WHAT DOES THIS ACTUALLY COST?
Most consultants in this space will not tell you what they charge until they have you on a call. We think that wastes everyone's time. Here is what working with Mission Simplify actually costs, what drives the price up or down, and how to know if the investment makes sense for your organization.
Start with a free discovery session
Before any money changes hands, we spend two hours together. You walk us through how your organization currently operates: your donor communications, your data, your tools, where your team's time is going. We ask questions. We look for where automation and AI agents could meaningfully reduce the manual work.
At the end of that session, we tell you honestly whether we think we can help and what that would look like. If it is not the right fit, we will tell you that too. No invoice either way.
Phase 1: The Build
Phase 1 is a fixed-scope, fixed-price engagement. You will know the exact cost before any work begins.
The starting investment for a Phase 1 build is approximately $12,000 CAD. Most engagements for small nonprofits fall in the $10,000 to $15,000 CAD range.
What drives the cost toward the higher end:
Your data needs significant cleanup before automation is possible. Your organization uses multiple disconnected tools that need to be bridged. The scope of what needs to be built is broader, covering multiple donor segments, communication streams, or operational areas.
What keeps the cost toward the lower end:
Your CRM data is reasonably clean and organized. You have a clear sense of the one or two problems you most need to solve. Your team is available to participate in discovery and review sessions without significant scheduling friction.
The build takes 60 to 90 days. At the end of it, you have a working system, not a strategy document or a set of recommendations.
Phase 2: Ongoing
After the build, the monthly retainer starts at $2,500 CAD per month.
A minimum 6-month commitment is required. This is not an arbitrary rule. The system we build takes time to generate meaningful data, and the improvements we make in months two through six are often where the real value shows up. One-off projects are not something we offer.
What the retainer includes: monthly system review, a concise update on what ran and what needs a human decision, ongoing adjustments and improvements, and a direct line when something breaks or a new situation needs attention.
What it does not include: writing grant applications, managing major donor relationships, or representing your organization externally. That work requires a human who knows your community. Our job is to make sure the system running underneath that human work keeps getting better.
Is this worth it?
That depends on what the alternative looks like for your organization.
If you are considering hiring a part-time development coordinator, you are likely looking at $40,000 to $55,000 CAD per year in salary and benefits for someone who will spend a significant portion of their time on the same repetitive tasks the system would handle automatically. The system does not take sick days, does not need onboarding, and does not leave after 18 months.
If you are considering a fractional fundraiser, you are typically paying for active fundraising work: relationship management, solicitations, grant writing. That is a different service than what we provide, and for many organizations, both are needed at different stages. We build the infrastructure that makes a fundraiser's time more effective. We are not a replacement for one.
If your team is currently spending 10 or more hours per week on donor communications, data management, and manual follow-up work, the math usually works in your favor inside the first year.
Frequently asked questions
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