FOR NONPROFITS
Grants management,
without the overwhelm.
Full-cycle grant services for 501(c)3 nonprofits — from funder research to reporting, managed on your behalf so your team can focus on the work.
We come to you. Every retainer engagement includes an on-site visit — we travel to wherever you are to see your work up close. No other grant consultant does this.
GETTING READY
Not sure you're grant-ready yet?
Before pursuing funding, it helps to know where you stand. These services help smaller and emerging nonprofits build the foundation they need to compete — and win.
BEST FOR: SMALL & EMERGING NONPROFITS · UNDER $500K BUDGET
Grant Readiness Assessment
A clear-eyed look at your organization's capacity to pursue and manage grants — with a specific action plan to fill the gaps before you apply.
BEST FOR: ORGS WANTING CUSTOM STRATEGY SUPPORT
Grant Readiness Consulting
Custom consulting sessions to assess your systems and build a strategic plan — paced around your team's capacity and readiness.
BUILDING THE PIPELINE
Ready to pursue funding?
These are the core services most clients engage first — identifying the right funders, then writing and submitting competitive applications on your behalf.
PAIRS WITH: GRANT WRITING
Grant Research
A deep-dive into your organization and funding landscape — resulting in a curated list of 20–40 viable funders and a 12-month grant calendar to work from.
PAIRS WITH: GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Grant Writing
Monthly letters of intent and grant applications, researched, written, and submitted on your behalf — with budgets, attachments, and portal management handled for you.
FOR EXISTING CLIENTS · CORPORATE GIVING FOCUS
Corporate Partnerships Catalyst
Identify and pursue corporate sponsorships and CSR partnerships — expanding your funding mix beyond traditional foundation grants.
RUNNING THE PROGRAM
Active and need to go deeper?
These services layer onto an existing grant writing engagement — adding the reporting, relationship-building, and systems infrastructure that makes a grants program sustainable.
PAIRS WITH: GRANT WRITING
Grants Management
Full lifecycle management of awarded grants — reporting, funder communication, deliverable tracking, and budget coordination handled end to end.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS WANTING TO GET MORE COMPETITIVE
Grant Competitiveness Coaching
Strategic coaching to strengthen your overall grant program — positioning, narrative development, and funder relationship building to improve your success rate over time.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING INTERNAL CAPACITY
Grant Systems Development
A complete grants management infrastructure — SOPs, tracking systems, staff training, and a handoff plan so your team can own the process when you're ready.
FITS ANY PHASE
Grant Review
Already have a draft proposal? We review it and give you specific, actionable feedback to sharpen your narrative, tighten your budget, and align with what the funder is actually looking for — before you submit.
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Concierge-level service.
We travel to you.
Most grant consultants work from a distance. We don't. Retainer clients get an on-site visit — we come to wherever you are in the country to meet your team, see your programs, and understand your work from the inside out. That context makes every proposal we write more authentic and more competitive.
We work nationally, serving nonprofits across the U.S. in health and human services, the arts, environment, and animal welfare.
$15M Nonprofit budget range we specialize in
"The most thorough grant partner we've had."
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READY TO GET STARTED?
Let's talk about your funding goals.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us where you are and what you're working toward — we'll tell you where we can help.
Schedule a consultation"It is not on you to complete the work; neither are you free to desist from it."
PIRKEI AVOT (ETHICS OF THE FATHERS) 2:21