“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.”
Buckminster Fuller
I have availability now for EOFY and new FY25 grant cycles (June–July-August).
Resilient Grants Stewardship
Ensure your grant funding is well-governed, compliant, and aligned with meaningful outcomes - without unnecessary stress.
In today’s complex and high-stakes funding landscape, successful grant partnerships demand more than just a winning application. They require trusted stewardship, sound governance, and well-designed processes for delivery and accountability. When reporting is poor or processes are unclear, it’s not just time and goodwill that suffer - there are real risks to relationships, funding continuity, and organisational credibility.
Whether you're applying for funding, managing a grant, or overseeing one as a funder, EcoProsper’s Resilient Grants Stewardship services help ensure strong outcomes - with clear processes, accepted-first-time reporting, and practical processes that reduce stress and build trust.
This work focuses on the post-award phase — where real delivery happens. I help organisations build internal capacity and reduce the admin drag that often slows progress. The result? Less back-and-forth with funders, fewer surprises at audit or reporting time, and greater assurance that your efforts are aligned with funding expectations - helping ensure milestone-linked reports are approved first time, so your grant cashflow stays on track.
Whether you're applying for funding, managing a grant, or overseeing one as a funder, EcoProsper’s Resilient Grants Stewardship services help ensure strong outcomes - with clear processes, accepted-first-time reporting, and practical processes that reduce stress and build trust.
This work focuses on the post-award phase — where real delivery happens. I help organisations build internal capacity and reduce the admin drag that often slows progress. The result? Less back-and-forth with funders, fewer surprises at audit or reporting time, and greater assurance that your efforts are aligned with funding expectations - helping ensure milestone-linked reports are approved first time, so your grant cashflow stays on track.
I bring an assessor's eye
Having worked across the funding landscape - as a grant applicant, recipient, and funder - I bring a balanced, real-world perspective to every engagement. I’ve assessed applications, progress reports and acquittals, and I’ve monitored recipient performance and compliance from within funder organisations.
I apply this dual-lens insight to help you anticipate expectations, avoid common pitfalls, and deliver with clarity, confidence, and credibility.
SERVING FUNDERS & GRANT RECIPIENTS ALIKE
- EcoProsper's, grant stewardship approach supports:
- Grant applicants and recipients who want to streamline grant administration and improve internal clarity.
- Funders who need clear, timely and purpose-aligned reporting from grantees.
Whether you’re delivering on funding or administering it, our approach prioritises clarity, compliance, and confidence - and mitigates against the reputational and operational risks that come with avoidable reporting failures.
A Natural fit with ecoprosper
This offering complements EcoProsper’s broader mission to help organisations work toward a safe, just, and prosperous future - not just through ideas, but through tools and support that strengthen real-world delivery.
Resilient Grants Stewardship is a bridge: connecting vision and funding by supporting the operational realities that make impact possible. Good funding delivery is more than paperwork - it’s about sustaining the trust and integrity that keeps your impact flowing.
IDEAL FOR:
- Climate and sustainability ventures managing multiple grants
- Community orgs seeking hands-on support after grant success
- Funders or back-office teams needing clearer grant oversight
- Startups or social enterprises who want help improving their internal grants administration systems
- Funding bodies seeking a trusted second opinion in application or report assessment.
I have availability now for EOFY and new FY25 grant cycles (June–July-August).
SERVICE BREAKDOWN
1. Post-Award Grant Administration & Assessment Support
Support for organisations delivering on funding - and for funders assessing and improving how it's used.
For grant recipients:
- Progress and milestone reporting
- Final acquittals and compliance documentation, including producing case studies
- Aligning funded project with funder requirements and purpose
- First-time-right reporting to reduce grant administration burden and funder back-and-forth
- Coordinating clarifications and communications with funders
For funders:
- Assessment of progress and acquittal reports, and other reporting such as case studies
- Checking alignment with funding intent
- Identifying risks and documentation gaps
- First-time-right reporting processes to reduce internal review workload
- Improving grantee reporting quality through guidelines and checklists
- Grantee mentoring and training
“Clear, aligned reporting benefits everyone. I help both funders and grantees save time, reduce friction, and build trust - by strengthening the skills and processes that underpin great reporting.”
2. Process Fluency & Grant Governance
Support to design and refine internal grants processes and documentation, tailored to your needs.
- Reporting templates, checklists, and workflow guides
- Pre-grant readiness tools for applicants
- Advisory on milestone and KPI tracking
- Internal process mapping, continuous improvement and “grants process health checks”
"This work helps grant applicants/recipient and funders clarify roles, improve internal processes and, and create more sustainable, resilient grant administration."
3. Pre-Award Grant Application Mentoring Support
Support once you’ve identified a funding opportunity. This is mentoring - not grant writing.
For grant applicants:
- Strategic discovery meetings to assess your alignment, eligibility, and readiness for the opportunity
- Interpreting guidelines and funder priorities
- Timeline planning and internal tasking
- Editing or proofing of draft responses
- Light-touch guidance throughout the process
For funders:
- Independent application reviews and assessments
- Fit-for-purpose alignment checks
- Scoring support and optional committee participation
“You lead the bid - I support you to ensure it’s strategic, well-structured, and aligned with your goals. I don’t find or recommend grants, but I help ensure the ones you pursue are focused and effective as possible.”
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