is usually where I get the call. My focus is systems and narrative. The architecture of strategy and the language of the pitch.
I work with nonprofits and research organizations that do serious work but cannot get the right people to fund it. The problem is rarely the program. It is usually clarity, framing, or the infrastructure behind it.
I build that infrastructure. That means funding readiness assessments before wasted applications. Grant pipelines that survive staff turnover. Communications that help funders understand what you do in the first paragraph.
I have built funding operations from scratch for a space life science research institute, developed fundraising and communications assessments for community nonprofits, and worked across STEM education, youth athletics, frontier science, and a few sectors I never expected.
Vagueness costs you money. I find that motivating.
Built a complete funding operations system from scratch including pipeline, playbook, and prospect research workflow.
Fundraising and communications assessments, donor language, case for support, and testimonial strategy.
Strategic messaging, bridge funding strategy, DAF-ready language, and campaign architecture.
Grant readiness roadmaps, program framing, and funder targeting for early-stage organizations.
Each engagement is scoped, time-limited, and focused on a clear deliverable.
A diagnostic engagement that tells you honestly where you stand before you apply anywhere. Covers program framing, outcomes, funder fit, and risk. Flat fee, four weeks.
Full funding operations infrastructure. Pipeline tracker, funding strategy matrix, team playbook, and prospect research workflow. Built to survive staff turnover and scale with your team.
Donor language, case for support, campaign messaging, and funder-specific framing. Built for the audience that needs to say yes, not a generic version of your mission.
Grant writing for STEM, education, research, and community organizations. Includes narrative development, budget justification, and alignment with funder priorities.
Diagnostic tools and facilitation resources for organizations where leadership and fundraising are having two different conversations.
Start with the free Funder Match Tool below. It takes three minutes and gives you a direct read on your funding situation before you spend money on anything.
Free tools that tell you where you stand. Paid upgrades when you need more depth.
Answer a few questions and get a direct read on your funding fit, readiness score, and which funder types are worth your time.
Tell us about your organization and project. Get a ranked list of funder categories with specific reasoning for each match.
Enter a nonprofit's website and key pages. The tool fetches the content, organizes it into annual report sections, and flags what's missing before you start writing.
Describe a community need and your program. The tool converts your need into a clear outcome, checks whether your activities connect, and flags where the logic breaks down.
Paste your proposal and get an honest critique from the reviewer's perspective before you submit. Know your weaknesses before they do.
What would an expert notice that you missed? Surfaces the gaps funders see that applicants rarely catch before submission.
The free tools give you direction. The paid upgrade gives you a custom shortlist of 10 to 15 named funders, a positioning memo, and a suggested outreach sequence — built for your specific project.
Real engagements, real deliverables. More case studies in progress.
Designed and deployed an end-to-end grant pipeline, tracking infrastructure, and team playbook for a newly formed grants team at a space life science research institute. Four research areas mapped to funder landscape. Seven-stage pipeline. Six documents and tools handed off and ready to use from day one.
If you are a nonprofit or research organization trying to figure out your funding strategy, I am probably someone worth talking to. No pressure, no pitch — just a conversation about where you are and whether I can help.