Act 3 · 2027 and beyond

2027 levers


The north star is the gap we proved in Act 1: 2,150 women asked, 14 funded. Every lever below exists to close it — and to put us credibly on the plan's $330k path (not the $850k fantasy). 2026 is largely locked; 2027 is where the board's leverage is.

1 · LOWA 2027 expansion

$45k → up to $85k. The most bankable single swing; traces to the keynotes and brand embed, conversations already live.

2 · Co-funded scholarships

Partner with aligned orgs (a SheJumps-style model) to fund scholarships together. The most direct way to say yes to more women — turns partner interest straight into seats.

3 · Institutional grants

TEW round two ($30k, landing now) plus new grants through the board's networks. Proven and repeatable, not one-off.

4 · Flagship-campaign factory

3–4 flagships a year at ~$20k (First 50k + Rim-to-Rim proven). Near-linear: more ambassadors, not more effort. A $60–80k engine.

5 · Deepen the sponsor flywheel

Convert proven demand into more gear and cash sponsors — Title Nine + CAMP momentum, 1,485 warm leads, earned-media validation.

6 · AI-scale Grit Lit + the calendar

Staff is the biggest cost; these product lines only scale if production and fulfillment get cheap. The AI-forward payoff, in dollars.

7 · Year-end giving campaign

The unbuilt standard play. With this year's demand story and content engine, a structured December push is overdue.

The enabler under all of it: funding the team — the board-approved donor-development hire (not yet started), a fractional ops person, and real ED comp. Not revenue itself, but nothing above scales without it. (See "Outgrowing the scaffolding.")
The one-liners: the biggest near-term swing is LOWA; the biggest structural lever is converting proven demand and partner interest into many more funded scholarships (levers 2, 3, 5). Topline to put in front of the board — anchor to the plan's $330k as credible, and treat $850k as aspirational, not a forecast.