Are grants the missing piece of your nonprofit’s Development Plan?
Know which grants to pursue, when to pursue them, and why they are a right fit with a comprehensive Grants Funding Strategy.
Grant Readiness
Grant Writing
Grant Award Management
Grants Funding Strategy
Grants Research
What is a Grants Funding Strategy?
A Funding Strategy is your navigation system for grants: based on your current location and desired destination, what is the fastest and best route to get there?
Maybe your organization has never applied for grants because you don’t know where to start and aren’t sure what opportunities exist? Or, maybe your organization has wasted time and resources applying for grants that weren’t a right fit?
Your Funding Strategy “atlas” will get you moving in the right direction with a Project Planning Toolkit, Power Prospectus, Funding Matrix, and budding relationships with right-fit funders.
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To help you get clear on what you need funded, why it’s important to funders, how much it’s going to cost, and if you’re ready to make it happen.
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To summarize your project plan in an impactful one-pager potential funders will love.
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To facilitate relationship building and inform strategy.
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To provide a clear roadmap of prioritized grants with the highest likelihood of success and return on investment.
How does a Grants Funding Strategy come together?
Planning
Identification of funding priorities and grants readiness gaps to ensure maximum competitiveness in grant seeking.
Research
In-depth research of 100+ potential funders, narrowed down to the top 10-20 best-fit grant opportunities.
Validation
Confirmation of organizational priorities with targeted outreach to top grant opportunities.
Strategy
A roadmap with recommended grants and cycle timing ready for implementation over the next 12 to 18 months.
Who is your guide?
Katie Serda’s for-profit marketing career was built on the front lines of high-stakes retail automotive, selling Ford and General Motors car brands and related parts and services. With positions spanning advertising agency account management, marketing performance analytics, and e-commerce digital marketing, she spent years:
Developing comprehensive communications plans: Using insights to transform objectives and budgets into tactics.
Crafting strategic messaging:Writing creative briefs and managing the execution of both traditional (television, radio, print, outdoor) and digital campaigns.
Measurement planning: Defining success, determining how to measure it, and creating learning agendas to enable data-driven decision-making.
Leading data storytelling: Developing cross-channel narratives that turned complex data into actionable recommendations.
Grants consulting leverages her two decades of expertise in messaging strategy, cross-functional collaboration, project management, and data analytics to help purpose-driven organizations secure the funding they need to make a meaningful impact.
Services
Grants Funding Strategy Development
Identifying your strongest grant opportunities, helping you build relationships with funders, confirming funder interest in your work, and positioning you for success before you ever submit an application.
Grant Writing
Developing your Grant-Ready Toolkit, creating a grants calendar, and writing compelling grant applications.
Grant Award Management
Developing your Grant Summary of reporting requirements and metrics, tracking deadlines, and ensuring delivery of what was promised.
Core Areas of Passion
Environmental Stewardship:
Clean water, air, and regenerative farming.
Education:
Knowledge is power.
Animal Welfare:
[Senior] dog rescue, like my sweet Freddy.
Addiction & Recovery:
Supporting impacted families.