Expertise

Cambridge Grove Consulting (CGC) is a specialist consultancy supporting philanthropic foundations, regranting organisations and non-profits working on climate and environmental issues.

We support organisations with strategy, fundraising, communications and organisational development, drawing on our team's experience working within philanthropic foundations, NGOs and consultancies across the climate sector.

Fundraising

Our fundraising work includes:

  • Fundraising strategy

  • Philanthropic funder research and landscape analysis

  • Prospect identification and prioritisation

  • Funder pipeline development

  • Donor positioning and engagement

  • Proposal development

  • Fundraising capability and systems

Our team has experience from both sides of the funding relationship, as funders and fundraisers, and CGC has supported organisations to raise more than $60 million in its first 18 months of operation.

Strategy

Our strategy work includes:

  • Organisational strategy

  • Programme and initiative strategy

  • Theories of change

  • Landscape and ecosystem analysis

  • Strategic research

  • Organisational effectiveness

  • Organisational design and operating models

  • Governance and decision-making

  • Organisational capacity and capability development

  • Facilitation and strategic alignment

Philanthropy

We work with philanthropic foundations, regranting organisations and other funders on areas including:

  • Philanthropic strategy

  • Funding and portfolio strategy

  • Landscape and ecosystem analysis

  • Grantee and partner research

  • Organisational effectiveness

  • Learning and impact

Communications

Our communications work includes:

  • Case for support and proposition development

  • Communications strategy

  • Strategic messaging and narrative development

  • Campaign strategy and planning

  • Collateral development

  • Stakeholder engagement

Sector expertise

Our team's experience spans areas including:

  • Climate philanthropy

  • Air quality

  • Industrial decarbonisation

  • Energy

  • Transport and aviation

  • Climate finance

  • Climate politics and policy

  • Organisational effectiveness

  • Food systems and agriculture

  • Climate advocacy and campaigning

Geographic experience

Our team has worked extensively across the UK and Europe and internationally, including in Africa, Asia and North America.

About CGC

Cambridge Grove Consulting was established in 2024 (launched in 2025) and is based in London, UK. We work exclusively with mission-driven organisations and have supported more than 25 organisations across the climate and environmental sector.

Our work spans international NGOs, philanthropic foundations, collaborative funding initiatives and specialist climate organisations, from emerging organisations to established international institutions.