Continuous Improvement Processes
- Feedback loop implementation and best practice integration