Grant Fundraising

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

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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.