ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Five ways
to work together.

The Care That Holds™ method is one method. The shapes it takes — project, compact, network license, embedded, grant co-build — meet your ministry where it actually is, with the depth your budget and board can support today.

MODEL 01 · PROJECT

Fixed-scope project

6–16 weeks · fixed fee · one artifact
WHAT IT IS

A single, well-defined deliverable — a Listening Report, a Care Map, a Playbook, a Theory of Change.

BEST FOR

First-time partners. Boards that need a discrete win before committing further.

MODEL 02 · COMPACT

12-Month Compact

12 months · monthly retainer · five artifacts
WHAT IT IS

Our flagship. Full implementation: artifact build, training, dashboard, quarterly coaching, annual review.

BEST FOR

Churches and nonprofits ready to make community-care a permanent operating muscle, not a season.

MODEL 03 · NETWORK LICENSE

Network license + cohort

12–24 months · network license + per-congregation fee
WHAT IT IS

A denomination or network licenses the Care That Holds™ framework, co-brands the playbooks, and runs a cohort of congregations through it.

BEST FOR

Judicatories, denominational offices, and ministry networks that need shared standards.

MODEL 04 · EMBEDDED

Embedded fractional director

6–24 months · weekly engagement · senior hands-on time
WHAT IT IS

We sit inside your ministry one day a week as a fractional director of practice — running supervision, building tools, holding the line on quality.

BEST FOR

Mid-sized organizations that need senior practice leadership but can't yet hire it full-time.

MODEL 05 · GRANT CO-BUILD

Grant co-build

4–10 weeks · fixed fee + optional success component
WHAT IT IS

We architect the proposal alongside your development team — logic model, outcomes frame, budget narrative, evaluation plan.

BEST FOR

Faith-based nonprofits going after foundation, denominational, or federal pass-through grants.

A WORD ON FIT

We take a small number of partners each year. If we are not the right firm, we will tell you on the first call — and we usually know someone who is.

NEXT STEP

Not sure which fits? Let's talk.

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