OUR TEAM
The people behind your NXT funding strategy.
Our consultants combine funding research, proposal development, and practical follow-through to help nonprofit teams move strong opportunities forward.
HOW WE WORK
Part of your team, not another layer of consultants.
NXT consultants work directly with nonprofit leadership and development teams. That means understanding the programs, identifying the right funding opportunities, developing funder-ready materials, and keeping the pipeline moving through deadlines, follow-up, and next steps.
Resource Development Consultant
Wyatt Cantrell
Wyatt Cantrell is a Senior Resource Development Consultant with extensive experience supporting nonprofit organizations in strengthening their fundraising strategies and expanding their institutional funding. Over the course of his career, he has worked closely…
Resource Development Consultant
Declan Rinotte
Declan Rinotte is a Resource Development Consultant who works with nonprofit organizations to strengthen their fundraising strategies, expand institutional funding opportunities, and build more sustainable development pipelines. His work combines detailed prospect research, strategic…
Funding Analytics Specialist
Saanvi Pillai
Saanvi Pillai is NXT Giving’s Funding Analytics Specialist, responsible for evaluating nonprofit funding potential and translating philanthropic data into practical growth insights. Her work focuses on analyzing an organization’s financial profile, current funding mix,…
Director of Grant Strategy
Anna Bennett
Maya Bennett is NXT Giving’s Director of Grant Strategy, overseeing the development, review, and quality of grant proposals across the firm’s nonprofit portfolio. She brings extensive experience in institutional fundraising and has worked with…
Grant Operations Manager
Silvian Pavez
Silvian Pavez serves as NXT Giving’s Grant Operations Manager, coordinating the systems and processes that keep complex funding pipelines moving efficiently. He oversees grant calendars, submission timelines, required documentation, client follow-up, reporting deadlines, portal…
Senior Proposal Editor & Quality Assurance Specialist
Ethan Wallace
Ethan Wallace oversees editorial quality and consistency across NXT Giving’s proposal portfolio. He reviews major grant applications, letters of inquiry, case statements, and reports to ensure that submissions are clear, persuasive, accurate, and aligned…
Grant Writer, International & Social Impact
Thomas Petsz
Thomas Petsz is a Grant Writer specializing in international, community-based, and social-impact initiatives. He works with nonprofit organizations to translate complex social challenges and program responses into clear, credible, and compelling proposals for institutional…
Institutional Grant Writer
Fredrick Johnson-Fink
Fredrick Johnson-Fink is an Institutional Grant Writer with experience supporting nonprofit organizations pursuing foundation, corporate, and government funding. His work focuses on developing structured, evidence-based proposals that combine persuasive narrative with clear program objectives,…
Grant Writer, Education & Youth Development
Monica Coulter
Monica Coulter is a Grant Writer specializing in education, youth development, workforce development, and community-based programming. She helps nonprofit organizations present their programs through clear narratives, measurable objectives, compelling evidence of need, and a…
Grant Writer, Health & Human Services
Judith Smith
Judith Smith is a Grant Writer specializing in health, human services, disability, community development, and social-impact initiatives. She works with nonprofit organizations to develop compelling proposals that clearly connect community needs, program design, measurable…
Senior Grant Writer
Isaac Sanchez
Isaac Sanchez is a Senior Grant Writer with extensive experience developing competitive funding proposals for nonprofit organizations across a wide range of program areas. His work focuses on transforming complex programs, organizational priorities, and…