Sibyl Consulting · Ontario, Canada
Translating complexity into clarity.
Fund development · Research & evaluation · Policy & systems · Strategic planning · Communications & design
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The sibyls were oracles — women who could hold immense complexity and translate it into language that moved people to act. They stood at the intersection of the systemic and the personal. They didn't simplify the hard things. They made the hard things legible.
The organizations doing the most critical work in Canada are often the ones least equipped to communicate it.
Sibyl Consulting is a boutique strategic advisory practice founded by Caitlin Rae — a sector practitioner with direct experience in fund development, programs management, and policy, and an MPPAL Candidate at York University.
The practice works with nonprofits in housing, homelessness, and social services: organizations navigating complex funding landscapes, building the policy frameworks their communities need, and trying to sound — on paper and in rooms — like the organizations they actually are.
Caitlin Rae
Founder & Principal Consultant
Founded by
Caitlin Rae — Strategic Communications, Fund Development & Policy
Education
MPPAL Candidate, York University · Bachelor of Legal Studies, Ontario Tech (President's List)
Sector experience
Housing First, Reaching Home, HIFIS, By-Name List, coordinated access, Mission United collaborative
Based in
Ontario, Canada · Serving clients remotely across Ontario
Model
Boutique solo practice · High-value engagements · Selective clients
What Sibyl does
Sector-fluent strategic support for housing and homelessness nonprofits. Faster than traditional consultants. Deeper than generalists. Built to help organizations finally sound like themselves — but better.
Grant proposals that get funded. Funder research, prospect analysis, needs narratives, evaluation frameworks, and budget narrative support — plus scoping for the alternative revenue streams your organization hasn't considered yet. Written by someone who speaks the sector's language from the first sentence.
Research that actually serves the decision in front of you. Literature scans, comparative analysis, best-practice reviews, and stakeholder consultations — through interviews, surveys, and focus groups — with the strategic observations your organization needs to act on, not just a data dump.
Evaluation built to inform decisions, not just satisfy funders. Formative evaluation at program inception, summative evaluation post-delivery, and developmental evaluation for programs in motion — framed around what actually changed for the people you serve, communicated in language that staff, boards, and funders can use.
Policy briefs, briefing notes, and framework documents grounded in evidence-based public policy analysis. For organizations navigating complex public systems, building the policy case their communities need made, or translating sector knowledge into the language of government and institutional funders.
For organizations that need to get honest about where they're going — and why. Strategic planning grounded in evidence, not aspiration. Theory of Change development that maps the real logic between your work and the outcomes it produces. Built to withstand scrutiny from sophisticated funders and to actually guide your team.
Helping organizations communicate their work with the clarity and authority it deserves. Annual reports, donor appeals, case for support documents, and newsletter content — for organizations that need to sound as strong as they are. The writing that makes funders believe in your work as much as you do.
Visual materials that match the quality of the work inside them. Branded reports, presentation decks, infographics, and organizational templates — designed to the Sibyl standard of precision and care. For organizations whose documents need to look as credible as they are, not like they were built in a hurry.
Work with Sibyl
If your organization is doing essential work in housing, homelessness, or social services — and needs strategic capacity in fund development, research, evaluation, policy, planning, or communications — let's talk.
Email Caitlin