Services

Put philanthropy to work.

We establish and manage charitable funds, develop philanthropic programs, and advise the people behind them. Through strategic counsel, fiscal sponsorship, and professional education, The Funding Studio supports companies, founders, cultural organizations, and creative innovators in building and sustaining their philanthropic work.

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Corporate Philanthropy

Design and develop a philanthropic program that reflects your company’s values and community priorities. We support program strategy, nonprofit partnerships, employee and customer engagement, and the structure for ongoing administration.

Charitable Funds & Fiscal Sponsorship

Establish a charitable fund or operate an eligible initiative through The Funding Studio’s fiscal sponsorship structure. We administer charitable contributions, fund accounting, grant acceptance, disbursements, and financial reporting, with ongoing oversight.

Fundraising & Development Strategy

Build a sustainable approach to philanthropic funding. We work with leadership on major gifts, institutional partnerships, prospect strategy, donor cultivation, and stewardship, with ongoing counsel as relationships and opportunities develop.

Grantmaking Programs

Create a structured approach to awarding charitable funding. Engagements may include program priorities, eligibility criteria, application and review processes, grant administration, and reporting.

Private Philanthropic Advisory

Develop a considered approach to personal, family, or founder giving. We support philanthropic priorities, nonprofit research, giving plans, and relationships with charitable organizations, coordinating with your professional advisors where appropriate.

Workshops & Keynote Speaking

Engage Melissa Watson Erickson, CFRE for keynotes, interactive workshops, and facilitated leadership sessions on philanthropic literacy, fundraising, donor relationships, and the responsibilities, ethics, and etiquette of giving and receiving. Programs are tailored to your audience and objectives.

An ongoing partner in your philanthropic work.

Our engagements can extend beyond initial planning and launch. The Funding Studio provides continuing administration, strategic counsel, and coordination to keep charitable funds and programs operating effectively as priorities and opportunities evolve.

Depending on the engagement, this may include fund administration, donor relationship strategy, nonprofit partner coordination, grant reporting, budget oversight, and annual planning.

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