Funding & Narrative Sprint
Funding & Narrative Support
Time-bound support during major funding moments
High-stakes funding moments compress time and amplify risk. Strategy becomes reactive. Narratives drift. Organizations over-promise in order to compete.
The Funding & Narrative Sprint is a short, focused engagement designed to stabilize positioning during these moments. We work alongside leadership to refine narrative coherence, align program and financial realities, and ensure funding requests are grounded in readiness rather than urgency.
This is not grant writing in isolation. It is strategic framing under pressure.
Best for organizations that are:
Responding to a major RFP or institutional funder
Preparing a capital, growth, or sustainability ask
Needing rapid alignment across program, finance, and narrative
What you gain:
A clear, credible funding story
Alignment between ambition, capacity, and ask
Reduced risk of downstream strain from misaligned funding
Typical outputs:
Refined core narrative and positioning
Funding-ready framing aligned to organizational reality
Strategic guardrails for current and future asks
Not Sure Yet? Start Here.
Explore how CivicIQ supports leaders during complex funding moments.
Begin with a Self-Assessment
Use this diagnostic tool to assess your Fundraising Readiness.
Use the Self-Guided Funding Readiness Diagnostic Tool
Designed for individual or team reflection. No commitment required.
It does not initiate a consulting engagement.
If the insights raise questions that feel worth exploring further, you may choose to request a Fundraising & Narrative Sprint Conversation. Otherwise, you are free to take what’s useful and move forward on your own.