MONEY MONDAY WORKSHOP

FUN•D IT
ON PURPOSE
WITH AI

Find the money. Build the strategy. Use AI to position your purpose to win.

START HERE

Inga Nykole receiving an achievement award

WHY I TEACH THIS

Funding changes more than a business.

It creates choices.
It gives your purpose room to grow.
It helps good ideas become real impact.

I did not learn funding just to keep the information. I learned it so more people could access what already exists.

THE SHIFT

Your purpose deserves a funding strategy.

Passion gets you started.
Structure makes you fundable.
Strategy helps you recognize the right opportunity.

A powerful idea without a plan often stays an idea. Funding follows clarity.

THE TRUTH ABOUT MONEY

Grants are only one lane.

GRANTS

RFPs

CONTRACTS

PITCH COMPETITIONS

BUSINESS FUNDING

SPONSORSHIPS

Do not build your entire future around one type of money. Build a funding mix that fits your business.

Business owners celebrating access to funding

FUNDING BEYOND GRANTS

The goal is growth—not just saying you won a grant.

Use the right money for the right need.
Know what must be repaid and what does not.
Choose funding that moves the business forward.

Winning money is exciting. Using it wisely is what creates the real win.

WHY MOST PEOPLE MISS

They search for money before they understand their own business.

UNCLEARWho do you serve?

UNPREPAREDWhat will the money pay for?

UNMATCHEDWhy is this opportunity right for you?

The application is rarely the first problem. The first problem is usually positioning.

AI CHANGES THE PROCESS

AI helps you work faster—but it cannot replace your truth.

Translate complicated grant language.
Compare eligibility to your business.
Organize your story and strengthen your answers.

AI should sound like the best version of you—not like a robot invented a new business.

THE FUN•D IT FRAMEWORK

FIND → FIT → FRAME → FINISH → FOLLOW UP

1FINDLook beyond one search term.

2FITConfirm eligibility and alignment.

3FRAMEConnect your work to the funder’s goal.

4FINISHSubmit complete, clear, on time.

5FOLLOW UPTrack, learn, and apply again.

Winning is not one lucky application. It is a repeatable system.

START SMALL. BUILD PROOF.

Mini grants can prepare you for bigger opportunities.

They help you practice the process.
They create a funding track record.
They teach you what funders want to see.

Small wins are not small when they help you become ready for the next level.

REAL COMMUNITY WIN

$15,000 + $1,000
in the same month.

Dr. DeShonda Jennings
It Takes a Village 2

The win is visible. The preparation, persistence, and positioning happened before the announcement.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUILD ALONE

Information is powerful.
Community helps you act on it.

Sometimes the missing piece is not another opportunity. It is support, accountability, and someone helping you see what you already have.

TRY THIS WITH AI

Use this prompt before your next application.

“Review this funding opportunity and compare it to my business. Tell me: who is eligible, what the funder prioritizes, where my business aligns, what information is missing, and whether I should apply. Do not invent any facts.”

The strongest AI prompt gives the tool a job, a standard, and permission to tell you when the fit is weak.

YOUR NEXT 7 DAYS

Do not leave inspired and stay inactive.

DAY 1Write your funding-ready business description.

DAY 2–4Find three opportunities that truly fit.

DAY 5–7Choose one and prepare to submit.

One focused application is better than ten rushed applications.

CONTINUE THE JOURNEY

You do not need more random grant links.

You need the right opportunities.
You need practical training.
You need a place to ask questions and keep moving.

That is why I built the community—to help you become prepared, positioned, and funded on purpose.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Join the community.

Learn. Apply. Win. Repeat.

You have the purpose. Now let’s help you build the strategy, find the opportunities, and move.

You did not come this far
to stay overlooked or underfunded.

The money exists. The tools exist. Now go get it.

Your Next Step

Let’s apply for a grant together right now.

Let’s get some FUN-DS! and take action before this grant closes.