Partner with Higher Heights to Design Programs That Make a Difference
Higher Heights Consulting and Training develops effective, actionable programs that drive results—whether you're looking to support individuals, strengthen communities, or deliver measurable impact. Higher Heights serves Fortune 500 companies, foundations, government agencies, and nonprofits to bring ideas to life—click here to see a list of representative clients.
Whether you're launching a new initiative or refining an existing one, Higher Heights brings the strategic insight and hands-on support to help you design turn-key solutions that create lasting value.
Higher Heights Consulting and Training advances economic mobility and financial well-being through a range of services:
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance – Provides targeted training, coaching, and implementation support to organizations and peer cohorts to strengthen internal capacity, embed best practices, and improve program performance and sustainability.
Content Development – Develops high-impact written materials—including white papers, briefs, case studies, toolkits, and training guides—that translate complex financial security and mobility issues into actionable insights and practical resources.
Project Management – Oversees complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from planning to execution, managing timelines, workflows, and deliverables to ensure strategic alignment, accountability, and measurable progress.
Research and Ecosystem Mapping – Leads qualitative research and ecosystem scans, including stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and landscape analyses, to uncover key insights, highlight gaps, and inform decision-making and investment strategies.
Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation – Designs and facilitates convenings, cross-sector collaborations, and learning communities to foster alignment, build trust, and accelerate collective action.
Strategy Development and Advising – Crafts evidence-informed strategies to dismantle systemic barriers to financial well-being, with a focus on equitable solutions related to debt, credit, housing, workforce advancement, and access to financial services.
Publications Written & Developed for Clients
Unlocking Youth Potential: Philanthropic Strategies for Financial Well-BeingUnlocking Youth Potential: Philanthropic Strategies for Financial Well-Being
https://assetfunders.org/resource/unlocking-youth-potential-philanthropic-strategies-for-financial-well-being/
Asset Funders Network · May 13, 2025
The report addresses the financial capability needs of young adults (YA) aged 16-25. It includes a framework for youth financial well-being and concludes with actionable strategies for philanthropists to enhance YA’s financial security. It provides insights from funders who participated in the Roundtable Discussion Series and highlights key learnings around three themes.
• Mental wellness: an essential prerequisite for young adult financial well-being
• Four conditions necessary for young adult financial well-being
• Key ingredients for young adult financial well-being program design
The 2Gen Investment Case – Making the Most of Capital in all its FormsThe 2Gen Investment Case – Making the Most of Capital in all its Forms
https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/resources/asscend-2gen-investment-case/
Apr 3, 2025
This report documents over $500 million in public and private investments in two-generation (2Gen) approaches over the past decade, including $114 million invested through six federal pilots and initiatives, $273 million invested by six states, and nearly $200 million from the philanthropic community. The report summarizes the following.
• Insights from federal, state, and philanthropic investments in 2Gen approaches
• Key lessons from funders and practitioners to scale impact
• Grantmaking considerations and areas for future focus
What Grantees Want Funders to Know - Lessons from the Southern Partnership to Reduce DebtWhat Grantees Want Funders to Know - Lessons from the Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt
https://www.aecf.org/resources/what-grantees-want-funders-to-know
Asset Funders Network · Oct 24, 2024
Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt (SPRD) emerged as a formidable strategy to confront the oppressive burden of debt that hampers households across the South. The case study “What Grantees Want Funders to Know: Lessons from the Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt highlights key learnings, including the following.
• Insights from the Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt (SPRD), a multi-year, multi-state effort designed to address the racial and racial-ethnic wealth gap and enhance financial security for households of color
• Effective philanthropic strategies to address medical debt and fines and fees; and
• Best practices for supporting grantees working to tackle systemic debt
Medical Debt and its Impact on Health and Wealth: What Philanthropy can do to HelpMedical Debt and its Impact on Health and Wealth: What Philanthropy can do to Help
https://assetfunders.org/medical-debt/
Asset Funders Network · Mar 23, 2021
The experiences of individuals as they navigate the health care system vary widely. Those who are uninsured or underinsured, and even those who are lucky enough to have coverage, often receive unaffordable bills for medical care that go unpaid, which turn into debt that goes into collections.
Grantmakers can help support a range of solutions geared at helping individuals and households manage medical debt. This report highlights the lifecycle of medical debt, unpacks the complexities of medical debt and its impact on low-income families, and identifies strategies that the philanthropic community can pursue to support solutions.
You and Your Money: A No-Stress Guide to Becoming Financially FitYou and Your Money: A No-Stress Guide to Becoming Financially Fit
https://www.amazon.com/You-Your-Money-No-Stress-Financially/dp/0131003100
Financial Times Press · Apr 13, 2007
Based on extensive nationwide research conducted by the author and the Institute for Socio-Financial Studies about what people need to learn and do to become financially savvy, You and Your Money gives you the skills you need to be financially competent and self-sufficient...so you can make the right decisions about money–today, tomorrow, always!