Testimonials
YESPhilly Accelerated High School, Philly Based Client ($153,000 secured)
Purposely Pen’d, LLC transformed and accelerated our grant writing development and
process at Youth Empowerment Services – YESPhilly Accelerated HS. Kenyada, the
grant writer, is very thoughtful, organized, and dependable about researching grants
that align with our goals and activities, and is very productive about providing multiple
grant applications to review on an ongoing basis. Upon finding a possible grant, she
provides a written summary to review along with the link to its website. After an initial
review, we then discuss and prioritize the applications based on our needs and the
timeline. Kenyada’s writing is concise and effective at stating why the grant is important
to support our work and the goals of the funder. She is thoughtful about saving and
modifying previous narratives and budgets to make the process easier as we apply for
more grants. She also manages a grant tracker to check the status of all grants at any
time. Kenyada has been very engaged and supportive of our work, and her pricing structure
works with our current budget. This has made developing grants easier
and more productive for our organization. As a result of her work, we have been
awarded over $153,000 in grants since she started with us a year ago. I highly
recommend Purposely Pen’D LLC for their work with non-profit organizations. -Gary Paprocki
FIRE: Free Inspiration Reaching Everyone, Philadelphia Based Client ($10,000 Secured)
You truly have a gift and a passion for what you do. In one day, not only were you able to transform our proposal, you were able to provide us with teaching moments and insight on what we can do to make our proposal more competitive. Thank you for your gift and passion. It’s truly appreciated. Let’s get this money to better help our city!!! -Dennis Davis
FIRE: Free Inspiration Reaching Everyone, Philadelphia & Ghana Based Client ($17,000 Secured)
When I first met Kenyada as a grantwriter, I realized she embodied more than just a grant writer, she had so much education in the non-profit development & management. We revised & recreated our vision & mission statement & restructuring of the organization needs to operate effectively. A very reliable, punctual individual w/ just a strong passion to serve the community and execute tasks before its deadline. Kenyada has been an asset to me & my organization from day one and its always the person I reference all my business partners to because of the great work ethic. -Sincerely by his grace, Emil D. Acolatse
Lil' Buddies, Philadelphia Based Client
Kenyada Posey has been a Great help to our organization, at Lilbuddies. Her knowledge of Grants, program structure has assisted us to run our program correctly. She's always on time, and has things in order, which has brought us peace in this New Chapter in running a nonprofit organization. We're thankful that she has been a part of our process, and will continue to receive her help and knowledge to help assist us in our present and future goals in running a successful program.
Lilbuddies CEO, Hassan Grimes Sr
The Murals of the Mind Project-Philadelphia Based Client
We were introduced to Purposely Pen'D, LLC lead staff last year via email during the pandemic winddown. After years of missing out on funding vital to the survival of our organization, we decided to move forward with Purposely Pen'D's grant writing services. The attention to detail, creativity and business acumen of the staff is tops. The lead grant writer, Kenyada made us feel comfortable and confident throughout the process, which is very important when overseeing a micro organization with constrained monetary resources. The pricing structure is suitable to our current financial position and made it far simpler than others companies we considered. Our team believes working with Purposely Pen'D to apply for grants was a wise decision. We believe we are on the verge of greater financial stability. Putting our grant writing need in the hands of such a qualified business has provided our team freedom to focus on our mission with greater intention. And, it doesn't hurt that our grant writer at Purposely Pen'D has a name similar to our director's.
College Mentoring Experience, Chicago Based Client ($635,00 secured)
Kenyada at Purposely Pen'D lived up to their mission in providing great quality, insurmountable integrity, and immeasurable support during the creation of our grant proposal template. She provided details every step of the way to ensure we understood the requirements of a strong grant proposal from the establishment of a compelling executive summary to clear program descriptions, goals, and evaluations. In the midst of creating our grant proposal template, she was able to apply for a last minute grant offered by the NBA Foundation on our behalf. We're glad we chose Purposely Pen'D LLC for our grant writing needs.
So a huge thank you. -Dr. Terry
FIRE: Free Inspiration Reaching Everyone, Philadelphia Based Client
You truly have a gift and a passion for what you do. In one day, not only were you able to transform our proposal, you were able to provide us with teaching moments and insight on what we can do to make our proposal more competitive. Thank you for your gift and passion. It’s truly appreciated. Let’s get this money to better help our city!!! -Dennis Davis
FIRE: Free Inspiration Reaching Everyone, Philadelphia & Ghana Based Client
When I first met Kenyada as a grantwriter, I realized she embodied more than just a grant writer, she had so much education in the non-profit development & management. We revised & recreated our vision & mission statement & restructuring of the organization needs to operate effectively. A very reliable, punctual individual w/ just a strong passion to serve the community and execute tasks before its deadline. Kenyada has been an asset to me & my organization from day one and its always the person I reference all my business partners to because of the great work ethic. -Sincerely by his grace, Emil D. Acolatse
Lil' Buddies, Philadelphia Based Client
Kenyada Posey has been a Great help to our organization, at Lilbuddies. Her knowledge of Grants, program structure has assisted us to run our program correctly. She's always on time, and has things in order, which has brought us peace in this New Chapter in running a nonprofit organization. We're thankful that she has been a part of our process, and will continue to receive her help and knowledge to help assist us in our present and future goals in running a successful program.
Lilbuddies CEO, Hassan Grimes Sr
The Murals of the Mind Project-Philadelphia Based Client
We were introduced to Purposely Pen'D, LLC lead staff last year via email during the pandemic winddown. After years of missing out on funding vital to the survival of our organization, we decided to move forward with Purposely Pen'D's grant writing services. The attention to detail, creativity and business acumen of the staff is tops. The lead grant writer, Kenyada made us feel comfortable and confident throughout the process, which is very important when overseeing a micro organization with constrained monetary resources. The pricing structure is suitable to our current financial position and made it far simpler than others companies we considered. Our team believes working with Purposely Pen'D to apply for grants was a wise decision. We believe we are on the verge of greater financial stability. Putting our grant writing need in the hands of such a qualified business has provided our team freedom to focus on our mission with greater intention. And, it doesn't hurt that our grant writer at Purposely Pen'D has a name similar to our director's.