More than just grant writing, Elevate builds grant programs that last. We bring strategic oversight, revenue forecasts, data infrastructure and analysis, and project management to established nonprofits, so they secure the funding they need.
350+
nonprofit partnerships
8:1
average client return-on-investment over time
4-year average
client tenure
We build best-in-class grant departments that create budget clarity for leaders and systems that actually work for you. This includes revenue forecasting, proposal positioning, relationship development and data infrastructure,.
Our long-term engagements mean we are true partners in your success. Our team model gives you the right support for the right work to maximize your organization’s grant funding.
We partner with established U.S. nonprofits with annual budgets typically in the $5-20M range. Usually we hear from executive directors and development leaders who want a strategic grants partner, not just a writer.
New to grants? Our Grants Accelerator Project Suite is built for you.
“Elevate is my high-level strategy team. Our conversations have resulted not only in winning proposals, but also in re-envisioning some of the work that we do in the community to better fit our own strategic objectives.”
Deb Gottesman
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director
The Theatre Lab
“My Elevate team not only writes strong proposals, but also helps me to consider the bigger picture of how each funding opportunity fits into our overall strategy. They are informed, accessible, organized, and they are excellent writers. I have come to think of Elevate as an extension of our staff.”
Janice Johannsen
Former Development Manager,
L.A. Voice
As one of the largest grant writing firms in the country, we bring more than a decade of refined systems to your grants program from day one.
We start by learning about your organization, your goals, and the challenges facing your grants program.
With more than $1 billion raised, we bring proven practices and experience to your grants program from day one.
We assemble the right expertise and capacity to work alongside your staff and support your organization’s needs.
We roll up our sleeves to write and submit high-quality grant materials for you, not just tell you what to do.
We establish grants processes and integrate them into your existing workflows so the work runs smoothly and consistently.
We help you track and use grants data to make informed decisions about your program and its priorities.
We develop strategy deliverables that connect your grants program to your organization’s goals and fundraising potential.
We assess progress toward your revenue goals and help report results to your board, executive team, and other stakeholders.
We regularly revisit our support as your goals, fundraising potential, and staff capacity change over time.
Our partners engage Elevate to manage their entire grants program from start to finish; add capacity to their in-house grants team; understand their revenue growth potential; or provide strategic expertise during times of transition. See our full list of capabilities, which include:
High-performing grant programs need strategic work to position requests, forecast revenue, and analyze performance. They need operational support for grant calendar management, deadline tracking, and attachment coordination. Many nonprofits also need revenue growth activities like prospect research and funder cultivation. Elevate can manage your full grant program as an extension of your staff. Our Comprehensive Grant Writing Services (CGWS) brings a dedicated team to handle everything and achieve results.
starting at
$5,500 per month, plus admin fee
Monthly fees are all-inclusive and based largely on the number of grant deliverables your organization needs, as well as revenue growth activities and data needs.
Our Ongoing Writing Retainer provides a dedicated Elevate grant writer who drafts, edits, and submits a set number of proposals and reports each month based on your existing grant calendar. If you have senior staff who already lead strategy, prospecting, cultivation, and calendar management, Elevate can provide the reliable writing capacity needed to keep essential work moving.
starting at
$3,500 per month for up to two deliverables
Through our Writing Capacity Projects, an Elevate writer can take on a single high-priority proposal or package of grants and reports. We get up to speed quickly, review the funder’s requirements, create a clear workplan, draft and revise the narrative, coordinate input from your team, and support submission. This service is designed for organizations that have identified a strong-fit opportunity but do not have the internal capacity or specialized experience to complete the application.
starting at
$3,125 fixed-fee engagements
Most federal grant projects start higher because of their additional length and complexity.
Whether you need short-term support or a longer-term partner, Elevate can step in quickly, preserve institutional knowledge, and keep your grant program on track. We offer several flexible ways to maintain momentum during periods of transition depending on the work that needs to get done, from focused support for a set of time-sensitive deliverables to a fractional institutional fundraising team that can provide broader coverage.
High-performing grant programs need strategic work to position requests, forecast revenue, and analyze performance. They need operational support for grant calendar management, deadline tracking, and attachment coordination. Many nonprofits also need revenue growth activities like prospect research and funder cultivation. Elevate can manage your full grant program as an extension of your staff. Our Comprehensive Grant Writing Services (CGWS) brings a dedicated team to handle everything and achieve results.
starting at
$5,500 per month, plus admin fee
Monthly fees are all-inclusive and based largely on the number of grant deliverables your organization needs, as well as revenue growth activities and data needs.
We boost your drafting capacity. Our Ongoing Writing Retainer provides a dedicated Elevate grant writer who drafts, edits, and submits a set number of proposals and reports each month based on your existing grant calendar. If you have senior staff who already lead strategy, prospecting, cultivation, and calendar management, Elevate can provide the reliable writing capacity needed to keep essential work moving.
starting at
$3,500 per month for up to two deliverables
We can write a single grant for you. Through our Writing Capacity Projects, an Elevate writer can take on a single high-priority proposal or package of grants and reports. We get up to speed quickly, review the funder’s requirements, create a clear workplan, draft and revise the narrative, coordinate input from your team, and support submission. This service is designed for organizations that have identified a strong-fit opportunity but do not have the internal capacity or specialized experience to complete the application.
starting at
$3,125 fixed-fee engagements
Most federal grant projects start higher because of their additional length and complexity.
We can cover leave or help with staff transitions. Whether you need short-term support or a longer-term partner, Elevate can step in quickly, preserve institutional knowledge, and keep your grant program on track. We offer several flexible ways to maintain momentum during periods of transition depending on the work that needs to get done, from focused support for a set of time-sensitive deliverables to a fractional institutional fundraising team that can provide broader coverage.
Elevate’s partnerships combine both strategy and execution, so that today’s deadlines do not come at the expense of tomorrow’s revenue pipeline.
We bring a whole team, along with shared systems and knowledge, so that your grant program does not depend on one person. The result is a more strategic, sustainable, and lower-risk way to build grant revenue—without asking one internal employee to carry the entire function.
Additionally, our clients benefit from more than just their dedicated team of grants professionals. Behind their team, there are trained supervisors, a responsive client relations team that can address both strategy and contract needs, and a leadership team working to continuously innovate Elevate services.
Finally, we know that your needs and your funder landscape never stop changing. We review strategy and scope annually and provide advice to keep your investment aligned with your goals, internal capacity, and funding potential. Whether you need to change your strategy or your scope with us, we will help you make the best decision you can in periods of change and uncertainty.
Nonprofit Grant Consulting Services
Yes, we are expert grant writers. We write private and public grants; letters of inquiry, proposals, and reports. We also draft initial cases for support and prepare or refresh your grants language bank. The specific scope of work will depend on your needs.
Yes. Our Grants Accelerator Project Suite helps nonprofits or programs that are new to grants.
Yes. Funder research is a core part of Elevate’s comprehensive services. We identify potential funders, assess alignment, review giving history and funding patterns, qualify opportunities, and prioritize the prospects most likely to support your work.
We do not simply hand you a long list of funder names. (In fact, we think a long list of unqualified prospects can leave you in a worse position than a focused list of qualified prospects.) We build a usable, strategic pipeline with clear recommendations about which opportunities deserve your attention and what should happen next.
Funders generally prefer to build relationships with the nonprofit leaders responsible for the work; therefore, we partner with your team rather than separating you from the process. We help your organizational leaders approach funders with greater confidence, preparation, and strategic clarity.
Elevate can help develop outreach plans, draft funder communications, prepare meeting agendas and talking points, participate in conversations, and manage follow-up. We track all of this in our cultivation tracker so you know the status of your outreach to each prospective funder.
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Tell us what your organization is trying to achieve, where your team needs additional capacity, and what is getting in the way.
We will help you identify the right level of support and a realistic path toward stronger grant revenue.