Strategy without execution is just a good idea. Execution without strategy is just busy work. TenFold retainers are where the two finally meet.
Forget the consultant who shows up twice a year with a slide deck and calls it support. A TenFold retainer puts a sharp strategic partner inside the rhythm of your organization every single month; learning what you’re building, tracking what’s changing, and bringing focused thinking to the decisions that actually move the needle.
We don’t parachute in with generic advice. We learn your people, your goals, your gaps, and your capacity. Then we build from there with a clear plan and consistent follow-through.
Every engagement looks different because every organization is different. The focus shifts as your priorities shift. The support scales as your organization scales. That’s the TenFold way.
Who This Is Built For
Small and growing businesses that have outgrown the startup phase and need more than occasional advice to keep building. You have momentum. Now you need the positioning, the systems, the marketing infrastructure, and the revenue strategy to turn that momentum into something that lasts. That’s the work we do together.
Nonprofits and faith-based organizations that are done submitting grants into the void and ready to build something that actually produces. Ready to show up to funders the way fundable organizations show up, develop donor relationships that compound over time, and build the infrastructure that makes your mission impossible to overlook? TenFold is built to help you do exactly that. You carry the mission. We help you build everything funders need to see before they say yes.
Municipalities and local government that need a strategic partner to unlock funding, align leadership around shared priorities, strengthen community investment proposals, or navigate the complexity of state and federal programs. TenFold lives in that space. You serve your community. We help you resource that service at the level it deserves.
What We Work On Together
Every retainer is built around what your organization actually needs. Here’s what that can include:
Strategic Marketing: Positioning, messaging, campaign development, and the marketing infrastructure that makes your organization harder to ignore and easier to trust. We build systems that work.
Grant Writing and Submission: Research, writing, and submission of grant applications to foundations, government agencies, and private funders. Every application gets built around quality, strategic fit, and a narrative that makes your organization look as fundable as it genuinely is.
Grant Pipeline and Funder Strategy: Building a long-term funding pipeline so your organization stops chasing grants and starts attracting them. We identify aligned funders, track deadlines, and help you build relationships with the funding community before urgency forces your hand.
Product and Service Strategy: An honest look at what you offer, what’s working, what’s underperforming, and where the growth opportunities are hiding. Then a clear strategy for going after them with intention.
Untapped Opportunities Assessments: The best opportunities are often the ones hiding in plain sight. We dig into your assets, your relationships, your positioning, and your market to find the doors worth opening and help you walk through them with a plan.
Creative Direction and Brand Oversight: Your brand is either working for you or against you every time someone encounters it. We keep your visual identity, your messaging, and your communications consistent, compelling, and aligned with who you are and where you want to go.
Donor Campaign Development: Campaigns that connect with donors at the level of shared values rather than urgency and obligation. We help nonprofits and faith-based organizations build donor strategies that create lasting giving relationships instead of one-time transactions.
How It Works
We start with a direct conversation about your organization, your goals, and where the right strategic support would make the biggest difference. From there we recommend a starting point that fits where you are and we get to work.
Hours flex across all covered service areas within each month. We typically structure our retainers as 3-month engagements. This gives us time to understand your business and show results. We offer the flexibility to adjust or cancel at any time, with 30-days notice. For clients ready to commit to a long-term engagement or to pay upfront, we offer preferred retainer pricing.
Why TenFold
Most consulting firms are built to impress you in the proposal and manage you through the engagement. TenFold is built differently.
We bring the same strategic depth to a growing small business that we bring to a municipality pursuing state funding or a legacy nonprofit rebuilding from the ground up. We combine the analytical rigor of a consulting practice with the creative horsepower of a design and communications firm and the community intelligence of an organization that actually understands the landscape our clients operate in.
Hand you a report and disappear? Not our style. We learn your organization, tell you the truth, and show up every single month ready to build something worth building.
That’s what Strategy — TenFold! means.
Let’s Talk
Done figuring it out alone? Good. That’s where we come in.
Tell us where you are. We’ll help you figure out where to start.