Grant strategy and funding operations
You have a program to fund.Which opportunities are worth your time?
Funders need to see that your program, evidence, and message tell the same story.
I help you find what’s missing. That could mean clarifying the program, finding evidence of the need, sharpening the language, or building a system to research funders and decide which opportunities to pursue.
What I build
I write clear program descriptions, organize the evidence behind them, and build grant systems your team can keep using. When an opportunity comes up, you’re not starting from scratch.
I focus on where the story, evidence, or process stops holding together.
Space life science research
Designed a seven-stage grant pipeline, team playbook, tracker, and prospect research workflow for a space life science institute.
Community nonprofits
Reviewed public fundraising materials and recommended clearer donor language, a case for support, and better use of existing testimonials.
STEM and frontier science
Built a competitive and revenue benchmarking analysis for a space training and experiential education venture, and provided grant coordination support for a scientific research nonprofit.
Youth and community programs
Researched grant opportunities for youth programs and identified fit, eligibility, and information gaps.
A funding system for a new grants team.
For a space life science research institute, I mapped four research areas to the funder landscape and built the process for evaluating and tracking opportunities. The handoff included a seven-stage pipeline, tracking system, playbook, strategy matrix, and prospect research workflow.
See the project details →Funding Fluency
A structured four-week consulting engagement to help a small nonprofit determine whether, how, and when to pursue grant funding. Built as a repeatable methodology with a seven-step diagnostic framework, four delivery phases, and five client deliverables.
View case study →Free tools
Funder Prioritization Engine
Compare funder categories and see the reasoning behind the ranking.
Outcome Clarity Tool
Start with the need you’re addressing. The tool helps you describe the result you want and checks whether your activities fit.
Annual Report Source Pack Builder
Pull public website material into a draft source pack and spot what’s missing.
Grant Reviewer Simulator
Get a reviewer-style critique of a draft proposal, with questions and weak spots to address before submission.
Proposal Blind Spot Checker
Look for missing evidence, eligibility concerns, and details a proposal may leave unanswered.
Services
Funding Fluency
A four-week review of one program to get the pieces in place for grant applications. I clarify the program, check what evidence supports your claims, and identify documents or data you still need.
You leave with a written assessment, consistent program language, and a reusable framework for organizing grant information and deciding which opportunities to pursue.
Funding system setup
I set up a grant pipeline your team can maintain. That can include a prospect research process, opportunity tracker, decision criteria, assigned roles, and a short guide for using the system.
Funder messaging and evidence
I review your program materials, research, data, and stories, then write language you can use with funders. I organize the sources behind your claims and flag anything that still needs evidence.
That might mean a case for support that explains what funding makes possible, or a message map your staff and board can use to describe the work consistently.
Website and communications audit
Does your website make sense to the people you want to reach? I review what each audience can find, understand, and do on the site. You get a written audit with recommendations for the page structure, navigation, and copy.
Proposal development
Grant writing for STEM, education, research, and community organizations. Includes narrative development, budget justification, and alignment with funder priorities.
Board and governance advisory
Diagnostic tools and facilitation resources for organizations where leadership and fundraising are having two different conversations.
Transparency is part of the system
Do you work on commission?
No, and here is why. Ethical grant professionals do not work on commission. Pre-award work is time-intensive regardless of the outcome, and payment should reflect the expertise and labor provided, not a variable outcome we cannot fully control. This is also the standard held by the Grant Professionals Association.
Can you guarantee we will win funding?
No, and anyone who makes that promise is misrepresenting how grant funding works. Funders make independent decisions based on their own priorities, capacity, and timing. What I can do is check funder alignment before you write a word, and make sure the story you tell is backed by the evidence a funder wants to see.
Who is this work best suited for?
Organizations that do serious work but struggle to communicate it in funding contexts. Research institutes, STEM-focused nonprofits, community organizations, and early-stage programs that need structure before they start applying. If you already have a well-funded, high-capacity grants team, you probably do not need me. If you are building the infrastructure or figuring out where to start, that is the work I do.
What does an engagement look like?
Most engagements are scoped, time-limited, and priced as a flat fee. That means you know exactly what you are getting and what it costs before we start. I do not do open-ended retainers with new clients. A typical starting engagement is four weeks and focused on one clear deliverable: a readiness assessment, a pipeline system, or a communications package.
What are you working on?
Tell me about your organization and what you need help with. You don’t need to choose a service first.
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