Skilled Grant Writer and Proposal Developer
Navigating the world of grants and proposals can be challenging. It requires someone who can not only comprehend your mission but also align it with donor requirements, and craft compelling narratives that secure essential funding. That’s precisely where we come in.
We see ourselves as more than just proposal developers; we’re strategic allies in your fundraising efforts. Our services encompass strategic funding advice, business development strategies, and proposal writing support. We aim to help NGOs identify funding opportunities, create persuasive proposals, and construct robust funding pipelines.
Our track record is a testament to our skills and effectiveness. We’ve been successful in securing considerable funding from a variety of donors. Our achievements include:
- AFAS Foundation: Garnered around 5 million euros in funding. With AFAS Foundation, we have initiated projects to combat modern slavery in Burkina Faso and Benin. Our recent research reveals that this issue is deeply embedded in local culture, yet we’re finding ways to extract girls like Rachelle from damaging environments and reunite them with their families. Through these efforts, we’re contributing to sustainable change and hopeful futures.
- Common Humanitarian Fund: Success in obtaining multiple grants, serving thousands of people with emergency aid.
- ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations): Multiple successful grant acquisitions bringing water and sanitation options to those in need and food and nutrition for IDPs and refugees who lost their homes.
- European Union: Multiple grants.
- Norad: Secured over 5 million euros for a programme combating modern slavery through civil society. With Norad, we received commendations for the palpable passion and teamwork reflected in our proposal. The project in Ethiopia is impacting more than 6,000 children and 200,000 family members by preventing child labor and offering shelter and reintegration to exploited children. We are also collaborating with the Ethiopian government to advance legal frameworks on these critical issues.
- RVO: Secured several grants, under which a fund against child labour.
- Swiss Solidarity: Secured over 2 million euros for rebuilding over 1,200 earthquake-resilient homes in Nepal.
- USAID-OFDA: Consistently secured multiple grants.
Our grant and proposal writing services have consistently demonstrated a solid success rate, with an average of 25% to 35% of our submissions securing funding. This success rate, while influenced by various factors such as the funding sector, grant type, specific donor organization, and internal decisions, illustrates our competence and strategic approach. Yet, our philosophy extends beyond the binary of success and failure. We see every grant application, whether successful or not, as an enriching learning opportunity. Each proposal, regardless of the outcome, serves as a stepping-stone that refines our strategy, sharpens our understanding of donor priorities, and navigates us through the ever-changing landscape of grant funding. These valuable insights not only enhance the quality of our future proposals but also fortify our capabilities in drafting compelling and effective grants.
Your mission deserves the funding it requires to make an impact, and we’re committed to helping you secure it. Let’s work together to make your vision a reality.
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Testimonials
“Willem is flexible and goes out of his way to make himself available if you need him. With great enthusiasm and involvement, he gives himself completely to the place that needs to be filled. Willem is a connector with humour and quickly sees where improvement is possible. Will rather do more than less for his client. Professional, very experienced and a pleasure to work with!”
“Wendy is an absolute joy to work with the most organized person that I have ever worked with and combines amazing organizational skills with warmth, great communication skills and determination to get the job done excellently, whatever it takes. She has first-class relational skills and builds a sense of team wherever she goes. Wendy is a hugely positive person who gets others on side and motivates them to do a high-quality job and be proud of what they achieve. She is a problem solver who anticipates what could go wrong and makes clear plans so as to avoid that happening. She is tenacious and hardworking. I recommend her wholeheartedly.”
“Willem has led, during my maternity leave, the World Vision Programmes team. He did an excellent job in a very complex time (Covid 19). He managed to hire four new well skilled team members and rearranged the way of working (mostly online). He brings great enthusiasm and motivates the team. He has good common sense and is able to facilitate decisions. Lastly he has great coaching skills. Willem, I look forward working with you in the future.”
It has been a great joy to work together with Wendy. Wendy is an enthusiastic team player. A hard worker. Result driven. With her energy and drive and excellent networking skills she has been able to set-up valuable relationships for Tearfund Netherlands with key players in the area of Institutional Fundraising. In the Netherlands as well as international. Her personal approach made it great fun to work with her!
Willem is unfailingly optimistic and enthusiastic which makes him a wonderful team player as well as leader when the chips are down. I worked with Willem when he brilliantly fulfilled two roles within Medair: Deputy Country Director in South Sudan and then Country Director for Nepal. In both contexts Willem was exemplary in his capability to manage people, projects and the inevitable challenges that came our way. Thanks to Willem’s leadership both country programmes thrived and he (and his wonderful wife Wendy) left genuine legacy through the empowerment of the staff and communities that Willem worked with and positively impacted. He is highly capable and dependable. Medair misses them both!
It was a great pleasure to work together with Wendy in the development of a grant proposal. Wendy has excellent communication and coordination skills and together with her enthusiasm and passion for the vulnerable we managed to develop an ambitious plan. Highly recommended!
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