Whetstone

Do the work only a corporate grant writer can do. Hand off the rest.

Let AI handle the busywork. Only do the work that matters.

Too much of your week is consumed by work that doesn't need your judgment.

CSR alignment research, industry benchmarking, ROI narratives, multi-year budget projections — real work, just not your work.

But you don't have to do it alone.

You know the relationship.
AI handles the corporate research.

AI can synthesize a company's ESG priorities, map your nonprofit's impact to their CSR framework, and draft outcomes language in corporate terminology. It can't replace your relationship with the program officer or your strategic instinct about what this particular foundation values.

Direct it. Review it. Sign off.

  • Assign the first pass. Background sections, needs statements, literature summaries, program timelines — the work that needs elbow grease, not expertise.
  • Keep the relationship work. Funder cultivation, stakeholder interviews, case-for-support strategy — the work that builds trust and wins grants.
  • Automate the compliance grind. Budget justifications, logic models, evaluation frameworks — the templates that eat hours but follow predictable patterns.

For corporate grant writers managing multiple foundation relationships.

Foundation proposals

You know which program officers want data-heavy narratives and which want compelling stories.

Research grants

You can translate PI ambitions into fundable aims, but the literature review is killing your timeline.

Capital campaigns

You write case statements that move major donors, but formatting the collateral is eating your prep time.

Corporate grants

You know how to position alignment with CSR priorities, but each RFP wants the same info in a different format.

Your time is the constraint. Your judgment is the value.

How we work with you.

Workshops

We teach your team the method.

One-on-one coaching

We take you from curious to confident. Personal guidance applied to your practice.

Custom workflow design

Built around how you already work.

Team

Chris Parles — Builds and teaches. Background in software, product, and operations.

Justin Feldstein — Builds and teaches. Background in software, product, and operations.

Tell us what's eating your deadline.

Three short steps. We reply within one business day.

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