Grant Writing & Funding

Holly Rustick

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!

www.grantwritingandfunding.com.

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Jan 17, 2023 • 52min

Ep.249: How This Federal Grant Writer Advanced Her Freelance Grant Writing Business

Join the Free, Live Training, "Earn an Extra $10K in 90 Days Writing Grants at Home" on Tuesday, October 14th at 4 pm - 5:30 pm EST. Click here https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy-webinar.Knowing how to write federal grants is a great skill to have! This type of grant writing is very specific, taps into federal funding, and requires (a majority of time) a lot more hours to write compared to foundation grants. -------------------------------------------------- ✨💌 Get FREE Grant Writing Resources when You Join the Grant Writing Hub Haven: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 🖥️ 👩 Join the Annual Grant Professional Mentorship for your Freelance Grant Writing Business Journey: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-professional-mentorship-for-freelance-grant-writers/ 👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/ 🖥️🔥 👉 Want to get paid to write grants? https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-course/ 🤗☕👉 Want to increase funding strategies for your Nonprofit?https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ------------------------------------------------------ Our guest this week, Dr. Cheri Westmoreland owner of Spirit Excel, brings to the table decades of federal grant writing experience. She also talks about lessons learned from working with nonprofit organizations and why having a nonprofit strategic plan is vital for the fiscal health of a nonprofit. Additionally, Dr. Cheri has owned a grant writing business since 2012 and has vast experience in working with nonprofit organizations from a business perspective. In 2022, she joined the Grant Professional Mentorship as has been able to increase her confidence and get clearer on her messaging and pricing! For more information and to connect with Dr. Cheri Westmoreland visit: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/249. Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Grant Writing & Funding Hub Haven

Dec 6, 2022 • 48min

Ep. 248: How to Niche Your Grant Writing Services to Get Ideal Nonprofit Clients

Join the Free, Live Training, "Earn an Extra $10K in 90 Days Writing Grants at Home" on Tuesday, October 14th at 4 pm - 5:30 pm EST. Click here https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy-webinar.If you are interested in growing a freelance grant writing business, then you need to be clear on what you do and which nonprofit clients you will serve. Believe you me, there are more than enough nonprofit organizations out there needing grant writers. In fact, there are a shortage of freelance grant writers! -------------------------------------------------- ✨💌 Get FREE Grant Writing Resources when You Join the Grant Writing Hub Haven: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 🖥️ 👩 Join the Annual Grant Professional Mentorship for your Freelance Grant Writing Business Journey: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-professional-mentorship-for-freelance-grant-writers/ 👉💰🖥️ 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ So niching down on what types of grants you want to write, what types of nonprofits you want to serve, or what types of movements you want to support may actually increase the number of nonprofit clients you can serve. Why does this math add up? Because when you niche down you become better at what you do and you become more well-versed in communicating that with nonprofit organizations that speak that same language. In this week's podcast, Elaina Michaels from Refonte Ventures comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss how she has niched down by leveraging her passion for agriculture, which has in turn grown her business. She also talks about her valuable experiences in the Grant Professional Mentorship and how that has launched her into this arena of her business! Timestamps: 00:00 Introducing Elaina Michaels 01:43 - What Brought Elaina into Grant Writing 10:45 - How to Tie in Passion to Consulting 15:50 - Having a Nonprofit Niche 17:30 - Breaking Glass Ceilings in Consulting 25:00 - Staff Grant Writer vs. Freelancing 25:30 - Increasing Pricing as a Grant Writer 29:50 - Partnerships in the Community For more information on today’s episode, check out: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/how-to-niche-your-grant-writing-services-to-get-ideal-nonprofit-clients/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Grant Writing & Funding Hub Haven

Nov 29, 2022 • 28min

Ep.247: 20 Easy and Effective Ways to Thank Your Donors Throughout the Year

Join the Free, Live Training, "Earn an Extra $10K in 90 Days Writing Grants at Home" on Tuesday, October 14th at 4 pm - 5:30 pm EST. Click here https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy-webinar.Saying thank you sometimes feels like a fuzzy must around the holidays. Sometimes those holidays are just the reminders that we need. But what if I told you that you could increase your non-profit organization’s funding by donors, partners, sponsors, and grant funding sources just by saying thank you throughout the year? ------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Hub Haven Grant Writing 👉💰🖥️ 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ Here’s all the tips: Easy & Effective Thank You Tips for Donors: ✨ Donor Thank You Tip #1: Automate an Onboarding Thank You Email when Your Nonprofit Gets a New Donor ✨ Donor Thank You Tip #2: Send Your Newsletter to Your Donors ✨ Extra Hot Tip: Give them an ability to uplevel in the P.S. line to a higher donation amount or to become a recurring donor. ✨ Donor Thank You Tip #3: Send a Happy Birthday Card (Virtual or Print) to Your Donors Easy & Effective Thank You Tips for Sponsors: ✨ Sponsor Thank You Tip #1: Create an Onboarding Thank You Gift Once the Sponsorship Contract is Signed ✨ Sponsor Thank You Tip #2: Deliver an Annual Gift (or even Video) to the Sponsors Annual Board Meeting ✨ Sponsor Thank You Tip #3: Send Your Newsletter to Your Sponsors ✨ Sponsor Thank You Tip #4: Use Your Sponsors Logo on Marketing Materials and Website to Show Gratitude ✨ Sponsor Thank You Tip #5: Create Thank You Videos to be used on Social Media and Share Throughout the Year Easy & Effective Thank You Tips for Partners: ✨ Partner Thank You Tip #1: Create an Onboarding Thank You Email or Gift When They Become a Partner ✨ Partner Thank You Tip #2: Send Your Partners Annual Holiday Thank You Cards or Gifts ✨ Partner Thank Your Tip #3: Send Your Partners Your Newsletter ✨ Partner Thank You Tip #4: Send a Video Testimony to Your Partners ✨ Partner Thank You Tip #5: Share Social Media Posts from Your Partners Easy & Effective Thank You Tips for Grant Funding Sources: ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #1: Thank You Letters or Cards ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #2: Create a Thank You Video ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #3: Ask Them if They Want You to Create a Webinar for Them ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #4: Create Reports for Your Grant Funding Sources ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #5: Thank Your Grant Funding Sources on Social Media ✨ Grant Funding Source Thank You Tip #6: Thank Your Grant Funding Sources by Using Their Logo For more information on today’s episode, check out: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/247 Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Grant Writing & Funding Hub Haven

Nov 22, 2022 • 22min

Ep: 246: What Taylor Swift has to do with Your Nonprofit or Nonprofit Consultancy

Join the Free, Live Training, "Earn an Extra $10K in 90 Days Writing Grants at Home" on Tuesday, October 14th at 4 pm - 5:30 pm EST. Click here https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy-webinar.Even if you aren't a Swiftie, you probably have heard about the big Ticketmaster debacle this week with Taylor Swift tickets. Here’s the thing. Stories like this might paralyze your nonprofit or grant writing business from moving forward! Too often we get scared thinking about all the things that could go wrong, we forget that none of the things that could go right WILL NOT HAPPEN if we don’t hit “publish” In this week’s Grant Writing & Funding episode, Holly Rustick shares with you on how the Taylor Swift+Ticketmaster story might be holding back your nonprofit or grant writing business from publishing a giving campaign or your business! Plus, we will evaluate 4 of Holly’s own Tech Snafus and how she has course corrected. Remember, “Done is Better Than Perfect” ------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Hub Haven Grant Writing 👉💰🖥️ 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ For more information on today’s episode, check out: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/why-the-taylor-swift-ticketmaster-debacle-might-hold-your-nonprofit-back/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Grant Writing & Funding Hub Haven

Nov 15, 2022 • 20min

Ep.245: 6 Giving Tuesday Resources to Start Your Giving Campaign

Join the Free, Live Training, "Earn an Extra $10K in 90 Days Writing Grants at Home" on Tuesday, October 14th at 4 pm - 5:30 pm EST. Click here https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy-webinar.Looking for Resources to have an epic Giving Tuesday Campaign? Look no further as Grant Writing & Funding has curated our favorite 6 #givingtuesday resources. -------------------------------------------------- ✨💌 Get FREE Grant Writing Resources when You Join the Grant Writing Hub Haven: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/ 🖥️🔥 👉 Want to get paid to write grants? https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-course/ 🤗☕👉 Want to increase funding strategies for your Nonprofit?https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ------------------------------------------------------ ✨ What’s in this podcast ✨ What Giving Tuesday Is ✨ Why Your Nonprofit Should have a #givingtuesday Campaign ✨ Money Raised in 2021 for GivingTuesday ✨ 6 Awesome Giving Tuesday Resources For more information and more links for Giving Tuesday, visit: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/245 Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the FREE Grant Writing & Funding Hub Haven

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Grant Writing & Funding

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Ep. 252 How to Calculate Value-Based Pricing as a Freelance Grant Writer