You've built something worth funding.

Let's make sure foundations see it that way.

Winning grants takes more than a great proposal.

Funders are quietly evaluating your entire organization — your website, your financials, your storytelling, your donor base.

I help small and mid-sized nonprofits grow their grant revenue and build the communications, systems, and capacity your team doesn't have the bandwidth to build alone.

You're doing important work. Getting it funded shouldn't be this hard.

Running a nonprofit is demanding enough without the added pressure of chasing grants. If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone:

  • Grant writing keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list — or rushed at the last minute when a deadline hits.

  • You're renewing the same grants year after year but not growing — because there's no real strategy or time to find new and cultivate funders.

  • Your website, materials, and stories don't reflect the quality of your actual work — but carving out time to fix them feels impossible.

You need someone who doesn't just tell you what to fix — but has the experience and bandwidth to fix it with you.

THE PLAN

The strongest grant programs are built from the inside out.

Messaging + Design

Every piece of writing and design that tells your story — donor appeals, annual reports, website copy, newsletters, brochures, core messaging, and more. If it represents your organization to the outside world, I can help make it stronger.

Grant Strategy + Writing

From prospect research and grant calendars to proposal writing, reporting, and all the organizational groundwork that makes a grant program run — I manage the strategy and the details so nothing falls through the cracks.

Funders invest in organizations, not just projects. That means the work that wins grants happens across your entire organization — in your storytelling, your systems, your communications, and your strategy. Here's how I help you strengthen all of it:

Systems + Coaching

The infrastructure and guidance that builds lasting internal capacity — CRM implementation, grant tracking, documentation, best practices, and ongoing thought partnership so your team feels confident running it all independently.

Does this sound like your organization?

Three people in front of a colorful puzzle

My clients are established nonprofits — typically with budgets between $500K and $3M — who are already winning some grants but know there's more funding within reach. They're ready to move from reactive to strategic.

You might be a great fit if...

  • You're winning some grants but don't have a real strategy or calendar

  • You want to grow grant revenue significantly over the next 1–3 years

  • You need senior-level expertise without the cost of a full-time hire

  • You want to build internal capacity, not create permanent dependency

This is probably not the right fit if...

  • Your organization is brand new or pre-revenue

  • You need a single proposal with no broader engagement

  • You want a quick turnaround without strategic input

MEET Renée Johansson, FOUNDER + GRANT STRATEGIST

I’ve been in your shoes.

I know what it's like to chase grants without a strategy, write appeals with no time, and try to build systems while running a full organization. I've sat in almost every seat at the nonprofit table — and I understand the particular exhaustion of being responsible for funding an organization you deeply believe in.

That's not a small thing. And it's exactly why I built Nonprofit Solution Hub.

The experience to back it up.

I've served as an executive director, interim director, development and communications director, capital campaign leader, and board member across a range of organizations. Along the way I've raised more than $18M, written six-figure grant proposals, managed rebranding efforts, and guided organizations through mergers, leadership transitions, and significant growth.

I lead every engagement personally. When a project calls for additional expertise, I bring in a trusted circle of colleagues — so you get exactly the right skills at the right time, without the cost of a full-time hire.

What nonprofit leaders say.