Readiness
An honest picture of whether the organization is prepared to pursue funding — not a cheer, and not a prediction of an award.
Commercial consultancy for nonprofit organizations
Know whether your organization is ready to pursue funding.
Destined to Improve diagnoses funding readiness. We identify the weaknesses that may block or weaken a pursuit, recommend a sequence of work, and — when you want it — help you implement selected improvements.
We are a for-profit professional-services firm. We are not a funder. We do not award money. We do not guarantee funding.
A 30-minute consult tests fit. An assessment is the paid engagement that produces a written diagnosis.
Four things we sell. Nothing else.
Diagnosis
Specific weaknesses that may block or weaken a pursuit: governance, financial controls, evidence, capacity, pursuit materials, or funder fit.
Recommendations
A prioritized list of implementable next steps. What to fix before the next cycle. What can wait.
Implementation assistance
Paid help executing the improvements you choose. Scoped in writing. Never priced as a share of an award.
Most organizations do not fail the narrative first. They fail the readiness test.
Funders look for control, evidence, and capacity as much as they look for a story. Organizations often spend a cycle before anyone names the gaps that were visible from the first document set.
We exist to name those gaps early, in writing, while there is still time to decide whether to pursue, pause, or repair.
Built for nonprofit leaders who are about to pursue funding — or who just watched a pursuit stall.
Typical clients are executive directors, development directors, and board officers at U.S. nonprofit organizations.
This site is not for donors, volunteers, or people seeking charitable services. We do not accept gifts and we do not place volunteers.
A written diagnosis before any implementation work.
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Request
Start an assessment or book a consult. We confirm fit.
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Discover
You send the materials we list. We review them against a readiness frame.
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Diagnose
You receive a written readiness picture and the weaknesses that matter.
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Decide
Recommendations, in priority order. Implementation is optional and separately scoped.
Typical diagnosis: three to five weeks after we have a complete material set. Consult: 30 minutes, usually within five business days.
Fixed or capped professional fees. No contingency.
Consult
No fee · 30 minutes · fit and scope only
Diagnosis
Typically $4,800–$7,200 · 3–5 weeks · written package and debrief
Implementation
Quoted after diagnosis · typically $1,800–$7,500 per defined sprint
We do not take a percentage of awards. We do not guarantee funding. Pricing
Independence is the point.
We are not competing with you for donations. We are not the funder. We do not get paid more if you win an award. That keeps the diagnosis honest.
What happens after you send a request
A person reviews it. We reply within two business days. Nothing you submit on this site is a contract.
Intake is used to evaluate fit and deliver the engagement. We do not sell it. See Privacy.
Next step
A request is not an engagement.
If you want a written picture of readiness, start an assessment. If you want to test fit first, book a 30-minute consult.