MANDEN STRATEGY, LLC
Strategy and Capacity for the organizations that
serve their communities.
We partner with nonprofits, educational institutions, and the public-sector organizations serving underserved communities — building the funding, capacity, and operational strength to turn mission into lasting results. Less friction, more flow.
A proven track record — Adrienne T. Cooper, Ph.D., Founder and Principal
Experience you can build on
$35M+
in grant funding secured across her career — as principal investigator, co-PI, project director, and grant writer — from federal, state, and private sources.
TURNAROUND
Brought a small, under-resourced institution back from accreditation probation when it faced removal.
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Program Director of DRIVE at the University of Memphis — winner of the UEDA Award of Excellence (Engaged Universities).
Thirty years across academia, government, and industry, grounded in a Ph.D. in environmental engineering.
HOW WE HELP
tHREE wAYS WE pARTNER WITH you
gRANT sTRATEGY & wRITING
Win the funding your mission needs — the right opportunities, stronger proposals, a strategy you can sustain.
CAPACITY BUILDING
The systems, programs, and internal strength to thrive through change.
operational strategy
Clarify priorities and remove the friction that slows you down.