Grow the Mission Without Burning Out the Team
Your work is bigger than your tools and your staff. We help nonprofits and ministries clarify their story, reach the next generation of supporters, and build the follow-up that keeps donors giving.
- Nonprofits
- Ministries
- Foundations
- Faith communities
- Camps
- Recovery organizations
Your Mission Is Bigger Than Your Systems
- Your donor base is aging, and younger supporters don’t yet understand what makes you different.
- Donor and volunteer information lives in spreadsheets, inboxes, and someone’s memory.
- Thank-yous, follow-ups, and year-end appeals depend on whoever has time that week.
- Your story is told differently by every staff member, board member, and brochure.
- You pay for a handful of tools that don’t talk to each other, and no one can say which appeal actually worked.
How Gridwell Helps
- A clear, repeatable story that explains your impact and why it matters now.
- One donor and volunteer record, with every gift, event, and conversation in one place.
- Automated thank-you and stewardship journeys from first gift to faithful monthly giver.
- Content and social campaigns built to reach new supporters, not just current followers.
- Reporting that shows which campaigns raise money, so next year’s plan starts with facts.
What We Do for Nonprofits
Strategy, creative, and systems from one team, so your brand, marketing, and follow-up work together instead of in pieces.
Story & Positioning
Messaging that explains what you do, why it’s different, and why a donor should care today, so every staff member and board member tells it the same way.
Brand Strategy & IdentityWebsites & Giving Pages
A website and donation pages that make giving simple on any device and connect straight to your donor records.
Creative & Experience DesignContent & Social
Stories from the field, campaign content, and a consistent social calendar that reaches people who haven’t heard of you yet.
Content & Social MarketingDonor CRM & Automation
Donor segments, thank-you sequences, recurring-gift follow-up, and volunteer reminders that run without adding staff hours.
Technology & AutomationCampaigns & Appeals
Year-end, Giving Tuesday, and event campaigns across email, text, and paid social, planned together instead of piecemeal.
Performance Marketing & MediaReporting for Your Board
Clear reporting on giving, retention, and campaign results, ready for board meetings and grant applications.
Data, Analytics & Growth Strategy
Work We’ve Done in Nonprofits & Ministries
“Tray and his team have been great to work with. They took our brand and built a social media campaign that is creating engagement on social media and is causing our enrollment for summer camp to grow by 8%!”
Jason BrownYMCA Camp Classen“If you’re looking for a design firm that will take your business to the next level, look no further than Gridwell. I highly recommend them and look forward to continuing working with them again in the future as I scale my efforts.”
Ben DerrickExecutive Director, Soldier Fund
Questions We Hear Most
Don’t see yours?
Ask us directlyHow can a nonprofit attract younger donors?
Start with a story younger supporters can understand in a few seconds: what you do, what is different about how you do it, and what a gift accomplishes. Then reach them where they spend time, mostly short video and social, and follow up quickly when they engage. Gridwell builds the messaging, the content plan, and the follow-up system together so new supporters don’t stop at one gift.
What is the best way to improve donor retention?
Thank donors quickly, show them the impact of their gift, and stay in touch between appeals. Most retention problems come from inconsistent follow-up, not a lack of interest. We set up automated thank-you and stewardship journeys so every donor hears from you on time, every time.
Do you work with faith-based organizations and ministries?
Yes. A significant share of our work is with ministries, faith communities, camps, and faith-based nonprofits. We understand the difference between marketing a mission and selling a product.
Can you replace the separate tools we pay for now?
Often, yes. Many organizations pay for an email platform, a texting tool, a donor database, and a page builder separately. We can consolidate them into one system and migrate your records, so your team works from a single place.
Our team is small. How much of our time does this take?
We do the heavy lifting. Expect a strategy session up front, regular check-ins, and approvals on content. The point is to give your team time back, not add another project to their week.
Your Mission Deserves Systems That Keep Up
Start with a discovery call. We’ll look at your story, your donor journey, and your tools, and show you where support is slipping away.