Our Services
We partner with nonprofits to manage the full lifecycle of grants—strategy, research, writing, reporting, deadlines, and funder communication.
We’re more than grant writers. We’re your grants team.
Grant Funding Strategy
A clear 12-month roadmap that guides your entire grants program.
We take a deep look at your current approach—your programs, past grants, funder relationships, and internal systems—then build a focused, actionable plan to strengthen your competitiveness and save your team time.
What’s Included:
Discovery session to understand your goals and programs
Review of past proposals and funding history
Prospect research to identify strong-fit funders
A 12-month Grant Calendar with deadlines + strategy notes
Recommendations to strengthen internal grants processes
Kickoff call to align on roles, workflow, and next steps
Why It Matters:
A strong strategy stops the cycle of reactive grant writing. Your team gains clarity, direction, and a plan designed to reduce stress while increasing results. Clients use this plan year after year to secure funding more efficiently and sustainably.
Cost: Starting at $4,000, depending on project complexity.
Frequently Asked Questions:
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When you work with Granting Wishes Consulting, you're gaining access to an entire grants team, not a freelance grant writer. We manage the full grants lifecycle on your behalf, including funder research, grant writing, submission, and post-award reporting.
We start by getting to know your organization deeply, then help you build a grants funding strategy, provide ongoing pipeline support, or step in for one-time grant needs. Whatever the engagement, our goal is to make grants less stressful and deliver a real return on your time.
We work best with nonprofits in the $2M+ budget range across Wisconsin and the Midwest, including the Fox Valley, Northeast Wisconsin, and the Twin Cities metro. If that sounds like you, we'd love to connect.
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Partnering with us offers a cost-effective alternative to hiring in-house staff, allowing you to offload the time-consuming tasks of managing grant deadlines and applications without the overhead. Our streamlined process reduces chaos and stress, ensuring a smooth and efficient path to securing grants. With extensive experience across diverse organizations and service areas, we bring valuable insights that help us meet your specific needs while you stay focused on advancing your mission.
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No grant writer can guarantee funding—and if they do, be wary. What we can promise is a strategic, well-researched, professionally written proposal that’s aligned with funder priorities and your organization’s strengths.
Many factors can contribute to a grant denial, but we do our due diligence to ensure you are putting your best foot forward. We ensure your organization’s mission aligns with the grant prospect and craft the most compelling proposal possible. We also assist with donor outreach and consider various other factors to enhance your chances of success.
In the event of a denial, we will help you follow up with funders, learn from their feedback, and strengthen future proposals.
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We use a retainer-based fee system for our services. This approach ensures that you receive ongoing, dedicated support and allows us to provide comprehensive and continuous assistance throughout the grant process. By working on a retainer basis, we can better allocate our resources to meet your needs, offer consistent communication, and adapt quickly to any changes or new opportunities. The exception to this is one-off grant applications or projects, in which we offer an hourly rate.
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We do both! Every package includes strategic guidance and research support to identify well-aligned opportunities. You’ll never be left wondering where to start.
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We partner with small to mid-sized nonprofits across Wisconsin and the Midwest—especially in the areas of arts, housing, education, youth, and mental health. If you’re values-driven and committed to impact, we’re likely a great fit.
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If you are looking for help with an upcoming grant opportunity, we would love to help! We can help with letter of intents/inquiry, state or federal grant applications and offer hourly grant consulting as needed.
