The Ceres Group

The Ceres Group is a women-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Northern Virginia. Its mission is to deliver exceptional solutions on planning, managing, and achieving USG foreign assistance programs. Ceres principals have over 65 years of combined experience at the enterprise and field level on every aspect of the foreign assistance program cycle. Focused on the sectors of global health and democracy and governance, they have contributed to USG results in improving the health of mothers and children, and in promoting good governance in over 40 developing countries across three continents. Ceres principals have also led the growth of companies globally and sectorally. They draw on their vast professional network and in-depth knowledge of foreign assistance budget and programs to identify optimal business opportunities, conduct business intelligence analyses, develop strategic partnerships and articulate sound technical approaches to ensure successful bids. COMMITMENT TO CLIENTS • Integrity • Accountability • Exceptional Performance PRACTICE AREAS • Global Health • Democracy and Governance • Veterans Affairs SERVICES Ceres offers a broad range of services, such as: Strategic planning - Futures analysis - Needs and sectoral assessments - Results frameworks and other logic models - Market research - Business development Program Implementation - Project design - Standard operating procedures - Staffing and recruitment - Learning and adaptability - Institutional support Performance Management - Baselines and target-setting - Progress monitoring - Data quality assessments - Performance and impact evaluations Continuous Improvement - Change management - Business process reviews - Management assessments - Systems reengineering - Coaching and mentoring