Grant Fundraising

We’ve written approximately 280 grant proposals with a 72% success rate, and raised $160 million to support U.S. nonprofits.

Skills and available services

• Research grant leads and regional funders using professional databases
• Create grant pipelines (Excel documents) to track research efforts and categorize leads
• Lead discussions to help identify the “best fit” grant leads for your organization or group
• Help you cultivate stronger relationships with funding partners
• Develop grant applications (planning, writing, packaging, and submission)
• Edit grant applications, budgets, and budget narratives written by others
• Follow the 4 C’s of grant writing to develop clear, concise, compelling, and cohesive proposals
• Teach organizations how to closely align their requests with funders’ priorities
• Review and interpret grant contract language
• Help you develop memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with partner organizations

We have experience writing many types of grants

• State grants (CSBG, CDBG, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon Health Authority, etc.)
  
• Federal grants (Head Start, USDA, Administration for Children and Families, VA, Housing & Urban Development, FEMA, etc.)
  
• Foundation grants (small, medium and large grants from tribal foundations and private foundations)
• United Way grants
• Association grants (Rotary, American Association of University Women, etc.)

For more information, please see the FAQ page.