At Optain Funding, we understand that real-life organizations do not always fit neatly into boxes. That is why we offer Custom Engagements, a flexible hybrid model of support designed around your team, timeline, and funding goals.
From one-time coaching to embedded grants team support, we work with you to craft a partnership that fits.
🧩 Modular Support Options
Mix and match from our full suite of services:
- Grant research and forecasting
- Proposal writing and editing
- Funder cultivation and strategy
- Compliance and reporting support
- Partnership development
- Fund development planning
- CRM and document systems setup
Whether you need one-time help or an ongoing strategic partner, we’ll build it to fit.
🧠 Team-Based Capacity Building
We assess your team’s strengths, bandwidth, and gaps, then fill in where needed. Our flexible delivery models include:
- Staff training and coaching
- Ghostwriting and behind-the-scenes support
- Interim or fractional grant staff
- Co-managed grant calendar and systems
📅 Flexible Timeline Engagements
We work with your rhythm, not against it. Choose from:
- Short-term (2–4 week intensives)
- Mid-range (3–6 month seasonal campaigns)
- Long-term (6–24 month embedded support)
We’ll adapt our work plan based on your deadlines, funder cycles, and internal capacity shifts.
🎯 Outcome-Focused, Mission-Driven
Our priority is helping you secure and sustain funding that drives your mission forward. That means:
- Fewer distractions
- Smarter workflows
- Strategic wins
- Team support that actually supports
Who It's For
Custom Engagements are ideal if you:
- Have a small but mighty team
- Need help with a mix of grants, reporting, and systems
- Want to improve funding without hiring full-time staff
- Are growing fast and need agile support that can scale with you
Let’s Build the Right Fit, Together
Your work is unique — your funding support should be too.
Let’s co-design a service package that actually works for your team.