Grant Writing & Research for South Coast Nonprofits
A grant writer who finds the right funders, writes a proposal they'll actually read, and handles the reporting that gets you invited back.
Grants are won before they're written. The organizations that get funded are the ones that applied to the right foundations, told a story that matched the funder's priorities, and followed up like a partner, not a petitioner. I handle all three, and I've done it from inside the nonprofit, so I know what a program director can realistically deliver and what a finance manager needs to see before the budget goes out. If you've been looking for a grant writer on the South Coast who has actually run a development office, that's the work I do.
SERVICES
Funder research: a prioritized list of foundation, corporate, and government funders whose geography, program interests, and grant size match your work. For South Coast organizations that includes the regional funders I know well: community foundations, bank foundations, health system community benefit programs, and family foundations with a Southeastern Massachusetts focus.
Grant calendar: every deadline, LOI, and report date for the year on one page.
Proposal writing: letters of inquiry, full proposals, budgets and budget narratives, and attachments, written in your organization's voice.
Reporting: interim and final reports that make the next ask easier.
Grant readiness: the boilerplate, financials, outcomes data, and board list every funder asks for, built once and kept current.
HOW IT WORKS
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A grant readiness review: what you have, what's missing, and which funders are realistic in the next 12 months.
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A written calendar and a monthly rhythm: research, drafting, submission, reporting.
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You review every proposal before it goes out. I never submit anything you haven't read.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Nonprofits in New Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, and the greater South Coast, across Massachusetts, and throughout New England: human services, education, arts and culture, faith communities, and environmental organizations. Especially organizations with budgets between $250K and $5M that have a grant-worthy program and no one with time to write.
I also take on grant work for other consultants. If you run a fundraising or strategy practice and a client needs funder research, a grant calendar, or proposals written, and you don’t have the hours to do it well, I can handle that piece under your engagement. You keep the client relationship; I deliver the funder list, the calendar, and the proposals, ready for your review before anything goes out.
PRICING
Funder research and grant readiness are scoped as flat-fee projects. Proposal writing is priced per proposal or on a monthly retainer for organizations with a full calendar. I don't work on commission; most funders prohibit it, and it's bad practice. The first conversation is free.
Based in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Serving nonprofits in Bristol and Plymouth Counties, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, and across New England. Email jesika@jesikadavis.com to start the conversation.