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  • Grants Only

    Are you a grants professional who wants to build more than a client portfolio? Our grants-only franchise is designed with you in mind. Lead your team with confidence with Write On support!

    One-time Franchise Fee: $25K

  • Capital & Consulting Only

    Are you primarily interested in capital campaigns and fundraising consulting? Unlock all of Write On’s campaign tools and resources so you can focus on what you do best!

    One-time Franchise Fee: $25K

  • Full Service

    Also referred to by our founder as the “whole enchilada", full service franchises mirror home office operations, offering grant services, annual fund, and capital campaign services.

    One-time Franchise Fee: $40K

What are the estimated annual costs associated with opening a Write On Fundraising franchise?

We’re not one to bury the lead. Running a business costs money. Here is what you might expect to spend annually running your own Write On Fundraising franchise:

  • Marketing - $26K (direct mail, in-market advertising, etc.)

  • Admin - $23K (co-working space, professional service, etc.)

  • Training - $8K (owner/operator training + add’l staff)

  • Software - $5K (various tools and subscriptions)

  • Hardware - $3K (tech and equipment)

These costs do not include the one-time franchise fee, monthly 6% royalty, monthly 2% advertising fund contributions, or wages, benefits, and/or taxes for your own team.

What are the earnings potential for owning a Write On franchise?

As a franchisor, we cannot make any type of earnings claim. However, we do invite you to review Item 19 of our most recent FDD to understand how our operations have grown and performed since the company’s inception. Each year since 2022, Write On Fundraising’s home office, using the “full service fundraising” model, has generated more than $1 million in revenue per year.

What support is included from the Write On Fundraising Home Office?

Training & Launch Support

  1. In-market activation of a new franchisee and its services

  2. Standard operating procedures for all processes to include: grant writing, donor prospecting, comprehensive development plans, fundraising assessments, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, capital campaign workflow, client management, sales discovery and presentations, and much more.

  3. Cultural training around Write On’s core values and the philanthropic equity framework in fundraising

Marketing

  1. Inclusion in national marketing strategy to include website, social media, content development for print and digital, and direct mail campaigns

  2. Franchise toolkit to include brand assets, templates for local use, and administrative tools like letterhead, nametags, business cards, etc. 

  3. Opportunities to publish and contribute to national narrative through blog posts, white paper, newsletters, and more

  4. Opportunity to submit assets and information for localized page embedded within the national website

Business Development

  1. Warm leads for territory provided in real-time

  2. Recommendations around pricing and promotions

Ongoing Coaching

  1. Monthly one-on-one support from a dedicated coach, quarterly franchise performance review, dedicated #Slack channel for franchisees, and annual in-person retreat

  2. Optional weekly office hours with dedicated coach as needed, optional monthly group franchisee zoom call where owners can connect, repository of shared training topics for continued professional development and training, and library of self-paced learning opportunities

Who is the ideal franchisee?

The ideal franchisee is someone who:

First and foremost, understands the traditional philanthropic landscape and has a demonstrated commitment to making it better. Accepts the concept of the Nonprofit Industrial Complex (NPIC) and is committed to changing the system.

  1. If owner-only:

    • Has the capacity to invest or finance initial franchise fee and build-out costs

    • Enjoys and has demonstrable experience in sales and business development

    • Enjoys and has demonstrable experience in operational tasks like human resources, finance, strategic planning, etc. 

  2. If owner-operator, items above plus:

    • Has 5-10 years demonstrated general experience in fundraising (specifically in grant writing and/or major gift fundraising)

    • Enjoys and excels in a structured environment with established processes, procedures, and operations

    • Is an excellent written and verbal communicator

Top Three Reasons to Partner with Write On Fundraising

  1. Our impact is huge! Write On Fundraising is proud to serve a diverse community of impact organizations with fundraising programs in emerging, scaling, and mature levels of development. While we do not limit grant, annual fund, and capital campaign services to specific industries or fields, we do prioritize working with organizations that align or are working to align with our own core values. From 2018 - 2024, Write On Fundraising helped to raise more than $200MM for 250+ nonprofits and served thousands more through our free and low-cost educational resources.  

  2. We already know your potential clients. In addition to providing a strong national brand, dedicated marketing support, and one-to-one training and professional development, Write On also provides to our franchisees qualified leads in every market and a proprietary sales system proven to accelerate growth. All sales traffic at Write On is inbound, meaning our marketing strategy brings thousands of pre-selected, potential clients to our front door where they are then qualified (or disqualified) and introduced as a new friend (warm handoff) to the local market regional director.    

  3. Our brand of fundraising builds wealth… for fundraisers. While the field of fundraising continues to diversify, 73% of professional fundraisers in 2024 were women and only 10% identified as Black, Indigenous, or people of color. On average, women were paid 84% of what men were comparatively compensated in the same year, and when considered intersectionally, the wage gap grows from 16% to a staggering 42% annually. And that doesn’t even begin to take into account the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ additional 4-7% drop in pay for nonprofit professionals. 

    Write On Fundraising offers affordable, entry-level and financing options as well as low royalty fees so that franchisees can focus on quickly building wealth. This is particularly important for talented fundraisers who, because of systemic and industry-specific pay barriers, are already in “catch-up mode” when it comes to accumulating wealth. 


What’s next? How do I get started?

The first step is to Submit an Application online and sign an NDA. If your application meets minimum requirements, you will then have a one-hour meeting with the CEO where we will focus on fit within the Write On system. We will then check references, run a background and credit check, and schedule a formal skills interview. Assessments, including StrengthsFinders or Predictive Index (standard for all Write On employees), may be requested at this juncture.

Candidates will then embed (remotely) within an existing Write On team for an operations evaluation. The final step is an in-person discovery day with the CEO, Write On clients, and key personnel in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Write On Fundraising is very intentional about the individuals we consider for partnership and employs an extended relationship-building period with all prospective franchisees. 


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