Funding Readiness
Get your organization funder-ready before you write a single proposal.
Most organizations fail before grant writing — not during it. Funders reject proposals because the organization is not yet ready to receive, absorb, and account for restricted funding. Magic Years diagnoses that gap and closes it.
Built for the organizations we know.
- Schools
- NGOs and nonprofits
- Faith-based organizations
- Social enterprises
- Foundations preparing subgrantees
A full practice, not a checklist.
Engage the whole practice, or select the sub-services that fit your moment.
A structured diagnostic of governance, finance, program, and MEL systems against funder due-diligence standards.
A prioritized 12–36 month funding plan across foundations, government, corporate, and individual giving.
Facilitated strategy design connecting mission, programs, and resources to measurable outcomes.
A defensible theory of change that funders recognize and staff can operate against.
Logframes that translate strategy into activities, outputs, outcomes, indicators, and assumptions.
A results architecture aligning outputs, outcomes, and impact for reporting and learning.
Curated maps of aligned funders with fit scores, entry points, and application windows.
Policies, systems, and evidence packs required to pass institutional donor due diligence.
- Readiness scorecard with prioritized action plan
- Theory of Change, logframe, and results framework
- 12–36 month funding strategy and donor map
- Institutional readiness pack (policies, systems, evidence)
- Move from ad-hoc fundraising to a defensible funding strategy
- Pass institutional donor due diligence with confidence
- Increase win rates by applying only where you are competitive
Schedule a Funding Readiness Assessment
A 45-minute conversation with a senior consultant to scope the diagnostic and next steps.