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Espindola & Associates
Management Group
Management Group
Stop Managing
Chaos.
Start Delivering
Impact.
Espindola & Associates Management Group (EMG) partners with businesses, nonprofits, and healthcare organizations to secure funding, build efficient and people-centered systems, and drive initiatives that deliver measurable, lasting impact.
Businesses, Nonprofits & Healthcare
10+ Years of Experience
Marysville, CA
What We Do
We build the infrastructure, systems, and strategy that turn ambitious organizations into funded, high-performing, unstoppable ones.
Why Organizations Choose EMG
You're not failing.
You're under-resourced.
The challenges below aren't unique to your organization — they're systemic. EMG exists to solve them.
01
You need a partner,
not a vendor list.
not a vendor list.
Most consultants hand you a report and walk away. EMG stays at the table — strategy, execution, and accountability, all in one engagement.
02
Your data isn't
driving decisions.
driving decisions.
If your data sits in spreadsheets no one reads, it's dead weight. We build live systems that turn your numbers into a roadmap funders actually respond to.
03
You're leaving funding
on the table.
on the table.
The gap isn't your work — it's how it's framed. We position your initiatives so the funding, partnerships, and visibility you've earned actually shows up.
04
Operations are eating
your capacity.
your capacity.
Slow systems, unclear processes, scattered teams — they cost you time, money, and focus. We streamline operations so your organization can do what it actually exists to do.
What Sets Us Apart
Five things you won't find elsewhere.
Other firms specialize in pieces. EMG owns the whole arc — strategy, execution, and the systems underneath.
$23M+
Funding Secured
Across initiatives in nonprofit, healthcare, and mission-driven work.
100+
Projects Completed
From multi-quarter initiative builds to focused single engagements — every one shipped.
35+
Organizations Served
High-impact nonprofits, healthcare networks, and mission-driven teams across the country.
End-to-End
Strategy → Execution
One firm. No handoffs. We stay at the table from kickoff to outcome.
Custom-Built
No Templates
Every system, dashboard, and digital asset shaped to the work — not the other way around.
In the Media
Grace's work, featured by print, social, radio, and TV.
2017
Founded
Nearly a decade of organizational expertise
About Our Company
What You Need To Know
About EMG
"Working with people, purposes, and places."
Founded by Grace Espindola in 2017, EMG began as a consulting practice built on the belief that mission-driven organizations deserve the same infrastructure and strategic firepower as the largest institutions — without having to navigate it alone.
We started with grants, strategic planning, program evaluation, operations, training, and coaching. In 2022, we expanded into marketing, digital infrastructure, and media production. In March 2026, we formalized that growth by bringing on a dedicated team of consultant specialists — deepening our capacity to deliver integrated, high-impact work across every engagement.
$23M+
Funding Secured
100+
Projects Completed
35+
Organizations Served
Fundraising & Reporting
Event Strategy
Project Management
Digital Infrastructure
Initiative Marketing Suite
Four pillars. One integrated firm.
Most consultancies specialize in one piece. EMG owns the whole arc — so the strategy, the funding, the events, and the systems underneath all reinforce each other.
Fundraising Solutions & Digital Reporting
Grant strategy, donor reporting, and the dashboards that prove your work to funders. We secure the funding — and tell the story that earns more of it.
Event Strategy & Management
From boardroom briefings to fundraising galas — we plan, host, and manage events that turn into momentum. Logistics handled. Mission protected.
Project & Vendor Management
Multi-stakeholder initiatives need someone who's done it before. We own the timeline, manage vendors, and keep every moving piece aligned with the outcome.
Digital Infrastructure
Custom websites, live dashboards, and the digital systems your work runs on. Built for the long haul — not templated, not duct-taped, not outsourced.
Tools We Use
We work in your tools. Not ours.
Already using a CRM, email platform, or design tool? We meet you there. Here's a snapshot of platforms we work with regularly — and we adapt to others as needed.
Website & Hosting
WordPress
Custom HTML/CSS
Hostinger
Bluehost
+ more
CRM & Pipeline
HubSpot
Zoho CRM
Bigin
+ more
Email Marketing
Mailchimp
Constant Contact
Zoho Campaigns
+ more
Data & Reporting
Notion
Google Looker Studio
Airtable
+ more
Social Media
Zoho Social
Buffer
Hootsuite
+ more
Graphic Design
Adobe Creative Cloud
Canva
Figma
+ more
Don't see your platform? We probably already know it. If not, we'll learn it.
Hands-On
Every Engagement
How We Work
The EMG Consulting Process
We work alongside your team — not above it. Every engagement is built around your mission, your data, and your community. No templates. No guesswork.
1
Audit & Discovery
We start by going deep — learning your organization's goals, gaps, data, and funding history. No assumptions. Just an honest assessment and a clear picture of where you stand and where you're capable of going.
Week 1–2
2
Strategy & Alignment
We build a plan that's specific, measurable, and aligned with what funders actually fund. From funding calendars to operational roadmaps — every decision has a reason and a result attached to it.
Week 2–4
3
Execute & Optimize
We don't hand off a deck and disappear. We execute alongside you — writing, building, reporting, and refining until your systems are strong enough to run without us. That's the goal every time.
Ongoing
The Track Record
Results That Speak for Themselves
Decades of combined experience turning strategy into funded, measurable outcomes for the organizations we serve.
$23M+
In Grants & Contracts Secured
35+
Years of Combined Leadership
4
Sectors Served
100%
Hands-On, Every Engagement
What Partners Say
Real outcomes. Real organizations.
When the systems work, the stories speak for themselves.
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The People Behind the Work
Meet the EMG Team
A focused group of strategists, builders, and operators — each bringing deep expertise and a track record of real results for the organizations we serve.
Grace Espindola
CEO & Founder
Founder of EMG with 35+ years leading grant strategy, program development, evaluation and operations, digital infrastructure, and organizational transformation across for-profit, nonprofit, healthcare, and mission-driven organizations throughout the western United States. $23M+ in grants and contracts secured. Former Yuba City Councilmember and first Mexican-American immigrant elected to Yuba City Council. Bilingual English/Spanish. MSW, USC · C-TEI · DiSC · DEIB Certified.
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Joshua Plouff
Digital Infrastructure & Data Systems
10+ years in marketing and business development, now specializing in digital infrastructure and data systems. Self-taught and battle-tested across agency, corporate, and freelance work. Part-owner of Cyrus' Pest Control, which he helped grow to $1M+ in revenue. A 34-year Yuba-Sutter resident and father to a 10-year-old daughter, deeply invested in community — 7 years coaching youth soccer and softball, former Olivehurst-Linda Little League board member, and Olivehurst Elementary PTA Vice President.
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Maria Alcantar
Program Director | Identity Transformational Coach
15+ years as a professional interpreter, 4+ years coaching practice, and a Master's in Teaching International Languages — bringing deep expertise in human communication, cross-cultural connection, and the inner work of transformation. Certified NLP Practitioner, trained Life Coach, and trained in hypnosis and emotional intelligence. Studied across 8 languages.
LinkedInA Free Guide From Grace & Maria
Something for the conflict you keep carrying.
Before the next Grounding Circle session, Grace and Maria put together a free guide on conflict — what it really is, why the same tensions keep resurfacing, and where the way through begins.
What Difficult Relationships Reveal.
The conflict inside you — and how it shows up in every relationship around you.
- The four places internal conflict actually lives — beliefs, values, identity, unmet needs.
- Why external conflict is almost always pointing at something internal.
- Five steps for working a conflict on both levels at once.
- Five reflection prompts to bring to the live session.
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Steps
5
Reflections
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