Tori K. Burns, CFRE

Through my work as a grant writer and in volunteer leadership roles, I started noticing a pattern. Strong missions. Committed leaders. Meaningful programs. Yet teams struggled with proposal ideas, not because they weren’t worthy, but because the internal foundations weren’t solid.

Most proposals fail because the organization isn’t ready.

Mission & Means exists to fix that upstream problem. We partner with nonprofits to strengthen the internal conditions that make funding possible – and sustainable.

We don’t want to simply help organizations apply for funding. We want to help them become the kind of organization funders want to invest in.