GRANTS, TENDERS AND FUNDING STRATEGY
Get the important opportunity right. Build a funding approach that lasts.
Most organisations come to me with a grant or tender they need to get right. I lead the submission, reduce the pressure on their team and help them put forward a genuinely competitive case.
That can be the start of a longer partnership, developing fundable projects, managing the opportunity pipeline and strengthening the people and systems behind the work.
Working together for long-term change.
Start with what you need now
You do not need to begin with an ongoing arrangement. We can start with the opportunity or funding challenge already in front of you.
An important grant or tender
Get a high-stakes opportunity right.
I assess the fit, shape the strategy and lead the drafting and submission process so your team can focus on the work only they can do.
A more proactive funding approach
Move beyond responding to opportunities one at a time.
We identify fundable priorities, strengthen the pipeline and create the structures needed to manage funding more deliberately.
Capability that stays
Build the people and systems to manage funding internally.
I coach internal staff, review live applications, lead complex tenders and gradually step back as confidence and capability grow.
“Over the past year, James has helped us secure more than $510,000 in grant funding.”
— Robert Servine, CEO, Green Connect Farm
One opportunity can be the start of something stronger
Once I understand your organisation, its voice and the evidence behind the work, future applications require far less input. The relationship can become lighter for your team and more proactive over time.
START WITH WHAT MATTERS NOW
Lead the immediate opportunity
I take ownership of the grant or tender, create the strategy and submission plan, and reduce the work required from your team.
AS TRUST BUILDS
Make future applications easier
I already understand your organisation, its voice and what evidence I need. Opportunities can be handled with less input from the CEO and senior staff.
WHEN YOU ARE READY
Manage funding more deliberately
We develop fundable priorities, manage the pipeline, track funded commitments and create a more sustainable way of working.
The goal is not more applications for the sake of it. It is a funding function that is proactive, well-managed and focused on the opportunities that can genuinely move your organisation forward.
WORKING WITH JAMES
Why organisations keep me involved
The quality of the application matters, but so does the way the work gets done.
I understand the organisation quickly
I ask the right questions, identify what is distinctive about the work and find the information funders need.
I bring judgement, not just drafting
I identify weak positioning, missing evidence and critical elements that are often overlooked when an application is rushed or generated without experienced judgement.
I reduce the load on senior leaders
I lead the process, coordinate contributions and keep the work moving without requiring constant oversight.
I work in the organisation’s voice
Over time, the applications sound like your organisation at its best, rather than something written by an external consultant.
Have an opportunity in mind?
Tell me about the opportunity, its value and the deadline, and I will let you know whether I can help.
Not sure what support you need?
Take the Funding and Growth Readiness Snapshot to identify what may be holding back your organisation’s funding performance.