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Retainer Partnerships

Some organizations need more than a project.
They need a dedicated strategic partner.

Morganite's retainer partnerships are sustained engagements built for organizations that are ready to move beyond solving one problem at a time. Two models are available, each designed to provide dedicated capacity, institutional knowledge, and strategic continuity across a six-month engagement.

What a retainer partnership is

A different kind of relationship.

A retainer is a sustained engagement built on continuity, institutional knowledge, and dedicated capacity. The relationship is designed to deepen over time, with each month building on the last.

In a retainer partnership, Morganite functions as a dedicated strategic partner with deep familiarity with the organization's voice, goals, history, and context. The work compounds over time, and when opportunities arise, the partner is already positioned to move quickly and with full context.

A prior project with Morganite is not required to enter a retainer. Organizations are welcome to begin here.

Dedicated capacity

Reserved monthly bandwidth for your organization's ongoing narrative, communications, and fundraising needs.

Institutional knowledge

A partner who knows your voice, your history, and your goals, and brings that context to every engagement.

Strategic continuity

Work that compounds over time, with quarterly reviews that keep strategy aligned as the organization evolves.

Flexible scope

One custom project per month ensures the partnership responds to what the organization actually needs, not a fixed deliverable list.

Retainer Model 01

ANCHOR

Narrative & Visibility Retainer

ANCHOR is built for organizations that need sustained support across story, language, and external presence. It provides dedicated monthly capacity for narrative refinement, external materials development, and visibility strategy. Quarterly resets keep messaging, evidence, and outreach current as the organization grows.

ANCHOR is the right model for organizations actively building external presence, preparing for new institutional relationships, managing a growing communications workload, or maintaining the kind of consistent outward-facing voice that sustained visibility requires.

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Retainer Partnership
ANCHOR
Narrative & Visibility
$55,000–65,000
6-month engagement
Ongoing narrative refinement as the organization evolves
External materials built and maintained for active use
Communications campaigns including newsletters, announcements, and content
Impact storytelling that stays current with the work
Partner and outreach communications developed as needed
Dedicated strategic advisory each month
One multi-month custom project within the engagement scope
Quarterly reviews to refresh messaging and reset visibility strategy
Sponsored Access does not apply to retainer engagements. Setup work completed in months 1–2.
Retainer Model 02

SUSTAIN

Fundraising & Development Retainer

SUSTAIN is built for organizations that need sustained support across grant writing, funder relationship development, and funding strategy. It provides dedicated monthly capacity for active applications, narrative maintenance, and pipeline management. Quarterly reviews keep the funding strategy current and the organization positioned to compete consistently.

SUSTAIN is the right model for organizations with an active or growing grant portfolio, organizations preparing to diversify their funding base, or any organization for whom fundraising demands have outgrown what the internal team can sustain alone.

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Retainer Partnership
SUSTAIN
Fundraising & Development
$55,000–65,000
6-month engagement
Active grant applications and LOIs developed each cycle
Funder and partner communications maintained and deployed
Narrative kept current and aligned with funding opportunities
Hands-on evidence and evaluation support to strengthen submissions
Founder coaching focused on funder relationships and strategy
One multi-month custom project within the engagement scope
Quarterly pipeline reviews to update strategy and target funders
Sponsored Access does not apply to retainer engagements. Setup work completed in months 1–2.
Let's talk

Retainer partnerships begin with a conversation.

Every retainer engagement is scoped around the organization's specific goals, capacity, and context. The right place to start is a direct conversation about where you are and where you want to go.

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