AI For Everyone
UFC Food + VURGE Partnership

Transforming Funding Operations for UFC Food

A Private AI Platform for Funding Management

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Families served across Ohio
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Founder dependency
See How It Works
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •
The National Context

The Funding Challenge for Nonprofits

UFC Food is not alone. Nonprofits across the country face unprecedented pressure.

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Say it's harder to secure foundation grants
CEP State of Nonprofits 2026
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Report reduced funding from foundations
CEP State of Nonprofits 2026
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Of nonprofits ran a deficit in 2025
Up from 22% in 2022
"Our biggest challenge is higher volatility in giving. More foundations than we would expect in a typical year have reduced or dropped their support."
— Nonprofit Leader, CEP Survey

The question: In this environment, how does UFC Food build sustainable, diversified funding?

See Our Approach
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •
The Solution

AI Built for UFC Food Funding Success

An intelligence platform that works alongside your team—private, secure, and purpose-built for nonprofit funding operations.

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Grant Discovery & Research

  • Scans grant databases for UFC Food-specific opportunities
  • Matches your mission, geography, and programs to funder priorities
  • Tracks deadlines, requirements, and funding cycles
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Grant Writing Assistance

  • Drafts proposals using your program data and outcomes
  • Adapts tone and format to each funder's guidelines
  • Reviews and refines drafts before submission
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Donor Management & Retention

  • Analyzes donor giving patterns and engagement
  • Personalizes outreach based on donor interests
  • Identifies at-risk donors and suggests retention strategies
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Financial Reporting & Compliance

  • Generates funder-specific reports from your financial data
  • Tracks grant spending against budget allocations
  • Monitors reporting requirements and deadlines
🔒 100% Private: All data stays on your infrastructure. No training on your conversations. No third-party access.
See Implementation Timeline
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •
Phase 1

Funding Operations Assessment

Before we build anything, we diagnose exactly where your funding operations stand. No assumptions. No generic frameworks. Just your reality, quantified.

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Funding Mix & Concentration Risk

  • What % of revenue comes from your top 3 donors?
  • How many active grant applications? What's your success rate?
  • Which funding streams are growing vs. shrinking?
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Workflow Efficiency & Time Allocation

  • Map the end-to-end grant lifecycle: discovery → research → write → submit → report
  • How many hours on admin (data entry, formatting) vs. strategic work (funder relationships)?
  • Where does the founder's time actually go?
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Process Gaps & Missed Opportunities

  • Deadlines missed in the last 12 months?
  • Grants not applied for — why? (time, capacity, didn't know about them?)
  • Donor follow-ups that dropped?
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Data Visibility

  • Can you answer: "What's our donor retention rate?"
  • "What's the total pipeline value?"
  • "When are reports due?" — or is it all in your head?
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Compliance Risk

  • Are funder reports submitted on time?
  • Any audit findings or restricted fund misallocations?
  • What happens if a major donor asks for a report tomorrow?

📦 Deliverable: Funding Operations Diagnostic

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Current State Baseline

Hours spent, success rates, concentration metrics, risk scores

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Top 3-5 Bottlenecks Quantified

Exactly what's broken, how much it costs, where to intervene

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90-Day Roadmap

Prioritized actions tied directly to extending cash runway

PDF Report Spreadsheet Workbook Working Session
See Phase 2: Building the Pilot
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •
Phase 2

Funding Operations Pilot

Based on the assessment, we build working tools for your highest-impact bottlenecks. Start small. Prove value fast. Everything is functional within 4-6 weeks.

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Grant Discovery Engine

  • Scan grant databases for UFC Food-specific opportunities
  • Match your mission, geography, programs to funder priorities
  • Track deadlines, requirements, funding cycles
  • Output: Weekly opportunity digest (email or dashboard)
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13-Week Cash Flow Forecast

  • Model all incoming funding streams (grants, donations, events, gov contracts)
  • Map outgoing expenses and payment terms (net-90 reality)
  • Identify crunch points 3 months out, not 3 days out
  • Output: Live Excel model + weekly variance reports
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Donor Segmentation Analysis

  • Analyze giving patterns, recency, frequency, capacity
  • Segment: Major, Mid-level, Recurring, At-risk, Lapsed
  • Identify top 20% who drive 80% of revenue
  • Output: Donor tiers + personalized outreach recommendations

🎯 Phase 2 Outcome

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Working Funding Pipeline

Active opportunities tracked, deadlines visible, no more missed grants

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Forecast Visibility

Know 3 months ahead when crunch points hit — time to intervene

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Donor Clarity

Know who your real funders are and where to focus retention energy

See Phase 3: Scale & Automate
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Phase 3

Scale & Automate

Take what's working and make it run itself. The goal: sustainable funding operations that require minimal manual effort.

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Automated Funder Reports

  • Pull financial data automatically
  • Generate funder-specific report formats
  • Track submission deadlines
  • Output: Ready-to-send reports, no scrambling
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Donor Retention Workflows

  • Automated thank-yous and impact updates
  • Donor anniversary acknowledgments
  • At-risk donor alerts
  • Output: Consistent touchpoints, fewer dropped balls
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Compliance Deadline Tracking

  • Central calendar of all grant/funder deadlines
  • Advance warnings (30, 14, 7 days out)
  • Requirement checklists per funder
  • Output: Zero missed deadlines

🎯 Phase 3 Outcome

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Sustainable Operations

System runs itself — you review, don't build from scratch

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Minimal Manual Effort

Automation handles the routine, you focus on relationships

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Founder Freedom

From doing all the work to overseeing a working system

See Investment & Next Steps
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •
Investment

Transparent Pricing

No hidden fees. No surprises. You own everything.

Foundation

One-time setup
$675
  • Private AI platform deployment
  • Your infrastructure, your data
  • C-Suite AI workforce installed
  • Multi-layered memory system
  • Security hardening complete
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Monthly Retainer

Ongoing partnership
$1,250/month
  • Weekly check-in calls
  • Direct email + text access
  • On-demand assessments
  • All 3 phases included
  • Continuous framework updates
  • Priority support

Per Deliverable

Custom AI skill examples
$675/deliverable
  • Grant discovery & matching
  • Donor segmentation analysis
  • 13-week cash flow forecasting
  • Funder report automation
  • Compliance deadline tracking

Build what you need, when you need it

💡 Return On Investment

The real question is how many opportunities are missed due to capacity constraints rather than lack of merit.

See Next Steps
Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •

Ready to Transform UFC Food?

Next Steps:

  1. Review this proposal
  2. Sign service agreement (sent separately)
  3. Schedule kickoff meeting
  4. Week 1 begins within 48 hours
  5. First deliverable (Assessment) in 14 days
Let's Build Together

Questions? Email [email protected] or call (614) 806-9110. I'm here to make sure this is the right fit.

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Presented by Anthea Cooper • [email protected] • (614) 806-9110 • vurge.us •