{"id":16,"date":"2026-10-19T01:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T01:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m1-aldergate\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T04:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:06:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m1-aldergate\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Margaret Aldergate, founding partner. Demo portrait.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our story<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Funding strategy built by people who’ve sat on your side of the table.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Aldergate & Wren was founded by two former district administrators who were tired of watching good programs die for lack of funding, and even better ones lost in a maze of grant paperwork.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Secured since 2016<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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$42M+ for schools<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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83%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Served<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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60+ districts and campuses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our story<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Founded inside the system, built to serve it.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Margaret Aldergate spent eleven years as a grants director for a mid-sized district; Thomas Wren ran federal compliance for a statewide charter network. In 2016 they founded Aldergate & Wren to give schools the kind of senior-level grant support usually reserved for large research universities.<\/p>

A decade later, the firm remains intentionally small: a boutique team that writes, manages, and reports on every grant it touches, rather than handing proposals off to junior staff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A planning meeting. Demo photo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Principles<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The principles behind every proposal.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Rigor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every figure is checked, every claim sourced, every deadline hit early.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Partnership<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We work as an extension of your team, not an outside vendor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Clarity<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Plain-language proposals that funders (and your board) can actually follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Accountability<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We stay on after the award: compliance and renewal included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every figure checked, every claim sourced. Demo photo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our team<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A small team, deliberately.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Margaret Aldergate<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Founding Partner<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Former district grants director, 11 years in K-12 funding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Thomas Wren<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Former compliance lead for a statewide charter network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Priya Nandakumar<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Leads funder research and pipeline strategy for every client.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Daniel Cho<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Grants & Compliance Manager<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Manages reporting, compliance, and renewal timelines post-award.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“Aldergate & Wren didn’t just write our grant. They rebuilt how our district thinks about funding.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr. Elena Marsh<\/strong>
Assistant Superintendent, Ridgeview USD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Let’s talk about your next initiative.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We’ll come back with a funding strategy within a week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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