Strategy Sketches — How Funding Systems Actually Work
Hand-drawn by Anthony Bammer, G1VE Advisory
These sketches break down the structures behind nonprofit funding — capital stacks, feedback loops, compliance frameworks, and financing path comparisons. Each one is drawn by hand to force clarity on complex systems.
Grants vs. SBA Loans: A Side-by-Side Financing Path
Comparing the application process, timeline, compliance burden, and cash flow impact of grants versus SBA loans for program expansion.
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The Post-Award Compliance Loop
A visual map of the ongoing compliance cycle: reporting, monitoring, audit, corrective action, and back to reporting.
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Capital Stack for a Nonprofit Program Expansion
How grants, loans, earned revenue, and philanthropic capital layer together to fund growth.
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The Federal Funding Signal Chain
How appropriations language becomes a committee allocation, then an agency budget, then a NOFO, then an award.
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Subrecipient vs. Contractor: The Decision Framework
A visual decision tree for determining whether a downstream entity is a subrecipient or a contractor under 2 CFR §200.331.
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Feedback Loops in Program Design
How to build data collection, evaluation, and continuous improvement into a grant-funded program from day one.
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