
Grant Writing & Funding
Quit your toxic nonprofit job and replace your full-time income while writing grants part-time, from home! Join our students in the Freelance Grant Writer Academy to create Financial Stability and Flexibility through writing grants for causes you are passionate about: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy
World-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author Holly Rustick provides coaching that helps new and experienced grant writers replace their full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or anywhere they want to live or travel in the world).
She coaches changemakers to master grant writing and start to grow 6-figure+ grant writing businesses on part-time hours via her signature group program, “Freelance Grant Writer Academy."
As an unapologetic feminist, Holly’s work in coaching female grant writers to master grant writing, find their cause-area niche, and navigate value-based pricing and nonprofit sales is breaking glass ceilings for women all over the world.
Every week, she coaches thousands of people through the top-ranking podcast, Grant Writing & Funding, books on grant writing, and inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy.
Holly has 20 years of experience in grant writing, and began her freelance grant writing journey back in 2005. While teaching in Kuwait and Indonesia, and then earning a Master’s Degree in International Political Economy in Belgium, Holly saw the light of setting up a virtual-based business in grant writing back in the mid-2000s. Having secured more than $45 million of dollars for nonprofit organizations, and then setting up a multi 6-figure freelance business, Holly has a mission to help female grant writers break out of toxic nonprofit J-O-B-S and create high-level income while freelance grant writing.
Inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy, students have secured more than $225+ million in grant funding and $4+ million in revenue in their grant writing businesses within two years.
To amplify this work, she is past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Guam Business Advisory Task Force as an advisor to the first female governor of Guam. Holly lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella.
If you are interested in replacing your full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or from anywhere in the world!) join the Freelance Grant Writer Academy!
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Feb 28, 2023 • 50min
Ep.260: 5 Top Nonprofit Leadership Books from Nonprofit Jenni
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyNonprofit Jenni comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss cutting-edge books for nonprofit leaders.
Nonprofit Jenni is founder of the Overhead Book Club, where she curates books for nonprofit leaders. She spends a massive amount of time researching books to bring into her book club, and shares some of her favorite books!
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Feb 21, 2023 • 51min
Ep.259: The Art of Storytelling & Press Conferences for Your Nonprofit
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyNikki R. Jones is a communications strategist, speechwriter, copywriter, and trainer with 16+
years of experience in the small business, government, and nonprofit sectors.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 42min
Ep.258: Increase Retention and Recruit Talent by Using the 4-Day Workweek
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academySean Kosofsky, the Nonprofit Fixer, comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss how nonprofit organizations can transition into a 4-day workweek.
This can help with retaining skilled staff and recruiting new staff (without increasing your budget!).
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Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 8min
Ep.257: Grant Writer Pricing Survey: Why Grant Professionals Don't Feel Valued
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyIn this special premiere presentation of Grant Professional Pricing Survey results, Rachel Waterman of Global Development Solutions and Grant Easy Management Systems, delivers the results of an intensive 2022 pricing survey among grant writing professionals.
The results identified in "Survey Revealed: What & How Grant Professionals are Pricing Their Services" are very eye-opening!
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To learn more about this episode AND get the full links for each of these, click here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/257
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Jan 31, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 256: 3 Blog Writing Tips to Drive People to Your Nonprofit or Consultancy Website
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyIhor Bauman from Workee comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast this week to give you tips to write effective blogs that drive people and donors to your nonprofit or consultancy website.
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Jan 24, 2023 • 37min
Ep.255: 3 Tips from an Executive Director that Will Grow a Nonprofit's Revenue
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyDr. Rob Harter, from Nonprofit Leadership Podcast and CCPC non-profit organization, shares with the Grant Writing & Funding Changemakers how to increase funding for your nonprofit.
As a nonprofit leader in the nonprofit space for that past 26 years, Dr. Rob Harter has some amazing tools in his toolbox to grow funding for nonprofit organizations.
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In this interview, he shares 3 tips to grow nonprofit funding and some amazing nonprofit trends to watch out for in 2023.
To learn more about this episode AND get the full links for each of these, click here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/255
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Jan 17, 2023 • 54min
Ep.254: How Your Nonprofit Can Stand Out in the Funder's Eyes Charity Navigator
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyMichael Thatcher from Charity Navigator comes on the Grant Writing & Funding Podcast to discuss the ratings system for non-profit organizations.
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👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: Get sample grants, logic models, videos, and more. Start to write winning grants! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/
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🤗☕👉 Want to increase funding strategies for your Nonprofit? Join the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/
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In today’s episode:
About Charity Navigator
How donors can search cause areas
Where Charity Navigator Secures Revenue as a Nonprofit
How Charity Navigator is free to Use
How Charity Navigator Ranks Nonprofits
How to Find Giving Circles
How to use the Filter System on Charity Navigator
To learn more about this episode AND get the full links for each of these, click here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/254
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
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Jan 10, 2023 • 58min
Ep.253: Why the 10 Best Practices of a Nonprofit Board are Flawed
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyEvery nonprofit organization has a board of directors.
But understanding what their roles and responsibilities are can be fuzzy. There does exist 10 Best Practices for nonprofit board of directors, however who set these best practices and are they the best?
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👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: Get sample grants, logic models, videos, and more. Start to write winning grants! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/
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To understand the history of this, Sarah Olivieri from PivotGround, comes on the Grant Writing & Funding Podcast and YouTube Channel to give a different perspective.
Sarah says the Board Best Practices might not be the best thing for your nonprofit.
To learn more about this episode AND get the full links for each of these, click here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/why-the-10-best-practices-of-a-nonprofit-board-are-flawed/.
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Jan 3, 2023 • 26min
Ep. 252 How to Calculate Value-Based Pricing as a Freelance Grant Writer
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyPricing grant writing services is a challenge that many freelance grant writers have (and for good reasons).
The thing is, a lot of freelance grant writers and nonprofit consultants go with traditional pricing vs. value-based pricing.
However as a freelance grant writer, you are a professional and you should be charging value-based pricing.
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👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: Get sample grants, logic models, videos, and more. Start to write winning grants! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/
🖥️🔥 👉 Want to get paid to write grants? Join the Freelance Grant Writer Master Course to launch and grow a freelance grant writing business: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-course/
🤗☕👉 Want to increase funding strategies for your Nonprofit? Join the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/
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Dec 27, 2022 • 35min
Ep. 251: Best of 2022 Podcast Episodes for Freelance Grant Writers
THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY! The Academy is for new and aspiring grant writer so you can Replace Your Full-Time Income, on Part-Time Hours, Writing Grants & Funding Assets from Home. Join before Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academyHere are the Top 5 Most Listened to Podcast Episodes for Freelance Grant Writers on the Grant Writing & Funding Podcast in 2022!
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#1: A Grant Writer’s Dream: The System to Build Relationships with Funding Sources
#2: How Nonprofits & Freelance Grant Writers Can Leverage the Great Resignation
#3: How to Identify What Rates to Charge as a Grant Writer
#4: 4 Reasons Why a Grant Writer Cannot Get Paid on Commission
#5: Tips for Grant Writers to Work Better With Nonprofits Clients
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