Strategic Consulting Retainers
Strategy Meets Execution — Finally.
Strategy without execution is just a good idea. Execution without strategy is just busy work. TenFold retainers are where the two finally meet.
Every organization reaches a point where occasional consulting is no longer enough. TenFold retainers provide ongoing strategic partnership designed to help you navigate growth, secure resources, strengthen operations, and build reach with intention.
What We Offer
Embedded Strategic Partnership
Built for organizations seeking greater visibility, stronger positioning, sustainable growth, and improved engagement. Clients gain access to an embedded strategic advisor who understands their organization and moves critical initiatives forward month after month.
Ideal for businesses, startups, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and public entities seeking stronger visibility and growth.
Built for organizations seeking funding, revenue diversification, donor development, and long-term resource sustainability. We help build the systems, relationships, and strategies that turn funding goals into funded realities.
Ideal for nonprofits, municipalities, community organizations, faith-based organizations, and mission-driven initiatives.
For organizations that require both strategic growth support and funding strategy under a single engagement. Hours flex between priorities as organizational needs evolve — no siloed thinking, no missed opportunities at the intersection of growth and funding.
Ideal for organizations experiencing significant growth, launching major initiatives, pursuing large-scale funding opportunities, or navigating complex transitions.
| Feature | Strategic Marketing & Growth | Funding Strategy & Resource Dev. | Integrated Growth & Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Suited For | |||
| Businesses & Startups | ✓ | — | Partial |
| Nonprofits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Municipalities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Faith-Based Organizations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Focus Areas | |||
| Marketing Strategy | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Brand Positioning | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Grant Writing & Development | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Donor Development | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capital Campaign Planning | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible Hour Allocation | — | — | ✓ |
| Tier Availability | |||
| Available at Lite Tier | ✓ | — | — |
| Available at Standard+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Feature | Lite | Standard | Growth | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Investment | $1,200–$1,500 | $2,400–$3,000 | $3,600–$4,500 | From $6,000 |
| Monthly Hours | Up to 10 hrs | Up to 20 hrs | Up to 30 hrs | 40+ hrs |
| Available Tracks | ||||
| Strategic Marketing & Growth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funding Strategy & Resource Dev. | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated Growth & Funding | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capabilities | ||||
| Monthly Strategy Sessions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grant Development Support | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-Channel Strategy | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cross-Functional Project Leadership | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Org-Wide Strategic Support | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Custom Scope | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Your Situation | Recommended Tier | Recommended Track | Starting Investment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early-stage org needing strategic direction | Lite | Strategic Marketing & Growth | $1,200+/mo |
| Nonprofit seeking first grants | Standard | Funding Strategy | $2,400+/mo |
| Business building brand & marketing | Standard | Strategic Marketing & Growth | $2,400+/mo |
| Municipality pursuing grant funding | Standard or Growth | Funding Strategy | $2,400+/mo |
| Org managing growth + funding simultaneously | Growth | Integrated Growth & Funding | $3,600+/mo |
| Major initiative or capital campaign | Growth or Enterprise | Integrated Growth & Funding | $3,600+/mo |
| Large org needing embedded strategic partner | Enterprise | Any Track | $6,000+/mo |
| Tight budget, need consistent guidance | Lite | Strategic Marketing & Growth | $1,200+/mo |
Ongoing strategic guidance, accountability, and periodic support. Entry point to the TenFold partnership model.
Best for emerging organizations seeking consistent strategic direction without extensive implementation support.
- Monthly strategy sessions
- Strategic advising
- Marketing guidance & messaging review
- Growth planning & opportunity assessments
- Executive support
Consistent strategic support, active planning, and regular execution assistance.
Best for growing organizations building infrastructure and reach.
- Monthly strategy sessions & advising
- Marketing guidance & messaging review
- Growth planning & executive support
- Active marketing initiative development
- Campaign development and planning
- Stakeholder engagement strategy
- Communications planning
- Opportunity research
- Grant readiness and prospect research
- Funding strategy and planning
- Grant writing and submission support
- Donor cultivation strategies
- Sponsorship development
- Marketing + funding strategy combined
- Flexible hours across both tracks
- Leadership advising across initiatives
- Campaign and grant development together
For organizations pursuing ambitious growth, major funding initiatives, or multi-faceted strategic priorities.
Best for organizations managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Multi-channel strategic initiatives
- Campaign oversight and management
- Community engagement planning
- Cross-functional project leadership
- Partnership development strategy
- Advanced funding strategy development
- Grant pipeline management
- Capital campaign planning
- Foundation relationship strategies
- Revenue diversification strategies
- Advanced multi-channel initiatives
- Grant pipeline across organizational priorities
- Executive advising across all workstreams
- Cross-functional project coordination
Highly embedded strategic partner with significant ongoing support. Fully customized to your organization’s complexity and objectives.
Customized based on organizational complexity, scope, and long-term goals.
- Organization-wide strategic communications
- Multi-department strategic alignment
- Large-scale initiative management
- Growth and expansion planning
- Funding ecosystem development
- Large-scale capital campaign oversight
- Multi-funder portfolio management
- Executive-level funder relationship strategy
- Organization-wide strategic support
- Complex multi-workstream project leadership
- Fully embedded consulting partnership
- Custom scope & engagement design
Every engagement begins with a discovery and strategy conversation designed to understand your goals, challenges, opportunities, and capacity.
From there, we recommend the retainer track and tier that best aligns with your needs.
Most retainers begin as three-month engagements, allowing sufficient time to establish priorities, build momentum, and demonstrate measurable progress.
Long-term engagements and pre-paid agreements may qualify for preferred pricing. We prioritize relationships over transactions.
Why TenFold
Most consulting firms deliver recommendations.
TenFold does too, but we also help organizations implement them.
We combine strategic consulting, communications expertise, funding insight, community intelligence, and practical implementation support into one relationship. Whether you’re a small business seeking growth, a nonprofit pursuing sustainability, a municipality pursuing investment, or a faith-based organization expanding impact, we bring the same commitment to helping you build something worth building.