Steady
$1,200 a month
For grassroots groups and small charities with one or two staff.
- About 10 hours of work a month
- One priority area at a time: funding, systems or storytelling
- Monthly check-in and written summary
- Client portal in the TenXed app
Consulting retainers
A strategic partner, every month
Most charities don't need another big report. They need someone alongside them, month after month, helping the important things actually get done.
Book a free hourWhy a retainer
Sustainable support, not fundraising sprints
A lot of groups live in sprint mode. A grant deadline, a gala, an appeal. Everyone pushes hard, then collapses, then starts again from scratch.
A retainer works the other way. We build the things that keep paying off: a funding pipeline that is always moving, systems that save you hours, and a story that brings people back. A bit every month, so it lasts.
Good fit if you
- Have a big heart for the work and no spare hands
- Don't have a tech or marketing person
- Keep starting projects that stall
- Want a board and team pulling the same way
- Are ready to work steadily, not frantically
What a month includes
Three areas of work, one monthly rhythm
Each retainer is shaped around your organisation. Most months cover these three areas.
Funding pipeline
Grant research and applications, donor follow-up, partnership approaches and a clear calendar, so money is always coming in from more than one place.
Platform and systems
Website, donation set-up, simple tools and processes that take admin off your plate and make it easy for people to give and get involved.
Storytelling
Turning what you already do into stories, updates and reports that move supporters, funders and your own team.
A monthly check-in
We meet, look at what moved, decide what's next and clear blockers. You get a short written summary every month, and everything is tracked in your client portal in the TenXed app.
A three-month start
Every retainer begins with a three-month commitment. That is long enough to get the funding pipeline moving and see real change. After that, month to month.
Investment
Three levels of support
Pick the level that matches the size of your organisation and how fast you need to move. We confirm scope together after the free first hour. Prices exclude GST.
Growth
$2,500 a month
For established charities, churches and community organisations with a team and a board.
- About 20 hours of work a month
- Funding pipeline, systems and storytelling run together
- Fortnightly check-ins plus a quarterly board or team session
- Grant calendar and applications handled
- Priority access to Dave between meetings
Partner
$4,500 a month
For organisations that need a part-time strategist without hiring one.
- About 40 hours of work a month
- Everything in Growth
- Strategic planning day each year, facilitated
- Board papers, reporting and funder relationships
- Thrive in 365 for your whole leadership team, included
Not sure which level? Start with the free quick check or the full charity health check, then book the free hour and we will work it out together. Smaller groups with real need and no budget: talk to me anyway.
What people say
"I have had the pleasure working with Dave Bolt over the past 5 years in a range of capacities at our charity. I have found him to be a very encouraging, genuine and sincere person with many inspirational and creative talents."
"What sets Dave apart is his radical transparency, rare in our time, especially in speaking about faith and leadership."
See if a retainer fits
In the free hour we'll look at where you are, and I'll tell you honestly whether a retainer is the right next step.
Book a free hour