ITERA PARTNERS
Program strategy, evaluation, and accountability systems.
Senior-level guidance for nonprofits, foundations, and public initiatives.
Itera Partners is an advisory practice founded by Natasha Wanchek, a program and portfolio advisor with 15+ years of experience across nonprofit, philanthropic, and government sectors.
I've spent that time building the frameworks that make complex programs work — directing performance oversight and accountability systems for a $253M federal workforce initiative, designing impact frameworks for a 55+ branch national membership organization, and leading a humanitarian small-grants program through three consecutive funding rounds.
I founded Itera Partners to make that level of rigor available to organizations that need senior-level guidance.
Where I can help
01
Fractional Strategic Advisor
Part-time senior leadership.
Working alongside your team on an ongoing basis — connecting strategy to execution, defining what success looks like, and making sure data informs decisions and gets used. Built around how you work.
02
Grant Strategy & Proposals
From program design to funded proposal.
Winning grants starts before the writing begins. I help you shape the program itself — clarifying goals, building the outcomes framework — then craft a narrative that speaks directly to what a funder cares about.
03
Program Evaluation
Find out what's working.
I design and conduct evaluations that are rigorous but practical — tailored to your goals and your team's capacity. The result is honest, evidence-based insight you can act on, not a compliance document.
Directed performance measurement for a $253M USAID-funded initiative. Built the strategic planning and accountability infrastructure for a 60+ branch national organization. Managed three consecutive rounds of a humanitarian small-grants program, overseeing selection, accountability, and impact tracking across an 86-project portfolio. Secured a first-time NYC Department of Cultural Affairs grant for a cultural nonprofit.
RECENT WORK