Influence | Grant Funding | Municipalities | Businesses | Non-Profits

Influence CNY provides expertise to municipalities, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations with identifying grants, strategies and solutions in helping you finance priority projects with grant funding from public and private sources as well as bank financing. Influence’s tenets are rooted in Performance, Collaboration, Versatility, and Communication.

For municipalities
Influence can help your local government with leading the development of community & economic development initiatives, funding source identification, grant application preparation, and administration of funds including compliance reporting requirements. The principal has proven successes with funding in New York State to include but not limited to grant awards through the NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) and the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your municipality to further new services and projects for your residents in improving the quality of life.

For businesses, start-ups
Influence can help your dreams become reality in creating your own business in guiding business plan development based on economic realities and identify funding opportunities to reduce your risk. Influence can assist established businesses looking to expand with gap funding analysis and identify opportunities to obtain financial assistance to induce project completion. In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your business identify and obtain funding for your priority capital projects.

For organizations
Influence can help you improve your organization’s effectiveness in developing a Strategic Investment Plan to concisely show to potential funders, investors, and donors in moving strategically to an even more successful future. In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your organization improve its overall effectiveness to better realize your mission.

With nearly two decades of experience in public & nonprofit management, community & economic development, stakeholder engagement, and grants & contracts management, the president of Influence CNY brings a track record of accomplishments and proven successes. He excels in creating, aligning, and implementing innovative community-based strategic priorities, projects, and programs. Achievements include securing over $300 million in external funding by leveraging awarded grant funding from local, state, and federal agencies, foundations, investors, and corporate sponsors. This funding has been instrumental in revitalizing communities, providing housing opportunities, and growing businesses which showcases my ability to drive impactful change to municipalities, businesses, and organizations.