Jennifer Yarbrough has spent over 30 years working in the areas of grant writing, major fundraising, strategic planning, program development, and organizational assessment for some of the largest nonprofit organizations in the country.

Jennifer has trained thousands of nonprofit executives, board members, and fundraising staff both naturally and internally and has raised over $400 million in funding throughout her career. She has developed introductory and advanced training to support a brand new nonprofit starting with a sustainability plan to follow. Her work as a trainer and coach has afforded her many platforms to speak at conferences, on the radio and organizational retreats. Jennifer is affectionately referred to as “The Grant Guru” and “The Nonprofit Guru”.

A graduate of Tuskegee University, Jennifer received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. She began her career writing her first grant proposal as a class assignment in college. The grant was awarded $250,000 from HUD for Drug & Alcohol elimination in the public housing community of Kingsport, TN. From there she has grown to hold every single job in a nonprofit and expertly shows leaders how program, finance and fund development must work together for organizational sustainability.

Currently, Jennifer is the Pastor of Good Ground Christian Assembly and works full time as a consultant, master coach, trainer, and public speaker. She likes to say that Paul built tents to support him in ministry and she builds nonprofits. She provides coaching to board members, nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and entrepreneurs.