Meet our special guests

Tiffany Stewart is the Founder and CEO of BirthWrite Consulting Group, a management consulting firm that helps mission driven organizations and corporate partners secure funding, strengthen infrastructure, and scale their impact. Through her work, Tiffany has helped organizations unlock over $7 million in funding, supporting initiatives across education, workforce development, and community based programs. 

A graduate of Howard University and Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tiffany is known for translating complex ideas into compelling narratives that resonate with funders, partners, and policymakers. Her approach blends strategy, storytelling, and systems building, equipping leaders not just to win grants, but to build sustainable and fundable organizations.

Tiffany has led and supported initiatives in partnership with workforce development agencies, corporate partners, and community based nonprofits, driving measurable growth in program reach and outcomes. She has also designed and delivered grant strategy and capacity building training for corporate teams and nonprofit leaders. She has been recognized for her work in consulting and communications, earning multiple MarCom Awards for writing and being named to regional 40 Under 40 lists.

Through BirthWrite, Tiffany continues to serve as a strategic partner to executives navigating growth, funding, and impact, helping them move from vision to measurable momentum.

Shereese Floyd is the Founder and CEO of AI Consultants for Nonprofits (AICN), a B2B intellectual property licensing company built on a single, documented premise: organizations don't need more AI tools. They need leaders who can govern them.

AICN's flagship product is a CPD-accredited AI Certification for Nonprofit Leaders, built on two proprietary frameworks: the AI Adoption Model and the AI Responsibility Rating (ARR) system. Floyd licenses these frameworks to state nonprofit associations, workforce development intermediaries, and sector infrastructure organizations, enabling them to certify their own members and staff as resident AI experts. The model is designed for distribution at scale, not for individual delivery.

Floyd's work operates from a clear doctrine: we know how to save money. We know how to save time. We do not know how to save people. That distinction drives everything AICN produces. Her approach to AI adoption is not about speed or efficiency optimization. It is about governance, judgment, and the organizational structures that determine whether AI increases or destroys human capacity inside mission-driven institutions.

Her clients have been awarded a collective $600,000 in AI-assisted grants and have documented $300,000 in annual staff time recovered through structured AI systems. Floyd writes and speaks from inside the sector, not above it. Her authority is practitioner-built, not vendor-positioned.

She is the author of AI with a Mission, a sector-specific resource for nonprofit leaders navigating AI adoption without losing the human infrastructure their organizations depend on.

Floyd has been named one of 100 Women to KNOW in America, one of the 50 Most Dynamic Women in Charlotte, and is listed in Who's Who in Black Charlotte. She also serves as Executive Director of TEDxCharlotte.

With her engaging style, relatable approach, actionable takeaways and real-world strategies, She is a sought- after keynote speaker and corporate trainer. Shereese is a award-winning TEDx speaker for her talk The Secret to Healing the World and a TEDxMintStreet organizer.

Sometimes known as "The People's Wordsmith," Deidre R. Gantt is the founder of All Write Consulting and a grant strategist who has spent more than two decades helping grassroots founders, creatives, health and wellness practitioners, and mission-driven nonprofits break through the jargon to secure foundation and government funding.

Based in the Washington, DC area, she brings an unusual combination of credentials to the table: an MFA in Creative Writing, years of experience managing grants from inside a foundation, and a track record of developing her own creative projects and community programs. Deidre's awareness of funder expectations, program design, and clear language has helped her clients land multiple six-figure state grants before their fifth year of operations and turn previously rejected proposals into funding for award-winning projects.

Since her last appearance on this panel in 2023, her focus has shifted beyond done-for-you proposals. Today, Deidre works with organizations and emerging grant writers who need more than a hired pen — they need the infrastructure, shared language, and workflow to pursue funding sustainably, without burning out. She offers everything from hands-on training via Grant Camp and customized group workshops to Grant EMS, a suite of focused services for writers and teams at critical moments in the funding cycle.

When she is not working with clients, Deidre enjoys creating plays and music with her son and other young people in her community.

Kia Chatmon is the Founder and Principal Grant Strategist of Heart for the Community Consulting, where she partners with organizations rooted in community to build strong, well-organized and effective grant fundraising programs that fuel long-term impact. With more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Kia brings deep expertise in grant strategy, research, and proposal development, helping partners strengthen their infrastructure and secure sustainable funding.

A graduate of Stanford University, Kia began her career in public service with the Children’s Defense Fund’s Freedom Schools program, where she developed a foundation in servant leadership that continues to guide her work today. Through Heart for the Community Consulting, she serves as a trusted advisor to nonprofit leaders—particularly those with budgets under $5 million—equipping them with the tools, systems, and strategies needed to compete for and win grant funding while building long-term organizational sustainability.