Casa Verde is a fictional $600k family services organization: six staff, two programs, real outcomes, and a reporting scramble every single quarter. Renewals are getting harder because funders now ask for measured results, and the team measures by all-nighter.
Two program surveys run natively, by link and QR, feeding results as they happen.
A funder-ready report generated from live data, delivered for approval, filed as evidence.
A steady content cycle for both programs, produced in their voice from their numbers.
Monthly opportunity curation and proposal production for review and submission.
Funder-ready program budgets for both programs, included at this tier.
By day 90 the quarterly scramble is gone: reporting arrives monthly without being chased, state-level readiness criteria are tracked and closing, both programs carry current budgets, and the Impact Score has a visible three-month trend the board can watch.
| Essentials at $1,200/mo | Retainer grant writer | Part-time comms hire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $1,200 flat | $1,500 to $3,000 on retainer | Roughly $2,500 plus benefits |
| What is covered | Measurement, reporting, budgets, readiness, and production, connected | Proposals only; measurement is not their job | One skill set, one pair of hands |
| Who does the work | The Luminary team, with your approval on everything | The writer, from whatever you can hand them | One hire, stretched across everything |
| The proof you keep | Monthly funder-ready reports and a measured score | Applications, not evidence | Depends entirely on the hire |
Alternative costs are typical market rates, cited as ranges. Every organization’s math is different; run yours.
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