New Dawn is a fictional $4M network running four programs across two sites. Funding is a full-time job nobody holds: the ED carries it nights, program directors carry it sideways, and a development director hire has been budgeted and postponed twice at roughly $98k a year plus benefits.
Thirty requests a month across four programs: the entire reporting, proposal, and engagement calendar, handled.
Four 60 minute sessions a month: a standing seat at the leadership table.
Quarterly RFP responses included, procurement support for compliant grant spending.
Outcome reporting for funders and the board, produced from live data on a managed calendar.
Foundation through federal, tracked and closed as a program of work.
By day 90 the funding calendar runs without the ED carrying it: reporting lands on schedule across all four programs, two proposals and an RFP response have gone out for signature, and leadership reads one score, one meter, and one brief instead of four spreadsheets.
| Full at $3,500/mo | Development director hire | Agency retainer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $3,500 flat, about $42k a year | About $98k a year plus benefits and tools | $5,000 to $10,000 a month |
| What is covered | A whole funding operation: production, measurement, readiness, and strategy | One excellent person who still needs tools and production support | Deliverables, usually without the measurement spine |
| Who does the work | A dedicated team with weekly strategic partnership | The hire, alone, ramping for six months | The agency, at agency pace |
| The proof you keep | Everything: library, score, past performance, board reporting | Institutional knowledge that leaves if they do | Assets, not evidence |
Alternative costs are typical market rates, cited as ranges. Every organization’s math is different; run yours.
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