For foundations, sponsors, and funding partners
Make every gift outlast the grant.
Fund the future.
We connect the donors and the doers for exponential impact.
Our ROI Framework™ guides nonprofits step by step to stay Relevant, Optimize their operations, and Interact with the partners who fuel their work. Every step increases their Return On Impact – and yours.
ROIQ · Return On Impact Quotient
One clear picture.
Each nonprofit
15 minutes. A personalized report within the hour. Scored across three pillars: Relevant, Optimize, Interact.
You
One Portfolio Report showing what’s working across the organizations you support, where capacity is thin, and where to look closer.
Over time
Establish a baseline now. Re-score later. See what changed.
| Organization | Relevant | Optimize | Interact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food pantry | 78% | 44% | 66% |
| Youth mentoring | 71% | 38% | 59% |
| Rural health clinic | 84% | 62% | 73% |
| Literacy program | 65% | 41% | 48% |
| Housing ministry | 69% | 47% | 81% |
| Arts council | 58% | 55% | 52% |
| Recovery ministry | 80% | 36% | 64% |
| Refugee services | 74% | 58% | 70% |
Thinnest capacity: Optimize. 5 of 8 organizations score below 50%. Start the conversation here.
Choose your starting point
Ways to Partner
01
Portfolio
ROIQ for Your Portfolio
Each nonprofit you fund takes the ROIQ. One Portfolio Report shows where capacity is strong, where it’s thin, and where to ask how you can best help.
02
Workshop
Bring Us In for a Workshop
Give your grantees a hands-on workshop, in person or online, on the skills that keep good work funded. More than 10,000 leaders trained so far.
03
Program
Sponsor a Nonprofit
Fund an organization’s path through our Impact Incubator, with expert guidance at every step and milestones you can see.
Pilot
A Different Approach to Funding
We’re piloting a way to link funding to the progress nonprofits make in strengthening their organizations. If that’s where your thinking is headed, we should talk.
- 01 · Funder + nonprofitCommitmentCommit to the milestones and the Impact Injection tied to each.
- 02 · Impact InnovationsCapacity milestoneGuides the nonprofit to each milestone, then verifies it.Verified for you
- 03 · FunderImpact InjectionReleases the funding for each verified milestone.
- 04 · TogetherTransformationMeasure results, increase capacity, and multiply impact.
Track record
Preferred Grant Strategy Partner
Mission Increase names us its preferred grant strategy partner and sponsors our trainings and workshops for the ministries it serves.
2025 Strategic Advisor of the Year
McAllister & Quinn, a leading Washington, DC grants firm known for federal funding, brought us in as their foundation grant experts and named us Advisor of the Year.
Funder-Sponsored Pilot
A funding partner sponsored three nonprofits through our Impact Incubator. After the first phase, participants rated it 4.7 out of 5.
Trusted by: McAllister & Quinn · National Association of Home Builders · Instrumentl · Grant Professionals Association, St. Louis Chapter · The Nonprofit Alliance · Nonprofit Hub · Mission Increase · Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce · Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
“Teresa brings a great mix of strategy and practical execution to fundraising. She has great insight for building the systems and skills our partners need to grow. I can see that our people will have more clarity and confidence in the way they talk to donors.”
Enock, Executive Director, ThinSpace Africa
Cohort hub partner, 2026.
Start the conversation
Let’s build for generations.
Tell us a little about your work. We’ll reach out to set up a conversation.
- You fund the mission. We strengthen the organization behind it.
TEDxWilmington 2022: The Real ROI of Grant Writing.
