Organizational Investment

$4,000

Approximately 3 hours of staff time meeting with grant strategist and providing information.

A clear roadmap for your next 12-18 months.

Instead of guessing which grants might be a fit or spending time on applications that go nowhere, the Grant Funding Strategy gives you a roadmap. It will show you exactly what opportunities exist, which ones are worth pursuing, what order to tackle them in, and how competitive you are. It takes about 6-8 weeks and ensures you’re being strategic instead of reactive. 

WITHOUT a grant funding strategy, you risk:

• Missing grant opportunities

• An inefficient use of resources and your valuable time

• Months spent chasing grants that may not pan out

WITH a grant funding strategy you get:

12-18 monthly roadmap for the best grants to pursue based on fit, timing, readiness, and likelihood of success.

• Project Planning Toolkit

• Funding matrix of curated top-priority opportunities

• Power Prospectus infographic

• Funding strategy roadmap

• Final review consultation

TYPICAL RESULTS

*Each plan is customized to the organization and determined by organization size, funding goals, the organization’s grant preparation and capacity, and deadlines.

Here are the typical results, depending on the above factors:

• Average 10-16 grants for an organization to pursue, of which 2-5 are recommended within 90 days.

• Most organizations win about 40% of the grants they apply for. The percentage goes up with more experience and established relationships.

• Organizations will build new relationships with funders through the process so they are in a stronger position before they even submit an application.

Organizational Investment

$450-$1,250

Cost depends on length of training. We require a minimum of 1.5 hours and highly recommend a full board retreat of 6 hours that includes interactive activities.

Approximately 2 hours of staff time meeting with trainer.

Training space and meals/snacks.

Your board can be your best or worst asset. Let’s make them the best.

Boards are wonderful! We firmly believe a group of volunteers coming together to give their time and resources to support a mission is the best of what it is to be a community.

However, most board members are not nonprofit leadership experts. They WANT to be helpful but don’t know HOW to be helpful.

Community Equip’d works with you to create a customized board training based on your needs and goals. Our trainings are designed to unite the board and staff leadership around clear expectations, goals, and culture. Serving on a board should be rewarding, interesting, and fun - just like our trainings!

WITHOUT a trained board, you risk:

• Disengaged board members

• Decisions made in the moment, not based on strategy

• Stalled fundraising

• Staff frustration (this alone can an organization)

WITH a trained board you get:

• Engaged and energized board

• Clear focus and strategic decision making

• High staff morale

• Productive fundraising efforts

• Smooth board recruitment

Training Topics

Each training is customized to the organization’s specific needs, but the most common training topics include:

• Board Governance 101 (great for brand new and seasoned board members)

• Fundraising

• Board Committees & Structure

• The Board/ED Relationship

• Best practices for effective reports (we will create report templates for you)

• Measuring Impact

• Understanding Nonprofit Finances

• Strategy Screens For Decision Making