Core Services / Grant Writing
Grant Writing
We follow funding agency guidelines to complete your grant application on time and on budget. WWG consultants have over 150 years of combined grant experience in both private and corporate foundations, as well as local, state, and federal government agencies. A crucial and unique element of our approach is our Red Team – an independent set of reviewers who evaluate each grant proposal to identify gaps, weaknesses, and opportunities, thereby increasing your winning odds.
Prospect Research
We uncover funding opportunities. Based on your program’s characteristics and funding needs, we will help you find prospective funders that are well-suited for your program. Our clients enjoy the benefits of WWG’s connections to several professional grant, fundraising, and development societies, and the Professional Plan of the Foundation Center. Our professionals are armed with the resources to find grant funding for our clients.
Program Design
Our credentialed experts have the educational background and in-house project planning and management experience to design programs that win grant monies and align with your organization’s strategic plan. We complete each step, from setting program goals to outcomes, and everything in-between.
Evaluation Solutions
Guided by logic model development, our experts will design a feasible evaluation strategy for your grant project. We also work with several skilled external evaluators across many topic areas.
Non-grant Fundraising
Solicitation Letters
Our development experts will get your donors’ attention with solicitation letters that will pull on their heartstrings, illustrate your needs, and motivate them to give.
Acknowledgement Letters
We will draft or refresh your letters to let your donors know that you value and appreciate their time, energy, and generosity.
Capital Campaign Materials (Brochures, Solicitation Package)
We will work with you to draft messaging that resonates confidence in the minds of your donors and solicitors. Your documents will be the perfect complement to the campaign itself.
Annual Appeals
Our experts will compose your fourth quarter appeal letter with fresh, persuasive messaging sure to ensure your previous, current, and new donors choose your organization in their plans for annual giving.
Direct Mail Packages
Direct mail packages have become an art form. We will complete all elements to ensure your mailing is noticed and actionable.
Client, Donor, Volunteer, and Staff Communications
Web 2.0 (Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
We will help you embrace the New Rules of Marketing by transforming static language into fluid messaging that creates valuable relationships with your target audience.
Annual Report
Much more than a comprehensive report of your organization’s activities throughout the preceding year, we will craft your annual report such that it is a marketing piece that sells your organization to potential funders.
Newsletters, Press Releases, Fliers, Booklets, and Print or Electronic Brochures
We create hard copy and electronic versions of any number of materials needed to promote your programs and accomplishments.
Event Invitation Language
Attendees = gifts. Our marketing and development specialists will increase attendance at your events with compelling language.
Training Manuals, Workplace Contingency and Emergency Documents, and Guidebook Development
We will capture your institutional knowledge and save you time and money by creating materials to document and streamline your organization’s standard operating procedures.
Membership Communications
Membership Letters
We craft your member solicitation, renewal, and acknowledgement letters to communicate your message, call to action, and requests.
Newsletters, Press Releases, Fliers, Booklets, and Print or Electronic Brochures
We create language for materials needed to promote member benefits, communicate news and alerts, and highlight your organizational accomplishments.
Technical Writing and Editing Services
Meeting Reports
An expert in your field will attend your conference, board meeting, or symposium. WWG will document attendees and speakers, and record points of actions and important discussion. Within two weeks of the meeting, we will deliver a professional summation including an executive summary, responsibility matrix of actionable items, and follow-up reminders.
Content Editing
We determine if your document(s) has been written in the same style and point of view throughout. We ensure that your facts and arguments are presented in the correct order, anecdotes and case studies are used appropriately, and your information flows logically from section to section.
Proofreading
We read your documents, mark errors, and make needed corrections. This can be done on a hard copy or via the “track changes” tool in Microsoft Word.
White Papers
We draft your authoritative guide, addressing the status quo, issues, and examining solutions.
Translation Services
Aimed at English as a Second Language writers, we translate your document from French or Spanish to English.