Professional support for institutional fundraising.
Contracts are customized for you and strategically include a mixture of our services:
Our Core Suite of ServicesProspect Research
Uncover new private, public, and corporate grant prospects
Finally organize all of your old and new prospects in one place
Obtain comprehensive funder information
What to Expect:
We will schedule a kick-off call to discuss your organization, grant fundraising goal, proposed project/campaign/need, and general grant history. Then, using internal and external databases of over 150,000 grant funders, our team will identify a number of private, corporate, and public grant opportunities that will help you meet your funding goal.
Prospects will be shared in an organized Prospect Index Tool with comprehensive information, including contact details, geographic focus, grant amount ranges, deadlines, funder cultivation suggestions, and more.
Grant Pipeline Management
Learn how to set and track fundraising goals
Help ensure you or your staff never miss a deadline
Gain insight on how to unlock funders and write successful proposals
What to Expect:
Mission Forward’s team will build an all-in-one tool to organize, track, and streamline your full Grant Pipeline. This tool will hold all of your grant-related information in one place, including:
Deadlines for proposals, letters of inquiry, reports, and cultivation steps
Reminders and instructions to build relationships with funders
Automatic calculations to help you track fundraising goals
Grant Prospect information
Application history
Suggestions on how to unlock funders
And more.
We will manage this tool and provide real-time strategy to help you write successful proposals, track funding projections, and connect to prospects. At the end of the contract, this new Grant Pipeline Tool will be yours to continue the progress we make together.
Grant Writing & Coaching
Professional grant writing for a more affordable price
Collaborative editing processes
Submission prep and instructions
What to Expect:
This is the best option for folks needing in-house grant support for a more affordable price.
From grant proposals to reports, we will write and collaborate with you to finalize solid grant narratives that capture the voice of your organization, community, and mission. We will also provide coaching to suggest when to contact a funder or how to make your application stand out from the rest.
Like other services, this option is customizable, allowing you to contract Grant Writing for one proposal to a full annual pipeline.
We will manage this tool and provide real-time strategy to help you write successful proposals, track funding projections, and connect to prospects. At the end of the contract, this new Grant Pipeline Tool will be yours to continue the progress we make together.
Additional support your organization’s fundraising needs.
Our complementary servicesIndividual Giving
We provide a data-driven approach to individual giving, equipping your organization with strategic tools to enhance donor engagement, retention, and revenue growth while offering hands-on support for fundraising campaigns, major gift solicitations, and donor stewardship.
Strategic Planning
We’ll partner with your organization to develop a clear, actionable strategic plan—aligning fundraising goals with mission-driven priorities through in-depth analysis, tailored roadmaps, and sustainable growth strategies.
On-Demand Coaching
We offer expert guidance through direct support and personalized coaching to strengthen your fundraising strategy, including prospecting, funder cultivation, grant positioning, donor engagement, and more.