About Impact Innovations

Let's change your world.

You’re working hard for your cause. But fundraising and running the nonprofit can take SO much time. Too often, the actual mission you care so much about gets the leftovers.

We’ve worked with hundreds of nonprofits facing that same struggle. We want to be sure your limited resources are going toward things that will actually help you move forward.

That’s why we built Impact Innovations – so you can get back to doing the mission you love.

So you can go change your world.

Recognized

2025 Strategic Advisor of the Year,
named by McAllister & Quinn.

Taught

More than 5,000 students worldwide
in our grant writing programs.

Heard

Grant Writing Simplified® Podcast:
150+ episodes, top 5% globally.

“If we could just get a grant…”

We understand the hope behind that sentence. We also know the pressure that comes with it.

A small nonprofit came to us with a solid local program. They hoped a big foundation would fund the staff they needed to grow. As we worked with the leadership, the real needs came into focus: they lacked a budget that reflected the full work, there were fundraising gaps, and they needed a structured plan for their programs.

The mission mattered. So much. The work was worth supporting. But another grant application wouldn’t have closed those gaps.

So we started there. They had lots to work with. Then with some guidance, the leadership and board learned what needed attention and we worked through it together.

Now their programs are growing, their leadership is strong, and their community trusts them to deliver. They are Relevant, Optimized, and Interacting.

That shift – that Return On Impact – is at the heart of what we do.

We’re building the muscle for all your fundraising, not just grant writing. We’re growing your Return On Impact.

Let's build your Return On Impact, too.

You may come to us looking for help with grants. You may have already tried, spent money, and wondered what you had to show for it.

You don’t have to arrive with the problem neatly explained.

That’s our superpower. Bring the mess. We ask good questions, look closely at what’s happening, and help you articulate what you need. Then we help you build the right things at the right time.

Relevant: Clarify your message.

Say what you do, who it serves, and why it matters, in words a funder can act on.

Optimize: Strengthen your plans.

Budgets, programs, and timelines that hold up when a funder looks closely.

Interact: Build relationships and systems.

The habits, records, and connections that keep fundraising going after the engagement ends.

The right grants at the right time can be great. We’ll also tell you when something else needs to come first.

We want you to have more ways to support your mission and less dependence on the next grant coming through.

Team Impact

Good People in Your Corner.

This work takes people who can see deeper and care enough to do something with what they see.

We’re incredibly selective about who represents Impact Innovations. Expertise matters. So do kindness, good judgment, and follow through. A sense of humor doesn’t hurt either.

Behind that work is a team committed to learning, supporting each other, and doing this well. This isn’t just a job for us. It’s who we are.

Backgrounds our team brings

Nonprofit managementBusinessTop-tier military serviceEngineeringEducationSecurityDoctoral-level researchMBAMPAMEdEdD

What clients tell us

“In our last meeting, the board wholeheartedly agreed that bringing you onto the team was the best decision we ever made.”

Bruce G., Board Treasurer, Branson Hollister Senior Center

Your mission has a future. Let’s build for it.

We’re working toward a clearer path for healthy nonprofits, the consultants who serve them, and the givers who support them.

That starts with helping you today. Funding the next project matters. So does building your organization’s ability to keep serving, fundraising, and moving forward.

Your Return On Impact starts with action. Let’s go.