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What we do

Six Services, One Grant Cycle

Take the piece you are missing or hand us the whole cycle. Each service comes with a written scope, a named lead, a price agreed up front and deliverables that stay with your organization.

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Service 1 · Grant research & prospecting

Find the grants you can actually win.

We review your eligibility, then build a prospect list of federal, state, county, foundation and corporate funders that match your programs, with deadlines, typical award sizes and a fit rating for each.

What is included

  • Eligibility and readiness review
  • Prospect list with fit rating and deadlines
  • Twelve-month grants calendar
  • Funder briefs for your top prospects

Good for

Organizations that do not know where to start, or that keep applying to the wrong funders.

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Service 2 · Grant writing & applications

Complete, compliant, on time.

We write the narrative, build the budget and justification, gather attachments and letters of support, and submit through the funder's portal. You review every draft; nothing goes out without your sign-off.

What is included

  • Narrative, logic model and evaluation plan
  • Budget and budget justification
  • Attachments, letters of support and registrations
  • Portal submission and confirmation
  • A reusable boilerplate library

Good for

Any organization with a live opportunity and not enough hands or hours to write it well.

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Service 3 · Grant management & compliance

Keep every awarded dollar audit-ready.

After the award we set up the grant file, the spending plan and the tracking so that funds are spent as promised and every expense is documented. We handle amendments, extensions and funder questions.

What is included

  • Post-award setup: file, calendar, spending plan
  • Separate tracking of each grant's funds
  • Procurement and expense documentation
  • Amendments, extensions and funder correspondence
  • Audit-ready records at close-out

Good for

Organizations that have won a grant and need it managed properly, or that have struggled with compliance before.

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Service 4 · Reporting & renewals

Reports funders trust, renewals they say yes to.

We build simple data-collection tools for your programs, then write the progress and financial reports on the funder's schedule. Strong reports become the case for the renewal application.

What is included

  • Data collection templates your team can keep up
  • Progress and financial reports, on schedule
  • Photos, stories and consent handled correctly
  • Renewal and continuation applications

Good for

Grantees whose reports are late, thin or stressful, and anyone up for renewal.

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Service 5 · Program design & budgets

Turn an idea into something fundable.

Funders give to clear programs with measurable outcomes and realistic budgets. We work with your team to define the need, the activities, the outcomes and the cost, so the program is ready to be written up.

What is included

  • Need statement with local data
  • Outcomes, indicators and evaluation plan
  • Program budget and cost per participant
  • Sustainability plan

Good for

New organizations, new programs, or programs that funders keep turning down.

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Service 6 · Training & grant readiness

Build the skill inside your team.

Half-day and full-day workshops for boards, pastors, staff and volunteers on grant readiness, writing and compliance. Delivered in English or French, at your site or ours.

What is included

  • Grant readiness workshop for boards and leaders
  • Grant writing basics for staff and volunteers
  • Compliance and reporting for treasurers
  • Bilingual delivery, English and French

Good for

Churches and community groups that want to apply on their own, and immigrant-led organizations that need it in French.

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How it works

From First Call to Close-out

  1. 1

    Readiness check

    A free first conversation on your programs, registrations and finances.

  2. 2

    Prospect list

    The funders that fit, with deadlines and award sizes, ranked by your chances.

  3. 3

    Applications

    We write, you review, we submit. Every draft is yours to keep.

  4. 4

    Award management

    Grant file, spending plan, documentation and funder correspondence.

  5. 5

    Reports and renewal

    Reports on the funder's schedule, then the renewal built on them.

Next step

Not Sure Which Service You Need?

Start with a readiness check. It costs nothing and ends with a written recommendation of what to apply for and what it would cost with us.

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