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The 30-Day ArchitectIntensive
A live, cohort-based program that takes faith-based and community organizations from wherever they are today — to the foundation, model, and pipeline funders are actually looking for.
Track B — Building the Foundation Funders Actually Fund
Track A — From Fundable to Funded
Schedule Your Sprint Call
A 20-minute discovery call to identify your track and confirm your fit.
The organizations that win funding aren't the ones with the best mission.
They're the ones that are best positioned, best packaged, and best connected.
In 30 days, you'll build all three.
The FaithWorks Funding Roadmap
Where Does Your Organization
Sit Today?
Every organization we work with is at a different stage. The Architect Intensive is designed to meet you exactly where you are — and move you to the next stage in 30 days.
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Stage One
Credibility
Documented. Legal. Trackable. The foundation is in place.
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Stage Two
Visibility
Known in the right rooms. Community trust is established.
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Track B Builds Here
Alignment
Programs match funder priorities. Language and positioning are clear.
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Track A Builds Here
Momentum
Capital map activated. Pipeline in motion. Funders are calling back.
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The Destination
Funding
Capital flows to positioned, packaged, and connected organizations.
Two Tracks. One Methodology.
Which Track Is Right for You?
Your track is determined by where your organization is today — not by ambition, not by mission size, and not by how long you've been operating. We'll confirm your track on the Sprint Call.
Track B
Building the Foundation
Funders Actually Fund
Funders Actually Fund
You have the ministry. You have the community. Now build the infrastructure that makes you fundable.
You qualify for Track B if:
- Your 501(c)(3) is pending, recently approved, or you are operating under a fiscal sponsor
- You have active programs serving real people — but participant data is informal or inconsistent
- You have community relationships but no formal partner documentation (MOUs, letters of support)
- You do not yet have a named, defined program you could fund separately from your overall ministry
- Your team describes your work differently depending on who is talking
- You have applied for grants with little success and are not sure why
What Track B is not for:
- Organizations with confirmed 501(c)(3), organized financials, and a documented track record — that is Track A
- Organizations that have not yet started delivering programs to the community
What you'll have after 30 days:
- A locked vertical with supporting data
- An Ecosystem Positioning Statement your whole team can say
- A Partner Bench with 5+ targets and outreach in motion
- A Silent Money Channel Map specific to your geography
- An Infrastructure Checklist with clear next steps
- A Funding Plug-In Map with 15+ opportunities
- A 90-Day Post-Intensive Action Plan
- The FaithWorks Funder Due Diligence Toolkit (5 financial tools)
Track A
From Fundable
to Funded
to Funded
You have the foundation. Now build the model, the map, and the pipeline that turns it into consistent funding.
You qualify for Track A if:
- Your 501(c)(3) is confirmed and your financials are organized
- You have documented programs with at least some outcome tracking
- You have some grant history — even if your success rate has been inconsistent
- You have community relationships but no designed collaborative model
- You are applying to the same 2-3 funders repeatedly without building a real pipeline
- You know you are leaving funding on the table but are not sure which channels or how to access them
What Track A is not for:
- Organizations still building basic infrastructure — that is Track B first
- Organizations without any documented program outcomes or track record
What you'll have after 30 days:
- A named, designed Flagship Model with confirmed partner roles
- An Advanced Ecosystem Positioning Statement
- A Full Capital Map — 20+ targets across all 9 FaithWorks categories
- A CDFI & DAF Target List with approach strategies
- A Partner Map with 10+ co-initiative concepts
- A Complete Funder Approach System — email scripts, phone call script, objection responses, and meeting agendas
- A Live Pipeline Tracker with Tier 1 targets populated
- A 12-Month Funding Calendar
What You Walk Away With
Session-by-Session Deliverables
Every session produces something you can use immediately. By the end of Session 4, you will have a complete working package — not notes from a webinar.
Track B is built to close four weeks of intentional foundation work. Every deliverable is client-ready — not a draft.
Session 1
5-Gate Funding Diagnostic
An honest, scored assessment of your organization across the five gates funders check before reading your application. You'll know exactly where you are and what the gaps cost you.
Session 1
Vertical Decision + Programs Inventory
Your primary funding vertical locked based on data — not preference. Plus a complete inventory of every program you run, translated into funder-ready language.
Session 2
Ecosystem Positioning Statement
One sentence. Your whole team says the same one. It goes on your website, in your grant applications, and in every funder conversation — forever.
Session 2
Partner Bench Target Table
Five or more strategic partner targets across multiple sectors, with MOU or Letter of Support assignments, priority ranking, and outreach initiated before Session 3.
Session 3
Silent Money Channel Map
A geography-specific map of your four non-competitive funding channels — Hospital Community Benefit, CDBG, United Way, and Corporate CSR — with specific targets, alignment angles, and outreach templates.
Session 3
Relationship Conversation Prep Sheets
Ready-to-send outreach for your top two silent money targets. Not templates — customized language for your organization, your programs, and your specific funder contact.
Session 4
Infrastructure Checklist + Compliance Guardrails
A 12-item infrastructure audit with status and specific next steps. Plus a 7-guardrail compliance self-assessment that tells you exactly what funders will check before they award.
Session 4
Funding Plug-In Map + 90-Day Action Plan
15–20 specific funding opportunities organized across all 9 FaithWorks capital categories, with eligibility flags — plus a three-lane, three-month action plan with named owners and deadlines.
Reference Section — Yours to Keep
FaithWorks Funder Due Diligence Toolkit (5 Financial Tools)
A complete financial infrastructure package: Faith-Based Chart of Accounts (80+ pre-built accounts), Grant Budget vs. Actual Tracker with automatic pace indicator, Funder-Ready Financial Snapshot template, Monthly Close Checklist, and a board-adoptable Internal Controls & Financial Policies document. The financial systems that most organizations twice your size do not have.
Track A produces a complete strategic package — model, map, pipeline, and the exact words you need to walk into any funder conversation with confidence.
Session 1
Strategic Gap Assessment
A 1–5 scaled diagnostic across the four gaps keeping your organization from consistent funding: Model Ambiguity, Capital Map Blindness, Positioning Ambiguity, and Pipeline Paralysis. Includes cost of leaving each gap unaddressed.
Session 1
Positioning Audit + Outcomes Inventory
A four-lens audit of how funders currently describe your organization vs. how they need to — including rejection letter analysis. Plus a full outcomes inventory with cost-per-outcome calculations by program.
Session 2
Flagship Model Design Canvas
Your named, designed collaborative model — backbone role, three confirmed partner roles with specific contributions, shared outcomes, and a funder angle matrix showing why each of the 9 capital categories should fund your model.
Session 2
Advanced Ecosystem Positioning Statement
Not "who you are" — why the ecosystem needs you. A market position statement that tells funders why the system fails without your specific organization in it. Built to pass the Ecosystem Necessity Test.
Session 3
Full Capital Map — All 9 Categories
20+ specific funder targets across all 9 FaithWorks capital categories — tiered by readiness, with alignment angles specific to your flagship model, contact types, and next actions for each Tier 1 target.
Session 3
CDFI & DAF Target List + Partner Map
Specific CDFI lenders with investment approach strategies. Specific DAF entry points with access pathways through your board and faith networks. Plus a 10+ partner map with specific co-initiative concepts — not "potential partnerships."
Session 4
Complete Funder Approach Script Library
Three outreach email versions, a three-email follow-up sequence, a five-part phone call script with three objection responses (including "we don't fund faith-based organizations"), two meeting agenda templates, and a post-meeting follow-up protocol. All printed word for word.
Session 4
Live Role Play Practice + Coaching Notes
Three structured practice rounds with live feedback — the cold phone call, the 15-minute funder meeting, and the objection gauntlet. You will have practiced these conversations before the first real funder call.
Session 4
Pipeline Tracker + 12-Month Funding Calendar + 90-Day Plan
A pre-populated pipeline tracker with all Tier 1 targets and stages. A month-by-month calendar built around real grant cycles, corporate giving seasons, and relationship milestones. A three-lane 90-day action plan sequenced around your outreach system.
Reference Section — Yours to Keep
Impact Brief Draft Framework + CCP 13-Deliverable Preview
A working draft of your flagship model Impact Brief — the one document you take into every funder and partner meeting. Plus a full preview of the Collaboration Capital Program's 13 deliverables across 4 phases, so you know exactly what the next engagement builds.
Four Sessions. Thirty Days.
What Happens Each Week
Every session is live, cohort-based, and 60 minutes. Every session produces something you can use before the next one.
Track B — Session 1
Where Are You Really?
- The 5-Gate Funding Diagnostic — scored live
- The difference between fundable and funded
- Track A vs. Track B — your honest starting point
- The 6–12 month funding timeline reality check
- Pre-work assigned: EIN, 501(c)(3) status, participant counts, financial documents, partner list
Track A — Session 1
You're Fundable. Now What?
- The 4 Strategic Gaps — rated 1 to 5
- Why being ready is not the same as being positioned
- The flagship model concept — one design, multiple funder angles
- The Positioning Audit — including rejection letter analysis
- Pre-work assigned: gap ratings, outcomes data, full funder history, rejection letters
Track B — Session 2
What Do You Say?
- Locking the vertical based on data, not preference
- Church language vs. funder language — the full translation table
- Building the Ecosystem Positioning Statement live
- The "One Band, One Sound" accountability system
- The 5-partner model — who qualifies and why it matters
Track A — Session 2
What Is Your Model?
- Flagship model archetypes — Health Hub, Workforce Pipeline, Housing Collaborative
- The Model Design Canvas — built live in the session
- Backbone role vs. partner roles — the specificity standard
- The Advanced Positioning Statement — ecosystem necessity, not description
- Partner Confirmation Tracker — the activation rule
Track B — Session 3
Where Is the Silent Money?
- Why cold grant applications have a 5–15% success rate
- The 4 Silent Money Channels — 60–70% success when properly positioned
- Hospital Community Benefit — the legal requirement most orgs never access
- CDBG — the public hearing strategy
- United Way pass-through and Corporate CSR
- The one ask in every first funder conversation
Track A — Session 3
Where Is Your Money?
- Why most Track A orgs are accessing less than 20% of their capital universe
- Building the full Capital Map live across all 9 categories
- Hospital CB, CDFIs, and DAFs — the three most underutilized channels
- The CDFI conversation vs. the grant application — different language, different approach
- Partner Map with co-initiative concepts — specificity required
Track B — Session 4
What's the Plan From Here?
- The 12-item Infrastructure Checklist — honest status on every item
- The 7 Compliance Guardrails funders check before awarding
- The 9 FaithWorks Capital Categories — your full funding universe
- Funding Plug-In Map with eligibility flags
- The 90-Day Post-Intensive Action Plan — three lanes, deadlines, owners
- Graduation — and the natural door to the next engagement
Track A — Session 4
How Do You Walk In the Room?
- The Timing Map — when to reach out to each channel
- Three outreach email versions — formal, warm, faith-community
- The three-email follow-up sequence — why one email is not a strategy
- The five-part phone call script — word for word
- Live role play — three rounds with live coaching and feedback
- Pipeline launch + 90-Day Action Plan sequenced around the outreach system
Side by Side
Track A vs. Track B at a Glance
| Track B — Building the Foundation | Track A — From Fundable to Funded | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Pre-infrastructure or early-stage organizations building from the ground up | Organizations with infrastructure and track record who are not yet winning consistent funding |
| 501(c)(3) status | Pending, recently approved, or fiscal sponsor in place | Confirmed and active |
| Week 1 focus | 5-Gate Funding Diagnostic — are you fundable? | 4-Gap Strategic Assessment — why aren't you funded yet? |
| Week 2 focus | Positioning statement + funder language translation | Flagship model design + collaborative architecture |
| Week 3 focus | 4 Silent Money Channels — relationship-based funding | Full 9-category capital map + CDFI and DAF strategy |
| Week 4 focus | Infrastructure close + Funding Plug-In Map + 90-day plan | Full funder approach scripts + live role play + pipeline launch |
| Primary deliverable | Foundation infrastructure + silent money map | Capital map + flagship model + script library |
| Natural next step | Apply for first grants · Continue silent money relationships | The Collaboration Capital Program (CCP) — 13 deliverables, 90 days |
Ready to Find Your Track?
Schedule Your Sprint Call
A 20-minute discovery call with the FaithWorks team. We will identify your track, answer your questions, and confirm whether the Architect Intensive is the right fit for where your organization is today.
4
Live Sessions
30
Days
2
Tracks
1
Methodology
No sales pressure. No pitch deck. Just a conversation about where you are and where you need to go.