Grant Hunting is Exhausting — Meet Your Nonprofit’s Best Friend

Stories That Changed Everything

Not long after the pandemic, I met with a nonprofit leader whose development team had been cut in half. They went from six staff to just three — trying to run a $7 million development budget, keep programs afloat, and somehow still grow.

She looked at me and said, “I don’t need another platform. I need a partner. I need someone in the grant office with me.”

Another executive director, this one from a domestic violence nonprofit, shared an equally painful struggle. She had gone through two grant writers in just eight months. “I can’t find fundraisers,” she told me, exhausted. “And when I do, they burn out or move on. Meanwhile, survivors need our services now, not when I finally find the perfect grant writer.”

I know this exhaustion personally. In my last nonprofit job as Director of Development and Communications, I went from a staff of five to one — overnight. My only help was promoting a student worker to development associate. But the expectations? They didn’t shrink. They became more demanding.

People love to say “do more with less.” But eventually, you’re running on fumes — and even the best mission can’t move forward without fuel. That’s exactly what happened to me.

These moments — theirs and mine — crystallized everything. We weren’t alone. Organizations everywhere were running on fumes, asking exhausted staff to do impossible work. The mission hadn’t changed, but the scaffolding beneath it was collapsing. And the grant process, instead of being a lifeline, had become another weight dragging us all down.

That’s when I knew exactly what fetchfund needed to be: not cold software, but a trusted partner that sits next to you, helps carry the load, and makes sure you don’t get lost in the maze. In short: a nonprofit’s best friend.

The Maze Nonprofits Are Stuck In

If you’ve ever felt like finding grants is a second full-time job, you’re not alone. Every nonprofit leader I know wrestles with the same challenges:

• Overwhelm: Thousands of opportunities, but which ones actually fit?
• Lost in translation: Every foundation has its own guidelines, language, and quirks.
• Deadline chaos: Sticky notes, spreadsheets, and reminders that inevitably get missed.
• Voice fatigue: Hours spent making proposals sound authentic, until they all blur together.

Sound familiar? You’re not failing. The system is built like a maze — twisting hallways, dead ends, and no clear exit. You’re just stuck in a structure designed to keep you wandering.

Since the pandemic, most nonprofits are running with less — less staff, less unrestricted funding, fewer resources to go around. Yet the expectations haven’t slowed down. You still have programs to run, boards to answer to, and a mission to protect.

Why We Built fetchfund

fetchfund was born out of lived experience, not theory. Our team has raised more than $500 million for nonprofits of all sizes. We’ve been the Chief Development Officers, the grant writers, the campaign managers. We’ve been in your shoes — and we got tired of watching organizations waste precious hours on busywork instead of impact.

We asked: What if finding, writing, and tracking grants could actually be clear, human, and even energizing?

The answer became fetchfund — a nonprofit’s best friend in the grant office.

How We Make It Less of a Maze

fetchfund brings everything into one unified workspace:

• Smart Discovery: Type in “youth mentorship programs in Chicago” and get 15 perfectly matched grants in seconds — not 500 irrelevant results. Our AI understands your mission and only shows you what fits.
• Writing in Your Voice: Upload a past successful proposal, and fetchfund learns your tone. It drafts LOIs and applications that sound like you, not like they came from a template factory.
• Deadline Sanity: Every opportunity auto-populates your team calendar with deadlines, requirements, and reminders. No more missed opportunities because someone forgot to check their sticky notes.
• Scalable for Everyone: Whether your budget is $50,000 or $7 million, fetchfund adapts to your needs. Start with basic grant matching and grow into advanced features as your organization scales.

Our goal is simple: less stress, less chaos, more FUNding.

Not Just Another Grant Platform

Let’s be honest — there are other grant writing tools and databases out there. But most of them feel like they were built for accountants or technologists, not nonprofit leaders.

fetchfund is different. We’re fundraisers first. Storytellers. Strategists. We built the product we wished existed when we were in your chair.

That means:

• No jargon walls or complicated learning curves.
• A tool that works with your existing workflow, not against it.
• Real support from people who understand nonprofit life.

fetchfund isn’t just another grant management tool — it’s a partner. Or, as we like to say, your nonprofit’s best friend.

Designed for Nonprofits Like Yours

fetchfund is built for nonprofits of every size:

• Small nonprofits with budgets around $25,000, just starting out.
• Growing organizations with budgets of $100K–$250K.
• Established nonprofits with $1M–$5M budgets.
• Mid-size orgs up to $10M, scaling programs and reach.
• Even large nonprofits — healthcare systems, universities, national charities — can use fetchfund’s scalable framework.

No matter your size, we know the pressure you’re under. And we know how much difference the right grant at the right time can make.

Imagine what your team could accomplish with better matches, stronger proposals, and all that time back. Oh, and more contributed revenue!

A Different Kind of Partnership

I believe deeply that grant writing should never be the barrier that keeps you from making an impact.

With fetchfund, you’ll finally have:

• A partner that helps you navigate the maze.
• A tool that amplifies your voice, not replaces it.
• A platform that saves you time and gives you space to focus on your mission.
• An affordable solution that delivers results — because nonprofits shouldn’t have to choose between grant support and program funding.

We deliberately built fetchfund to be accessible. No enterprise pricing that only large organizations can afford. No consultants charging $150/hour. Just straightforward, affordable access to the grant support you deserve.

Because in the end, this isn’t about technology — it’s about sustainability, clarity, and confidence for nonprofits who deserve it most.

Let’s Rewrite the Grant Story Together

Grant hunting will always take effort. But it doesn’t have to drain your energy or overwhelm your team. With fetchfund, you’ll finally have a trusted partner in your corner — helping you spend less time lost in the process and more time moving your mission forward.

Because grant hunting may feel like quicksand — but fetchfund is the rope, the partner, and your nonprofit’s best friend.

Ready to Be First in Line?

We’re rolling out fetchfund in phases, and only 100 organizations will be accepted into the beta.

Join the waitlist today to be one of the first nonprofits to try it — and unlock special founder perks along the way.