Real Client Stories: Testimonials & Case Studies

Across food, agriculture, and sustainability sectors, our clients are growing their visibility, attracting new funders, and making their missions impossible to ignore. Whether you need nonprofit communication strategy, grant writing support, executive ghostwriting, or AI-powered efficiency tools—Silver Maple Strategies brings clarity, momentum, and results.

Silver Maple Strategies Helped Missouri Life Integrate Sustainability into Sales & Editorial Strategy

“At Missouri Life, we wanted to begin integrating social impact themes—especially sustainability and environmental stewardship—into our business development and editorial. Our market research shows our audience of 115,000+ Missourians cares about these topics. We hired Nate to help us map out a comprehensive social impact strategy spanning sales, marketing and editorial storytelling across our broadcast, digital and print media platforms. Without his strategy and consulting support, we would have been swimming without a clearly defined direction. With Nate’s help, in less than five months we’re now generating regular sustainability editorial and adding five-figure sponsorships in the sustainability impact category to meet our audience’s needs. Together, we get to spotlight Missouri’s environmental leadership and opportunities for continued growth and investment. Thank you, Nate and Silver Maple Strategies!”

Deborah Marshall

Director of Sales and Marketing

Missouri Life

Executive Coaching

"Working with Nate has been a true pleasure. His deep domain expertise, vast network, and collaborative style have had a meaningful impact on my journey into regenerative agriculture. He has helped me develop approaches to be more effective with my public communication, as well as partnering with me on how I can best present myself and my work in 1:1 communications. He has helped me grow my network by connecting me with leaders in regenerative agriculture. Beyond this, he has been a positive and constructive thought partner on how I can achieve impact with my work, always giving important feedback but doing so in a way that helps me move forward and grow." - Rhys Algar, CEO and Co-Founder, Rooted Ag

Rhys Algar

CEO & Co-Founder

Rooted Ag

Case Studies

Grant Proposal Development: Roots & Legacies Secures $5M USDA Grant with Strategic Proposal Support

When Emily Lehning’s company, Roots & Legacies Consulting, was working with a West Coast-based processor interested in pursuing grant funds, she reached out to Nate Birt at Silver Maple Strategies.

“The problem we needed to solve was to help our client get clear about what they were asking for and align it with the request for proposals (RFP) requirements,” shares Lehning, referencing a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant opportunity they identified as a good fit for their client.

Learn how Roots & Legacies partnered with Silver Maple Strategies to develop and successfully submit its client's grant proposal.

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