Grant strategy formission-driven teams.
We help small businesses, nonprofits, social ventures, and community organizations find the right funders, write proposals that win, and keep a record you can build on. Capacity is managed around workload, deadlines, and fit.
- Practice since
- 2014
- What we do
- Strategy + writing
- Engagements
- By fit and capacity
- Led by
- Ana Marie Regaliza-Datuin
Four steps. No surprises.
The same rhythm every time — a readiness check, a conversation, the writing, and a record you keep. No surprises, no wasted weeks.
- 01Step
An honest readiness check
We look at governance, financials, evaluation, and funder relationships. You get a plain-English memo with what's strong, what's weak, and what to fix first — before you invest weeks writing a proposal.
- 02Step
A first conversation
A free 90-minute call with Ana Marie. You describe your organization, who it serves, and what you're trying to change. No forms, no slides, no pitch — just listening.
- 03Step
The work
Funder research, drafting, and reviewer-language edits. You have a private workspace where you can see the current draft, comments, and decisions at any hour. Nothing gets sent without your approval.
- 04Step
A record you keep
Every decision, funder note, and reviewer comment stays in your workspace — in your name, permanently. When staff change, the memory doesn't leave with them.
Before you chase funding, growth, or recognition opportunities, know where you stand.
The Funding Readiness Check is a quiet, guided conversation — one question at a time — about your organization, your program, and your paperwork. At the end you receive an honest picture of your strengths, a short list of what’s worth gathering next, and a real person’s eyes on your answers. No forms in triplicate, no jargon, no judgment.
Check Grant ReadinessTakes about 5–10 minutes · “Not sure” is always an acceptable answer · Reviewed by a real person · Funding is not guaranteed
- 01Your organization — structure, history, the people behind it
- 02Your program — who it serves and the change it makes
- 03Your paperwork — what funders ask for, and what you have
- 04Your funding goal — the ask, the use, the honest timeline
One place for the whole engagement.
Every partner gets a private workspace. Current drafts, funder research, comments, decisions, and your permanent record all live in one place — open to you at any hour.
Sign in to your workspace- In progressProposal in progressDrafting · due in 18 days
- On recordAwaiting your reviewOne draft ready · 9 days out
- On recordGrant reportFiled · quarterly update open
- On recordFirst conversationScheduled · Thursday 10:00 ET
Ana Marie Regaliza-Datuin
Two decades inside funding rooms. Hundreds of pursuits — wins she's proud of, losses she still studies. Ana Marie founded Legacy Weaver after a career in cultural and educational development, where she watched too many good organizations get chewed up by consultants who treated proposals like a volume business.
The practice manages capacity around active engagements, deadline pressure, and project complexity. Each organization gets the same four-step process — refined across two decades — plus a written record that stays with the organization long after the engagement ends.