I’ve been doing this entrepreneurship thing for a long time now, and one thing has always remained true: nonprofits have been the most challenging industry to work with, and also the most rewarding.
The challenge is primarily budget constraints, but at the end of the day, nonprofits always commit themselves to the work and see the best results. That said, it’s hard to convince nonprofits to commit some of their limited budgets to marketing, let alone marketing strategy.
Introducing the Branch Grant
So that brings me to the whole point of this article. After countless hours of naming exercises, we’re calling this offering “The Branch Grant.” Pretty good, right?
It’s a free, complete strategic assessment for one nonprofit, awarded twice a year in Q1 and Q3. Nonprofits in Rhode Island and Central Oregon are eligible to apply. The selected organization gets a review of its mission, audience, and marketing, a plain-language read on what’s working, and three priorities to act on.
There is absolutely ZERO commitment to working with us afterward, and again, it’s completely free.
We just want to arm nonprofits with the power to grow.
We know this won’t solve for every nonprofit that’s lacking a strategic approach to whatever their biggest problems are – be it marketing, fundraising, or understanding their ICP – but the goal is using our own limited resources to give back and help as much as a three person team can.
What we deliver
A prioritized plan your team can run with
- 1
What to start this week, and who owns it.
- 2
The gap(s) we found, in plain language.
- 3
The move that is easy to make and hard to ignore.
How to apply
That’s the easy part. Just head to the Branch Grant page. Applications close 12/31/26, and we’ll announce the chosen organization by 1/31/27. Oh, and this is probably obvious, but you must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
