Consultants in development, resources
and capacity building

Whether your needs are increasing resources or developing capacity, the Cabra Group provides the experience and expertise to help you flourish.

We are committed to building sustainable resources and outcomes for our clients to help them develop and carry out their mission, raise the funds they need to grow and prosper, and serve their communities with the highest standards of excellence.

Brief summary of professional achievements of The Cabra Group principals:

• Raised over $20,000,000 in grant funding for a major Pacific Northwest Tribal Government in the last 6 years for human services, health and mental health, law enforcement, youth, culture, arts, and education.
• Increased the same Pacific Northwest Tribe's Grants Department income from $100,000 per year to over $3,000,000 per year (2005-2010).
• Developed the Grants Department for Children's Hospital Central California. Created its first university-based partnership for grant funding through a multi-year asthma research project with Stanford University and University of California, Davis. Helped secure its first major individual donation over $2,000,000.
• Secured from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation two of the first and largest grants to a Native American Tribe, totaling $850,000.
• Led a Capital Campaign that secured over $4,000,000 external dollars and $13,000,000 Tribal hard dollars to build the new Museum as well as a new Early Learning Center, Community Dock, Ball Field Complex, and the House of Awakened Culture (Chief Seattle's Old Man House).
• Created the non-profit structure, developed the Board of Directors, facilitated exhibit and program design, translated program needs to architectural design team, participated in business and sustainability plan, and initiated the conservation and archive plans for the new Suquamish Museum and Arts Center.
• Developed strong relationships with the Washington State Legislature and Agencies resulting in over $2,500,000 in State funding for the Capital Campaign, including a $1,000,000 direct appropriation from the Legislature.
• Secured a direct appropriation from the US Congress of $650,000 for a road project related to improvement of a cultural district.

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The Cabra Group helped us build our capacity and programs, and in less than a year they have helped us secure nearly a million dollars. We are very pleased.