say the due date out loud.
The deadline you’ve been avoiding gets easier once somebody else knows about it. Tell us the funder, the date and what the money is for. Thirty minutes, free, blunt, and you’ll know by the end whether the application is worth your month.
phone, inbox, or front stoop.
call the desk.
(347) 574-6615Leave the funder’s name and your best callback window. We ring back to set a thirty-minute slot, usually within one business day.
email the desk.
contact@fairweatherquill.comAttach the NOFO or RFP link, a rejection letter, or a half-written draft. We read it before we ever pick up the phone.
come to the desk.
255 79Th St. Apt D4, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Strictly by appointment, so book a call first and we’ll put the kettle on.
See the addresstell us the funder. we’ll tell you the truth.
One paragraph is plenty. Name the funder, the due date, and what the money would actually do. Skip the polish.
- A reply within one business day, from a person who read it.
- A thirty-minute call, free, scheduled around your week.
- If we’re a fit, a fixed fee in writing before any drafting starts.
a real address, a real door.
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Most work happens over calls and shared documents. If you’re nearby, book a slot and come sit at the desk where the red pen lives.
Find our door on the map →- Calls & visitsBy appointment — book a call
- Email & formAnswered within one business day
- Submission dayOn the phone with you till it uploads
Invoiced half to start, half on submission.
bring this. leave the polish at home.
- The funder’s guidelines, or a link to the NOFO / RFP
- The due date, and the date you’d like to be done
- Your current budget and last year’s 990 (rough is fine)
- One paragraph on what the money would actually do
- Any past rejection letter. Yes, really. We love those.
before you hit send.
Does the first call cost anything?
No. Thirty minutes, free. If the application isn’t worth your time, we’ll say so and you’ve lost nothing.
What if my deadline is two weeks away?
Call anyway. We ask for 21 days on a federal package, but a foundation application or a red-pen rescue ($475) can often move faster. We’ll tell you straight what’s realistic.
Do I need a finished budget before we talk?
No. A rough current budget and last year’s 990 are enough. We build the budget justification with you.
When do I hear what it costs?
In writing, one to two days after the call, as a single fixed fee for the whole package. Once you say yes, it doesn’t move.