Our guest on this episode is Mark McIntyre, Principal and Co-Founder of Merchant McIntyre Associates, the nation’s leading federal government relations firm serving nonprofit organizations.

In our conversation with Mark, he shares a specific, proven methodology for engaging with and securing significant grant support from the federal government.

Prior to co-founding Merchant McIntyre, Mark was SVP and Director of Russ Reid’s Washington D.C. office, focused on securing federal appropriations support for nonprofits. Before leading Russ Reid DC, Mark helped build the largest privately owned government relations firm in history.  Mark’s career began in politics and policy, where he worked in the White House, as Chief Speechwriter to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, and in Congress as Press Secretary to Rep. Robert L. Livingston (now retired).

During his career, Mark and his team have helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for nonprofits.