Time Savings Calculator

Find out what DIY grant writing is really costing you

Estimate the hours and money your grant applications take today, and what could change when Sam finds your funders and writes your first drafts. Set every assumption to match your own experience.

Your Organization

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$20$120

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No change+50%

These are estimates, not results. Set the last two sliders to match your experience. By default we assume Sam halves the time you spend finding funders and writing first drafts, and we don't assume any change in your success rate. Time you save is shown as extra applications you could make.

Hours saved per year
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across all grant applications
Cost saved per year
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in staff / consultant time
More applications you could make
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That's — more funders you could approach in the same time
Possible additional funding per year
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If you use the time saved to apply to more funders, at your success rate
Time spent on grants (before vs. after)
Manual
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hours/year
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With CharityGrantWriter
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hours/year

What changes with CharityGrantWriter

Feature Manual Process CharityGrantWriter
Finding funders Hours reading foundation websites and databases Foundations that have funded work like yours, with the past grants that show it
Judging the fit Guesswork from mission statements Has funded similar work, at your size, where your program runs
First drafts Hours of writing for each funder A concept note and introduction email for each funder, in your organization's voice
Missing information Easy to miss Marked [ADD] or [CHECK], never made up
Keeping track Spreadsheets Grant tracker with your total requested
Cost Staff time, or a consultant's fees 4 weeks free, then $75 a month founding price

Ready to get your time back?

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