Templates that don't sound like templates.
Principles for reusable proposal language that still feels hand-crafted.
Resources
Field notes for mission-driven teams.
We're just getting started. The first piece of writing from Grantel is the product's own User Guide walkthrough of every module, role, and workflow. Playbooks, templates, and stories from the field are on the way as our design partners work with us through 2026.
The Grantel User Guide, v2.
Forty-two pages covering every module (Leads, Applications, Partnerships, Programs, Reports), every role and every workflow we ship today. Written plainly. No marketing gloss.
Available on request while we finish polishing the public version.
Field notes
Available now.
Practical guides for grant teams, fundraisers, and nonprofit operators.
What is grant management software?
A plain-English guide to the grant lifecycle — leads, applications, disbursements, and reporting — and why spreadsheets eventually stop being enough.
The board pack that reads itself.
Building a standing quarterly report that tells a story without a narrator.
Hiring your first development person.
What to look for, what to pay, and what not to outsource to a fundraising consultant.
When to say no to a grant.
Grant money isn't free. A framework for evaluating hidden cost before you accept.
The LOI that opens every door.
A structural template for letters of inquiry, annotated with prompts for each section.
Templates
Coming with our design partners.
We'd rather ship one battle-tested template than six generic ones. These will be published as our first partners use and refine them.
Planned
Funder discovery tracker
A lightweight CSV to organise prospective funders before or alongside Grantel.
In progressPlanned
Letter of inquiry (LOI)
A reusable LOI structure with prompts for each section.
In progressPlanned
Quarterly reporting playbook
Board-ready reports without last-minute scrambles - process plus template.
In progressPlanned
Theory of change canvas
A one-page format for aligning programs, indicators, and outcomes.
In progress