Working with Heart Currency

Here's where we begin...

A Funding Framework (FF) is more than a deliverable and it's not just a list of grants...

Think of it as your organization's strategic roadmap and a board-ready planning document that helps leadership make thoughtful funding decisions before investing valuable time, staff and resources into grant writing.

As our founder is a seasoned former nurse, she puts it this way: the FF is the assessment before making a treatment plan.

Your org has a story to tell and an impact to make. During our collaborative interview processes, we gain a clear understanding of your programs, organizational capacity and current grant readiness.

Your Funding Framework is powerful because it:

Reflects your nonprofit's reality
Brings clarity to complex decisions
Creates options

At its core, your Funding Framework asks us all to pause, orient and then decide.

Throughout the process...

Creating your Funding Framework doesn't all happen behind the scenes.

Throughout the six- to eight-week process, we'll meet to discuss findings, answer questions and make sure the Framework continues to evolve as new insights emerge.

While you stay focused on your mission, Heart Currency researches and vets more than 100 potential funding opportunities, narrowing the field to those that truly fit your organization.

About halfway through, we'll schedule a strategy review to share progress, discuss early insights as well as review previous grant denials together. Often, those conversations reveal patterns, highlighting opportunities that may not have been the right fit and lead to stronger funding decisions moving forward.

What you'll receive...

Unlike a one-time report, your Funding Framework is designed to evolve with your organization. Your customized and interactive Funding Framework, designed to guide the next 12–18 months, includes*:

Up to ~20 priority funding opportunities aligned with your mission and capacity, telling you exactly why each funder matches your mission, how much an ideal ask would be and how to approach them (and more!)
A robust Grant Readiness Guide identifying organizational strengths, potential gaps and recommended next steps
A month-by-month grant pipeline calendar
Documentation of initial funder outreach outcomes
An Executive Summary that includes the estimated total amount of grant funding that is possible per your Funding Framwork in order to support leadership, staff and board discussions.

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The Funding Framework is yours.

Some organizations take their Funding Framework and run with it. Others choose to keep Heart Currency Grant Services on board to help carry the strategy forward through grant writing, continued funder outreach and ongoing support.

*Please note: "Lite" Funding Frameworks are available at a reduced cost. Reach out for more information on all Funding Framework pricing.

Continue the partnership

Ready? Set! 90-day Grant Sprint!

Your Funding Framework, grant-readiness audit and recommendations provide the direction.

Let's initiate what we've started!

A 90-day sprint, tailored to you organization's operational realities, includes:

✓ The first few, high-priority foundational grant/LOI applications submitted as identified in your FF **

✓ Support for your continued proactive funder outreach and relationship-building

✓ A customized Grant Ready Library (boilerplate) with organizational information for easy access for your future applications and links to frequently requested attachments

✓ Regular strategy meetings to review progress and adjust priorities

✓ A new or refreshed Funder Engagement Brief (1-pager) to support funder/donor outreach and strengthen first impressions

Next steps:

Most organizations begin here. As your needs are unique, Heart Currency offers expanded levels of support and customized consulting engagements.

Contact Heart Currency to discuss your needs and rates.

** State/Federal grant applications are usually not included. These require "heavy lifting" and each must be assessed for scope, grant readiness and timing.

A few things to know...

We secured multiple grant awards during Q1-2 FY2026 alone for two small Virginia nonprofit clients, with an overall 15% win rate, solidly within the average reported by the Grant Professionals Association of 10-30%.

We're known for building meaningful relationships with funders through thoughtful outreach, meaningful pre-application conversations and post-decision debriefs with funders. Ongoing donor/funder partnerships are our forte'.

Founder Delta holds a degree in creative nonfiction writing from Colorado State University and has years of experience producing professional healthcare content where accuracy, clarity and in-depth research are essential.

Heart Currency collaborates with Planet Grants, an internationally-focused grant services firm that has secured more than $35 million in grant funding since 2021.

Delta Waters is a member of the Global Grant Writer's Collective, a professional community whose members have collectively secured more than $1 billion in grant funding.

Learn more about our Founder's background, current work, and nonprofit insights on LinkedIn.