The Funding First ™

Business & Nonprofit Implementation Sprint

Get Structured. Get Filed. Get Funded.

Build the Infrastructure Before You Chase the Money!

Love the Mission. Build the Infrastructure.


📅 Quarterly Cohorts

⏰  Live Weekly Implementation Experience

💻  Virtual | Replays Included


A 6-Week Guided Experience Designed for Nonprofit Founders, LLC Owners & Hybrid Leaders Building Durable Institutions.

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STOP CHASING THE MONEY WITHOUT THE FUNDING -READY INFRASTUCTURE ™.


The Funding First™ Sprint is a 6-week live experience designed to help you become funding ready, operationally clear, and structurally sound.


WHO THIS IS FOR


This is for you if:


• You’re leading a nonprofit, business, or hybrid organization


• You’ve built something, but it feels harder than it should


• You’re doing the work but not seeing consistent funding


• You know something is missing but you can’t fully name it


WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH


By the end of 6 weeks, you will have:


• A complete Funding Readiness File™ templates, AI prompts, and your complete plug-and-play system


• A structured Digital Command Center built using the latest tech stack for mission-driven leaders


• Clear positioning for funders and partners the language and confidence to speak with any funder or

grantor


• Systems that support your growth instead of draining you automations, tools, and operational clarity


Clarity

Structure

Funding

Strategy

You Don't Have a Funding Problem.

You May Have an Infrastructure Problem.


WHO THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR: 

Funding First™ is designed for leaders who are building something that matters and want the structure to support sustainable growth.


✔ Operate or are launching a nonprofit organization


✔ Run an LLC, consulting practice, or mission-driven business


✔ Maintain a hybrid structure (nonprofit + LLC)


✔ Need greater clarity around organizational infrastructure, governance, systems, and compliance


✔ Want to strengthen their operational, financial, and digital foundation


✔ Are preparing to pursue grants, sponsorships, contracts, lending opportunities, or strategic patnerships


✔ Feel overwhelmed by all the moving pieces and want a clear implementation roadmap


✔ Are ready to move from hustle to structure


✔ Are committed to building organizations that can grow, sustain, and scale their impact


WHO THIS EXPERIENCE IS NOT FOR


✘ Leaders looking for a quick grant-writing shortcut


✘ Organizations unwilling to implement systems and processes


✘ Founders seeking information without execution


✘ Individuals who are not ready to invest time into building infrastructure


Structure precedes funding.

Readiness creates opportunity.

Funding follows infrastructure.



THE 6-WEEK EXPERIENCE

Funding First™ follows a clear sequence

Week 1.

Clarity + Infrastructure Alignment
Get Structured.


✔ Clarify your mission, vision, and core purpose.
✔ Define the problem you solve and the outcomes you create.
✔ Assess where your current infrastructure supports, or limits your growth.
✔ Begin building your Funding-Ready Infrastructure™ foundation.


Your mission deserves a structure that can support it.

Week 2.

Legal, Governance & Organizational Readiness
Get Filed.


✔ Review organizational setup, filings, and compliance requirements.
✔ Assess governance documents, policies, and operational foundations.
✔ Identify gaps that may impact funding, partnerships, or growth.
✔ Build your Funding Readiness File™ framework.



Missing pieces are not failures. They are opportunities for improvement.

Week 3.

Financial Infrastructure & Resource Readiness
Get Clear.


✔ Organize budgets, financial reports, and core financial documents.
✔ Understand the financial information funders and partners expect.
✔ Build systems for tracking revenue, expenses, and sustainability.
✔ Strengthen your financial confidence and readiness.

Strong decisions require strong information.

Week4.

Digital Command Center & Operational Systems
Get Organized.


✔ Build your digital infrastructure ecosystem.
✔ Organize cloud storage, communication, and project management systems.
✔ Create repeatable workflows that reduce overwhelm.
✔ Establish systems that support execution and accountability.

Organization creates capacity.

Week 5.

Funding Readiness & Strategic Positioning
Get Funded.



✔ Learn what funders, lenders, and partners are really evaluating.
✔ Strengthen your positioning, narrative, and organizational credibility.
✔ Build your funding pipeline strategy.
✔ Create a proactive approach to pursuing opportunities.


Funding follows readiness.

Week6.

Implementation Plan & Next 90 Days
Get Moving.


✔ Complete your Funding Readiness Action Plan.
✔ Prioritize your highest-impact next steps.
✔ Build a realistic 90-day execution roadmap.
✔ Leave with clarity, confidence, and momentum.


Sustainability is built through consistent execution.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE 6-WEEK FUNDING FIRST™ EXPERIENCE:

 

✔ 6 Live Executive Implementation Sessions (90 Minutes Each)

✔ Funding First™ Workbook & Guided Implementation Exercises

✔ Funding Readiness Assessment & Infrastructure Framework™

✔ Digital Command Center Build-Out

✔ Funding Readiness File™ System

✔ Nonprofit + LLC Infrastructure Blueprint

✔ AI-Powered Productivity & Workflow Guidance

✔ Banking, Funding & Capacity Building Insights

✔ Executive Office Hours & Implementation Support

✔ Private Executive Community Access

✔ Session Replays & Resource Library

✔ 90-Day Infrastructure Action Plan


 

This is not another webinar series.

 

This is not information overload.

This is structured implementation designed to help you build the infrastructure funders, partners, lenders, and customers expect to see.


EXPERT INSIGHT BUILT INTO THE EXPERIENCE

 

Throughout the Sprint, participants gain exposure to real-world perspectives from professionals across the ecosystem:

 

✔ Banking & Financial Readiness

Understanding documentation, financial systems, and relationship-building with financial institutions.

✔ Governance & Organizational Infrastructure

Building stronger systems, compliance practices, and operational foundations.

✔ Funding & Resource Development

Learning what funders, sponsors, and grant makers actually evaluate before making investments.

✔ Technology & Digital Infrastructure

Creating systems that improve efficiency, organization, communication, and sustainability.


Your mission deserves infrastructure that matches its potential.

Funding follows readiness.

Structure creates capacity.

Implementation creates results.


EARLY FOUNDER RATE

$297

Regular Tuition: $497

Limited Founder Seats Available

Claim Your Seat Today

 

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Limited Founder Rate $297

 


What Members Are Saying

Funding First™   .   Week 3 Cohort Survey

Earl B.
First to respond   .   Week 3

“The information, the structure, the concern, the passion to see others benefit.”

“Second to none professionalism. The check-ups and the check-ins.”

“If you don’t choose Funding First, there is no other personal, one-on-one coaching like it that I know of.”

A. Tyler
Week 3 Cohort

“The most valuable part for me is the accountability.”

“What surprised me was the quality of the information from the special guest.”

“This program would definitely help prepare you properly for the conversation to be had with funders.”

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