Where Purpose Takes Flight
Swiftwing Consulting partners with high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, and foundations ready to move beyond reactive giving. We design creative, scalable mechanisms for deploying philanthropic capital with lasting impact — combining deep due diligence with narrative strategy to amplify both outcomes and influence.
Philanthropic Advising Services
Portfolio Scaling
Swiftwing specializes in identifying creative, scalable funding opportunities at both the programmatic and systems level for clients seeking to shift from short‑term charity to long‑term systems change.
Sunset Strategy
Swiftwing provides guidance designing responsible exit strategies; grantee transition support; and managing operational, financial, and emotional dimensions of wind‑downs for limited‑life foundations and funds.
Impact Storytelling
Swiftwing partners with clients to shape compelling, values‑aligned communication strategies that articulate philanthropic vision. Through storytelling, philanthropists can share impact and inspire collaboration.
Executive Thought Partnership
Swiftwing creates the space to refine strategy, strengthen leadership, and sustain clarity of purpose through confidential advisory relationships for CEOs, Executive Directors, and Trustees navigating complexity, growth, or change.
Field Building Strategy
Swiftwing leverages various funding vehicles, from pooled funds and alliances to multi‑sector convenings, connecting clients to ecosystems that accelerate progress. We identify opportunities for clients seeking greater scale through collective action.
Scholarship Program Management
Swiftwing assists with design and management of high‑impact scholarship programs that advance your goals with a focus on student success and career readiness adapting their nationally recognized approach to innovation in scholarship philanthropy.
Natalie F. Grandison
Founder & Principal, Swiftwing Consulting
Natalie F. Grandison is the Founder and Principal of Swiftwing Consulting, an advisory practice guiding high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, and foundations to move beyond reactive giving toward catalytic, systems‑level impact.
With two decades of experience across philanthropy, education, and nonprofit leadership, Natalie is known for turning visionary donor intent into strategic, measurable change. Before founding Swiftwing, she directed a $640M portfolio at the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, a $1.5B 10-year spend-down family foundation, designing the infrastructure to scale giving from $10M to $160M annually while advancing funder collaboration and grantee sustainability.
At Swiftwing, her work blends strategic philanthropy, impact storytelling, and systems design to help clients deploy resources with clarity and purpose. A recognized leader in scholarship philanthropy and field‑building, Natalie lives in New York City and is a double alumna of New York University.
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