Edit Right AdvisorsSS-02 Grant Writing and Resource Mobilization
Fund it right.
Edit Right Advisors is a firm of institutional fundraising experts. We bring grant applications, RFP bids, corporate proposals, funding strategy, and grant readiness together in one integrated service, so every request you send rests on the same evidence and the same plan. Grant Gearbox, our grant writing and resource mobilization framework, takes each opportunity from first look to clean submission.
- Bid or no-bid screening
- Compliant submission
- Staged review
What we do
Institutional funders reward organizations that look ready, ask clearly, and fit their priorities. Our work covers all three, in three connected groups.
Grants and proposals
Grant applications. We write for foundations and trusts at every stage, from letters of interest and concept notes to full proposals. Each one answers the funder's own questions in the funder's own language.
RFP and competitive bids. For institutional and government donors, we prepare technical and cost proposals, compliance matrices, capability statements, past performance, and partner sections. You submit a bid that is complete, consistent, and easy to score.
Corporate partnership and CSR proposals. We frame your work around a company's social responsibility goals and business priorities. The result is a proposal a corporate partner can approve and report on with confidence.
Funding strategy
Funder research and prospect mapping. We identify the funders whose priorities, giving history, and eligibility rules match your mission. You spend your time on prospects worth pursuing.
Resource mobilization strategy. We build a funding pipeline plan that sets targets, sequences opportunities, and spreads risk across funder types. Your fundraising becomes a plan rather than a reaction to each new call.
Major donor and philanthropy strategy. We help you approach high net worth individuals and family foundations with a clear case and a respectful cultivation plan. These relationships can bring flexible, long term support.
Readiness and new finance
Grant readiness. We bring your policies, budgets, and MEL systems up to the standard funders check before they commit. Fewer questions at due diligence mean faster, stronger decisions.
our Readiness Radar assessmentImpact investment and blended finance. For social enterprises, we prepare pitches that show both social return and financial logic. Investors and blended finance partners see a model they can assess.
Grant Gearbox is the Edit Right Advisors grant writing and resource mobilization framework. It takes a funding opportunity from first look to clean submission in four stages: grant identification, bid decision, grant writing, and grant submission. An eligibility gate, two draft reviews, and a final compliance check keep the work on track.
Each opportunity is read in full against your mission and profile. Then we decide together whether to bid, write the narrative, results framework, and budget together, and prepare the final proposal in the funder's format. Lessons and funder feedback return to the start, so each bid improves the next.
Who this is for
Nonprofits, NGOs, and social enterprises that seek institutional funding from foundations, corporations, government agencies, and multilateral and bilateral donors, and want one senior team behind every request.
Is this for you? Yes, if you have a call in front of you, a deadline that worries you, or a run of near misses.
Plan it right first with Strategy StudioOur tools to fund it right
2A Grant Gauge
Our bid or no bid decision model. It tests eligibility, fit, feasibility, and competitiveness before anyone writes a word. You receive a one page decision with reasons: go, go with conditions, or no go.
Explore the model2B Review Ramp
Our staged proposal review model. It places reviews at six points as a proposal matures: bid strategy, annotated outline, technical draft, final quality review, submission authorization, and learning and funder feedback. Reviewers are never the writers.
Explore the model2C Compliance Compass
Our proposal compliance matrix. It lists every requirement in a call, maps where the proposal answers it, and assigns an owner. No proposal is lost on a technicality.
Explore the modelWe do not deliver programs ourselves. We help the organizations that do. Each funder sets its own rules, priorities, and language. Our role is to show how your real work meets them, without reshaping your mission to fit the call. For nonprofits, NGOs, and social enterprises in any sector, we pair the proposal with the MEL logic that funders expect.
Deliverables
- One page bid decision (Grant Gauge)
- Concept note, LOI, or full proposal in the funder's format
- Budget and budget narrative
- Logframe or results framework
- Compliance matrix, closed before submission
- Editable files and a reusable content bank
Starting price
One time
Prospect Research
Starting from
$200
- Each opportunity is read in full against your mission and profile
- Eligibility, fit, feasibility, and competitiveness
- One page bid decision (Grant Gauge)
Per proposal
Grant Application
Starting from
$400
or $40 per hour for smaller tasks
- Concept note, LOI, or full proposal in the funder’s format
- Budget and budget narrative
- Compliance matrix, closed before submission
Monthly
Retainer
Starting from
$1,200 per month
- Concept notes, full proposals, budgets, and proposal reviews
- Two draft reviews and a final compliance check
- Editable files and a reusable content bank
Payments: 40% to start, 30% at the midpoint, and 30% on final delivery.
We never charge a percentage of a grant.
Final pricing is confirmed after a short scoping call.
Book a free callQuestions clients ask
What is the difference between an RFP proposal and a grant application?
An RFP proposal answers a formal request with fixed requirements and scoring, while a grant application asks a funder to support work you have designed. RFPs usually come from government agencies and multilateral or bilateral donors and need technical and cost volumes and a compliance matrix. We write both.
Do you write corporate partnership and CSR proposals?
Yes. Corporate partnership and CSR proposals are a core part of our service. We match your program to the company's social responsibility goals and show the results it can report.
What does major donor and philanthropy strategy include?
It includes prospect research, a case for support, and a cultivation plan for high net worth individuals and family foundations. We prepare your team for these conversations; your leaders own the relationships.
Do you help social enterprises with impact investment or blended finance?
Yes. We prepare impact investment and blended finance pitches that set out the social return, the financial model, and the evidence behind both. We do not give investment or legal advice.
What is grant readiness, and do we need it?
Grant readiness means your policies, budgets, and MEL systems meet the standard funders check before they commit. You likely need it if you are approaching a first large grant or a new type of funder.
Do you guarantee funding?
No. We commit to what we control: the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of our work. Funding decisions rest with funders.
Do you support organizations outside the United States?
Yes. We advise clients remotely around the world.
What do you need from us?
One point of contact, plus your documents, data, decisions, and access to people on the agreed dates. Our timeline depends on these, and we say early if a delay will move a deadline.
How long does an engagement take?
It depends on the scope and the funder deadline. After a free call, you receive a written quote with milestones and dates.
Do you charge a percentage of the grant?
No. We charge a fixed fee or an hourly rate, in line with the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Code of Ethics.
Who submits the proposal?
You do, unless the agreed scope names us to submit on your behalf. Nothing goes out before you approve the final version in writing.
Key terms
- Letter of inquiry (LOI): a short letter that asks a funder whether it will accept a full proposal.
- Bid or no bid decision: a structured choice about whether an opportunity is worth pursuing.
- Compliance matrix: a table that maps every funder requirement to where the proposal meets it.
- Results framework: a summary of the results a program will achieve and how each will be measured.
- Request for proposals (RFP): a formal call in which a donor sets the work, the rules, and the scoring for competing bids.
- Blended finance: the use of grant or public funds alongside private investment to make a social project viable.
Have a call or a deadline in front of you?
Not sure which funders to approach? We research public funding records and send you three funders that supported organizations like yours last year but have not yet funded you, with the reason each fits.
Response times: we reply to general inquiries within two business days, and to detailed or technical inquiries within five business days.
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