Pricing
One rate. Published. No packages you have to decode.
Hourly billing keeps it flexible and honest. You pay for the work the project actually needs, and you approve the estimate before we start.
Tracked to the minute and billed against an approved estimate.
What the hours go to
Reading guidelines, interviewing your staff, researching funders, pulling data, writing, building budgets, chasing attachments, formatting to spec, and submitting. Nothing is padded and nothing is hidden in a package price.
Every project starts with a free estimate after the intake form. The estimate names a range, not a single number, because a first time federal application and a foundation renewal are not the same animal. If the work is going to exceed the estimate, you hear about it before it happens, not on the invoice.
Every minute is tracked. You see it weekly.
We run a timer on your grant. Research, interviews, drafting, budget building, portal wrangling, all of it logged as it happens rather than reconstructed at the end of the month.
Every week you get a written update: what we worked on, what it produced, and exactly how much time each piece took. You always know where you stand against the estimate before the invoice shows up, and you can tell your board precisely what they are paying for.
- Work logged as it happens, to the minute
- Weekly written update with tasks and time
- A heads up before the estimate is exceeded, never after
Do you take a percentage of the grant?
No. Contingency fees on grant awards are widely prohibited by funders and discouraged by professional fundraising ethics standards. You pay for hours worked, funded or not.
Can you guarantee funding?
No, and neither can anyone else. The decision belongs to the funder. What we control is whether your proposal is complete, competitive, and submitted on time.
What if the estimate turns out to be low?
We tell you before we pass it. You decide whether to approve additional hours, narrow the scope, or stop.
Do you require a long contract?
No. Work begins after mutual agreement on scope and estimate for that project. Ongoing strategy work is a separate, optional arrangement.
Do we have to be a 501(c)(3)?
No. Nonprofits are our specialty, but we also write for fiscally sponsored projects, schools, public agencies, tribal organizations, and businesses. Eligibility is the first thing we check.
What if we have never applied before?
Common, and not a problem. We work from whatever you already have and tell you plainly which pieces are missing before the clock starts, so you are not paying us to discover it mid draft.
Next step
Tell us what you need funded.
The intake form takes about ten minutes. We read every submission ourselves and reply within one business day with next steps and an honest estimate.