Stop Managing
Chaos.
Start Delivering
Impact.
EMG partners with businesses, nonprofits and healthcare organizations to secure funding, build smarter systems, and drive initiatives that create lasting community impact.
We build the infrastructure, systems, and strategy that turn ambitious organizations into funded, high-performing, unstoppable ones.
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.
not a vendor list.
driving decisions.
on the table.
your capacity.
Five things you won't find elsewhere.
Other firms specialize in pieces. EMG owns the whole arc — strategy, execution, and the systems underneath.
Across initiatives in nonprofit, healthcare, and mission-driven work.
From multi-quarter initiative builds to focused single engagements — every one shipped.
High-impact nonprofits, healthcare networks, and mission-driven teams across the country.
One firm. No handoffs. We stay at the table from kickoff to outcome.
Every system, dashboard, and digital asset shaped to the work — not the other way around.
Grace's work, featured by print, social, radio, and TV.
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.
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.
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.
Don't see your platform? We probably already know it. If not, we'll learn it.
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.
Real outcomes. Real organizations.
When the systems work, the stories speak for themselves.
Quote from a real client coming soon — the kind that captures what working with EMG actually felt like, in their words.
Quote from a real client coming soon — focused on the outcome that mattered most to them and how EMG delivered it.
Quote from a real client coming soon — speaking to the difference between vendors who hand off work and partners who stay with it.
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.
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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10+ years building digital systems, data infrastructure, and revenue-driving technology — from scaling organizations to $1M+ to designing the backend frameworks that make reporting, automation, and decision-making actually work.
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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.
Something for those running on empty.
Before the first Grounding Circle session on June 25, Grace and Maria put together a free guide on burnout — what it actually looks like, why caring people are hit hardest, and where the way back begins.
Running on Empty.
When caring turns into depletion — and finding your way back.
- The three forms of depletion — emotional, identity, relational.
- What burnout actually looks like, day-to-day, in your body and life.
- Five honest practices for finding your way back.
- Five reflection prompts to bring to the first live session.
Get the guide. Take it at your own pace.
Drop your email below and the guide is yours. If the first live session on June 25 calls to you, the details are inside.
A separate practice from EMG’s consulting work. Limited seats for the live session — reserved in the order they arrive.
Updates & Insights
Articles, videos, and event recaps from the EMG team — launching soon. Subscribe or check back to be the first to read.
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