SOCIAL IMPACT CONSULTANTS
Social Impact Consulting Services for Nonprofits & Government Entities
Social Impact Consultants is an advisor to nonprofits and the public sector specializing in strategic planning, finance, and economics. Below you’ll find information about our services, including dashboard performance measurement systems, feasibility studies, economic impact analyses, and continuous improvement/SWOT analyses. Examples of our clients and work are also listed below, as well as information about our partners and their areas of expertise.
Grant McCandless’ retail feasibility study for SafeNest is exceptional. His insightful analysis promises a phenomenal workforce development program, boosting our bottom line. Grant’s meticulous approach set a clear path for growth, ensuring a prosperous future for SafeNest. Highly recommended for transformative business strategies.
-Liz Ortenburger, CEO, SafeNest Temporary Assistance for Domestic Crisis, Inc.
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Clients & Competencies
Grant McCandless, CEO of Social Impact Consultants, has been working for and with nonprofits and government agencies since 2013, for organizations as large as Habitat for Humanity International and as small as $1 million in revenue.
Prior to launching Social Impact Consultants, he was the Director of Research for RCG Economics, a firm renowned in Nevada for its economic advisory services. Grant holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Seminary, and studied nonprofit leadership at Harvard.
Nevada Office of Workforce Innovation
Through a study funded by Nevada’s Office of Workforce Innovation, Social Impact Consultants estimated the economic and fiscal impacts of reconnecting 30,000 young adults in Nevada to education and employment by 2030. This initiative to serve the state’s disconnected youth would help grow the region’s economy by $17 billion in GDP and create 15,000 new jobs.
habitat for humanity international
At Habitat Grant McCandless was the project manager for the Balanced Scorecard (BSc) strategic initiative across all business units, where he measured progress on the strategic plan with quantitative metrics. The BSc focuses nonprofits on key SMART goals and objectives for programs, internal operations, human resources, fundraising and finance. Nonprofits that can demonstrate progress with a BSC win and repeatedly renew grant funding for programs. At Habitat, the data Grant collected through the BSc process enabled senior leadership and the board to have crucial conversations about strategic direction in a time of dwindling revenue.
Wellspring living
Following his work for Habitat, Grant implemented a similar scorecard performance measurement system for smaller nonprofits like Wellspring Living in Atlanta. Senior leaders used the data and insights collected by this system to not only meet Wellspring’s reporting obligations to funders and the board but also to increase its revenue for programs by over 40% the year after the project’s completion.
living grace homes
For Living Grace Homes, Grant prepared a feasibility study that quantified the opportunities, risks, and costs-benefits of a proposed $10+ million expansion of the organization’s facilities.
Services
Helping Nonprofit & Government Entities Demonstrate the Progress their Funders Have Been Waiting For
strategic operations advising
Performance management & evaluation (aka measurement, evaluation & learning), dashboards, strategic plans, etc.
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
e.g., How to use logic models to create dashboards that will impress your funders, current and future
feasibility AND ECONOMIC IMPACT studies
To quantify the opportunities, risks, and costs-benefits of proposed growth
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Partnerships
I am fortunate to have developed relationships with several talented individuals who have a similar passion and vision for social change. Their strengths and areas of expertise complement my own and, together, we are pleased to offer our combined services to your organization, including workshops, leadership and staff development, and consulting engagements.
Human Resource Strategy
Greg Wilken (J.D., SPHR) of Endunamo Consulting provides cost-effective, highly personalized human resource services to help organizations succeed and grow. Together, Greg and I will work with your board and/or leadership team to align your human resource strategy with your strategic plan.
Executive communications strategy - Dr. Marla Royne Stafford
Dr. Marla Royne Stafford (Professor of Marketing, UNLV) is an expert in leadership communication, branding, and marketing. She also helps organizations improve their diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and employee sense of belonging. Does your organization need to communicate better with the board, funders, employees, or the community? Marla and I help nonprofit boards and fundraising teams make better choices in communications, branding, and employee relations.
donor, public, and employee relations
Rina Foster (APR) of 84 Communications is an expert in reputation management, communications strategy, and employee engagement. Rina and I work with nonprofit leaders to create messages that shift perspectives, build trust, tell a compelling story, and enhance an organization’s image, in the public’s mind as well as in the minds of its employees.
Get In Touch
headquarters: las Vegas, Nv
(725) 696-4105
grant@socialimpactconsultants.org