About Us
The INS Group is a seasoned consulting firm that helps nonprofits, government agencies, and faith-based institutions create innovative solutions to build their capacity, sustain programs and services, and plan for the future.
Since 1999, we have worked with more than 150 agencies and organizations nationwide to provide high-quality consulting, strategy, and training services. Our diverse team has decades of experience in fields including grant writing, marketing, organizational development, public-private partnerships, intergovernmental management, and research.
Our Group
Ruth Peebles, MPA
President & Founder
Brandy Bynum Dawson
Senior Consultant
Amy Etheridge
Administrative Coordinator
Ingrid Fromm
Marketing Coordinator
Valerie McMillan
Sign Language Interpretation Lead
Linsey Mills
Chief Financial Officer
Carol Neal Rossi
Senior Consultant
Reneé Saddler
Website Manager and Consultant
Michelle Serrano-Mills
Business Consultant
Adult Literacy and Education
- International Center of Forsyth Technical College
- International Free Computer Training & Charitable Center
- The Johnson Intern Program
- Literacy Council of Wake County
- North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
- ScienceOnLine
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government
Advocacy and Policy
Arts
- ACTS
- Arts Council of Moore County
- Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild
- Claymakers Arts Community
- National Theatre Ensemble, S.E. Raleigh School of the Arts
- NorthStar Church of the Arts
- One Human Family Workshop Choirs
- Southern Documentary Fund
Associations and Professional Organizations
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
- American Institute of Architects – Triangle Chapter
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global Ethics Committee
- Chapel Hill Board of Realtors, Inc.
- CJH Educational Grant Services Inc.
- Greensboro Cerebral Palsy Association
- HandsOn NWNC
- Martinsville Minority Business Consortium
- National Conference on Black Philanthropy
- National Alumni Association of DuBois HS
- National Police Accountability Project
- National Society of Black Engineers
- NC Center for Nonprofits
- NC Families United
- NC Justice Center
- North Carolina Foster Parents Association
- North Carolina Community Health Worker Association (NCCHWA)
- North Carolina Institute for Nonprofits
- Ophthalmic World Leaders
- Preservation North Carolina
- UNC Wilmington – Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations
- Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce
Economic and Community Development
- 18 Springs Community Healing Center
- Danville Neighborhood Development Corporation
- Fayette Area Historical Initiative
- Hobgood Citizens Group
- NC Counts Coalition
- NC Institute of Minority Economic Development
- Northeast Franklin Revitalization
- Rebuilding Broken Places CDC
- TechAction
- Triad Local First
- Victorious Community Development Corporation
- White Oak Foundation, Inc.
- World Holiday Festival of North Carolina
Faith-Based
- Abundant Life Christian Center
- Living Waters Christian Fellowship Church
- Parks Chapel Freewill Baptist Church
- United Methodist Church NC Conference
Foundations/Grant Makers
- Community Foundation of Collier County
- Danville Regional Foundation
- Democracy Fund
- Impact Alamance
- Naples Children and Education Foundation
- Oak Foundation
- The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Foundation
- Triangle Community Foundation
- United Way of Chatham County
- United Way of the Greater Triangle
- United Way of Vance County
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Health and Human Services
- Ahimsa House
- Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education
- Alliance of Disability Advocates
- The Alamance Charitable Foundation
- American Academy of Physical Therapy
- Autism Community Initiative
- Bridge to Sports
- Bridges Pointe Foundation
- Christian Library International
- City of Durham HOPWA Project
- Community Health Coalition
- Community Partnerships, Inc.
- Compass Center
- Compassionate Care of Richmond County
- COPE Eldercare
- Donate Life North Carolina
- i2i Center for Integrative Health (formerly NC Council of Community Programs)
- Kiran
- Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities
- NC Child Treatment Program
- North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants
- North Carolina American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation
- OE Enterprises
- Onslow Community Outreach
- Peace Hill Avila
- Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
- Rock Against Cancer
- Shepherd’s Care Medical Clinic
- Southern Virginia Latino Association
- Southeastern Wake Adult Day Center
- StepUp Durham
- Threshold Clubhouse
Historical Preservation/Conservation
Housing and Homelessness
- CASA
- Combined Unified Services
- DHIC
- Durham Crisis Response Center
- Housing for New Hope
- InStepp, Inc.
- Orange Community Housing and Land Trust
- Orange County Housing and Community Development
- Passage Home
- Raleigh Rescue Mission
- Raleigh/Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness
- Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Durham Initiative
- Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Pitt County/City of Greenville
- Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and to Reduce Homelessness in the Cape Fear Region
- Urban Ministries of Durham
- West Side Community Land Trust
Women and Girls
- Benevolence Farm
- Dress for Success – Charlotte
- Dress for Success – Triangle Chapter
- Haven in Lee County
- Help, Incorporated Center Against Domestic Violence
- La Leche League International
- Mary’s House
- Mobilizing African American Mothers through Empowerment (MAAME, Inc.)
- Postpartum Education and Support
- Pretty Purposed
- Stiletto Boss University
- StrongHER TogetHER
- The Women’s Business Center
- Women Embracing Recovery Center
- Women NC
Youth and Youth Education
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
- Achievement Academy of Durham
- AventWest Children’s Mentoring
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville area
- Bladen County Partnership for Children
- Boomerang Youth, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina
- Carolina Strive
- Carteret County Partnership for Children
- Center for Inquiry-Based Learning
- Child Care Services Association
- Children’s Literacy Project
- Communities in Schools of Chatham County
- Communities in Schools of Wake County
- CommunityWorx
- Eckerd Connects
- Emily Krzyzewski Center
- Evolve Mentoring
- Family Love and Involvement Program (FLIP)
- Frontline Outreach, Inc.
- Genesis Farm
- Girls on the Run Triangle
- Helping Each Adolescent Reach Their Spark (H.E.A.R.T.S)
- It’s All About The Kids
- Loaves and Fishes Ministry, Inc.
- Neighbor To Family, Inc.
- New Voices Foundation
- North Carolina Center for School Renewal
- North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – Safe and Drug Free School Coordinators Meeting
- North Carolina Partnership for Children
- North Carolina PTA
- Orange County Partnership for Young Children
- Positive Community Impact
- Raleigh Oak Charter School
- Riley Hill Family Life Center
- Rockingham County Partnership for Children
- Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.
- Triangle Bikeworks
- Youth Empowered Solutions
- Wake County Smart Start
Government Contracting
- US Department of Labor
- Office of Apprenticeship Capacity and Office Support
- Office of Apprenticeship – ApprenticeshipUSA Initiative Technical Assistance
- Employment and Training Administration – Workforce Information Advisory Support
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Financial Resources/Division of Grant Review Services
- Office of Grant Systems Management
- NC Office of the State Controller