Grant Writing & Funding

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.Do Not Use These Words In Your Grant Proposals There are certain words and things that you should NOT include in your grant proposals! I often teach about what to DO in your grant writing (such as in the Grant Writer Master Course), but I haven’t really said, “Don’t do this!” Therefore, this episode is dedicated to what NOT to do in your grant writing. #1 Don’t Use Ambiguous Language #2: Don’t Use the Word Very or Rarely #3 Don’t Use Emotional Language #4 Don’t Use Poetic Language #5 Don’t Use Academic Language #6 Don’t Use Too Much Scientific Language There you have it! Those are some tips on what NOT to do when writing grant proposals! For more information: https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/224 ------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 🤩 Want to Join the 2-Day Nonprofit Consulting Conference happening August 25th and 26th, 2022? Click here: https://nonprofitconsultingconference.com/ 👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: Get sample grants, logic models, videos, and more. Start to write winning grants! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/ ——————————————————————————— 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! Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨

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.Tips for Grant Writers to Work Better With Nonprofits Clients Communication is key with any relationship. If you are a freelance grant writer, being able to be transparent with your work is key in ensuring that all the grants are getting written on time. If you are a nonprofit leader, getting those documents over to your grant writer is instrumental in making sure the grant gets submitted on time. —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 👉💰🖥️ Grant Writing Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/ 🖥️🔥 👉 Freelance Grant Writer Master Course to launch and grow a freelance grant writing business: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-course/ 🤗☕👉 Join the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ —------------------------------------------------------ Steve Boland, founder of Next in Nonprofits, shares his decades of knowledge and experience about how consultants and nonprofits can best collaborate. What We Discuss ✅ Steve’s Experience with a Degree in Nonprofit Work ✅ How Grant Writers can Collaborate with Nonprofits ✅ Why A Grant Writer Isn’t a Program Manager ✅ Different Types of Nonprofit Clients ✅ Why Grant Writers Might Be Asked to Develop New Projects ✅ How to Handle Nonprofit Organization’s Expectations ✅ Why Weekly Meetings are Key in Collaboration ✅ Why a Grant Writer Consultant can Help a Nonprofit Leader Favor, please? If you love this YouTube channel, would you please do me a favor and subscribe! That way you can easily find videos to advance your nonprofit or consultancy! Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to join the Hub Haven!

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.How Much do Freelance Grant Writers Make? The answer to “What Can Freelance Grant Writers Make?” can be complex. The thing is, freelance grant writers can earn as much money as they want. ------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 👩🏿‍🤝‍👩🏽😊Join the Grant Professional Mentorship to be in a community of Freelance Grant Writers: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-professional-mentorship-for-freelance-grant-writers/ 🖥️🔥 👉 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/ ——————————————————————————— ✅What is your grant writing experience? ✅ Where are your clients located? ✅ What type of grant writing services do you offer? ✅ What is your confidence in pricing your value? ✅ What are your goals? ✅ What are your expenses? Want more on freelance grant writing? Check out our free training and resources to support you in your freelance grant writing and nonprofit consultancy! To learn more about this episode, click here: https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/222 To learn more about our Mentorship, click here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-professional-mentorship-for-freelance-grant-writers/ 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 Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources

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.Lessons Learned as a Nonprofit Executive Director & Nonprofit Consultant Being a nonprofit executive director isn’t always easy or simple. There are definitely challenges that nonprofit executives face, such as: ✅ Keeping focused on the vision ✅ Not mission drifting ✅ Finding money to fund the nonprofit’s programs ✅ Keeping up with payroll ✅ Understanding strategic planning ✅ And so much more… —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 👉💰🖥️ 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 to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ —------------------------------------------------------ It’s a good thing that Dolph Goldenburg, founder of Successful Nonprofits, comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss his lessons learned as an executive director and as a nonprofit consultant. Dolph shares an authentic look at how he suffered burnout and resigned as a nonprofit director. He also shares how taking a sabbatical and traveling are what helped him redirect his journey. This led to his current position as a nonprofit consultant. The lessons he has learned along the way include: ✅ Recognizing red flags ✅ Negotiating with funding sources ✅ Being a value-based consultant ✅ And so much more What We Discuss ✨ 0:00 HERE ✨ 0:53 Grant Reviewer Course ✨ 4:09 Overcoming Burnout ✨ 5:09 How to Know if a Job isn’t a Good Fit ✨ 8:51 Looking Inward into Nonprofit Pain Points ✨ 11:40 How to Look for Signs of Nonprofit Burnout ✨ 13:30 How Being Values-Based Helps to Attract the Right People ✨ 21:53 Why Paying Your Nonprofit Staff a Living Wage is Vital to Nonprofit Health ✨ 23:00 Why Nonprofit Attrition Rates Can Be the Funder’s Fault ✨ 23:30 Why You Need to Not Underbid on a Grant Application ✨ 29:30 How to Renegotiate with a Funding Source ✨ 35:51 Why Talking to Funders is so Important To find out more about Dolph, check out all the show notes here: https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/221.

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.4 Benefits of Becoming a Federal Grant Reviewer Becoming a federal grant reviewer is so important for the following reasons: #1: Increases your grant writing skills #2: Improves your ability to get grants #3: Increases professional development #4: Increases your income —------------------------------------------------------ 👉💰🖥️ Become a Federal Grant Reviewer Course: Get videos, 57-page federal agency reviewer link Guide, a Workbook, and a CANVA Resume Template! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/become-a-federal-grant-reviewer/ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources —------------------------------------------------------ A crucial way to fast-track your grant writing is to become a federal grant reviewer. You do not have to be a grant writer or have a PhD. You just need to have experience (unpaid or paid) in the subject area of the grant and have the internet. However, every single federal agency has a different application process! 🤦‍♀️ But what is similar are the benefits that you get from being a federal grant reviewer! A federal grant reviewer is someone (non-federal) who reviews federal grant applications. Why is this beneficial for you as a grant writer? What We Discuss ✨ 0:53 Grant Reviewer Course ✨ 1:10 Federal Grant Reviewer Explained ✨ 2:52 Subject Matter Expert ✨ 5:34 Benefits of Being a Federal Grant Reviewer ✨ 5:42 Learn What Grant Reviewers Experience ✨ 6:11 Why Grants are Denied ✨ 7:22 Increase Professional Development ✨ 7:57 Get a Stipend For more, visit: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/220 To get the NEW “Become a Federal Grant Reviewer” Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/become-a-federal-grant-reviewer/

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.Finding out how much time to spend working in your businesses vs. on your business can be overwhelming. Even the most seasoned nonprofit consultants and freelance grant writers can find themselves scratching their heads and working on the weekends to “get it all done” (which is impossible). —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 👉💰🖥️ 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ If you are spending 85 percent of your time on your administration, then it definitely isn’t a good use of your time. You need clients to get paid. In this episode, Mandy Pearce (Funding for Good)and Mazarine Treyz (Wild Woman Fundraising) come on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast show to discuss how to manage your time. You get to hear how these influencers and nonprofit consultants have created systems, plans, and even boundaries. What We Discuss In This Episode: ✨ 4:18 Time Working In vs. On Business ✨ 5:01 Consulting Goals ✨ 8:27 The Upper Limit Problem ✨ 9:57 Business Sustainability ✨ 10:50 Outsourcing Tasks ✨ 12:44 Starting Your Consultancy when Working Full-Time ✨ 22:40 How to Not Compromise Your Values as a Consultant ✨ 25:44 How to Plan Your Services ✨ 26:18 You Can Turn Clients Away ✨ 29:36 Boundaries & Values in Your Consultancy ✨ 34:34 Nonprofit Consulting Conference Sneak Peek For more about the Nonprofit Consulting Conference, presented by Foundant Technologies, visit: https://nonprofitconsultingconference.com/ For more about Mandy and Mazarine, visit: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/219 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?

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.Top Tips from a Researcher: How to Write a Logic Model Template What We Discuss In This Episode: ✨ What a logic model is ✨ All the elements in a logic model ✨ The difference between outcome and output ✨ How a logic model can help create your evaluation plan ✨ Added logic model samples and examples James Pann received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He obtained his M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami. Dr. Pann completed his clinical internship at Nova Southeastern University Community Mental Health Center in neuropsychology, behavioral medicine, and adult and child psychotherapy. Additionally, he had a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric behavioral medicine at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He also completed a Family Therapy Externship at the Center for Family Studies at the University of Miami. —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 👉💰🖥️ 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 to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ———————————————————————————— Dr. Pann has been Principal Consultant of EvalNetwork, a research and evaluation consulting firm, since 2000. EvalNetwork specializes in working with education, health and human service organizations and grant making entities. The firm has worked on a wide variety of projects, from systems of care and other collaborations, to substance abuse, mental health and afterschool programs, with organizations of all sizes. EvalNetwork has worked as evaluator or research partner on local and national projects funded by foundations and government agencies. Dr. Pann is also an Associate Professor at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education where he focuses on teaching program evaluation and conducting research and evaluation projects. Dr. Pann is interested in the use of program evaluation approaches to study and improve educational, health and human service programs. He is a licensed psychologist in Florida and an active member of the American Evaluation Association. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/218 Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?

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.Top 10 Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Executive Director —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 👉💰🖥️ 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 to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ———————————————————————————— What We Discuss In This Episode: ✨ Different grants available ✨ How to overcome executive director challenges ✨ Employment contracts for executive directors ✨ New board member churn ✨ Board member term limits ✨ How to create a calendar for tasks ✨ Why an ED should outsource ✨ How to know what to focus on ✨ Sean’s focus on executive directorship Sean Kosofsky is the NonProfit Fixer and has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 27 years. Sean has worked in the areas of policy, communications, grassroots advocacy, direct service, development, management and served on numerous boards. He has raised millions of dollars for causes, candidates, and campaigns. His work has appeared in news stories around the world, and he has offered webinars or blog posts through AFP, Candid, Idealware, Bloomerang, Wild Apricot, and Pamela Grow’s Motivate Mondays. He has worked on a wide range of issues including LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, voting access, bullying prevention, climate change, and more. He offers coaching, consulting, training and free tools at his website Nonprofitfixer.com and courses at http://Learn.MindTheGapConsulting.org. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/217 Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?

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.Key Differences Between a Nonprofit's Program vs. Administrative Budget —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 👉💰🖥️ 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 to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ———————————————————————————— What We Discuss In This Episode: ✨ Difference between a program and operations budget ✨ How to account for In-Kind in your Budget ✨ Recommended software for nonprofit accounting ✨ The importance of operating reserves for your nonprofit ✨ Yes, you can have profit in your account at the end of the year ✨ How to be fiscally transparent ✨ About the Lupus Foundation ✨ Damien’s journey to summit the 7 peaks to raise awareness for Lupus ✨ Why it can be good to outsource accounting ✨ How often to meet with your accountant Damien Scott, owner of My Summit CFO an accounting and tax practice based in Pennsylvania with clients across the United States. He is also the founder of a non-profit called The Seven Summits of Lupus, an organization devoted to spreading global awareness of Lupus and a nationwide program called The Lupus Warrior Outdoor Adventure Program. He is a financial professional and as a leader in a non-profit organization with an MBA in Accounting and over 23 years of experience assisting business owners in reaching their summit. Damien believes that all entrepreneurs need and deserve a competent guide in order to navigate the intricacies of this ever-changing business environment. Damien draws on his 23 years of experience, education and his mountaineering background in order to guide his clients to increased revenues and greater cash flow to elevate your business to new heights. When Damien is not assisting you in reaching new heights, he is traveling the world on a quest for the Mountaineers Grand Slam, to reach the highest peak on each of the 7 continents (also known as the 7 Summits) and a traverse of the North and South Poles. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/216 Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?

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.Leadership Skills to Develop when transitioning to a Nonprofit Executive Career —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 👉💰🖥️ 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 to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ———————————————————————————— What We Discuss In This Episode: ✨ 3 areas for lateral entry in nonprofit organizations ✨ How to understand philanthropy ✨ Making sense of volunteer management ✨ Understanding governance for a working board of directors ✨ What to do if you hit a glass ceiling ✨ How to know if you should move laterally to move up the executive ladder ✨ Vital questions to self-assess what skills you need to develop ✨ Areas of nonprofit expertise to learn when shifting from the corporate world ✨ The current job market (2022) and what folks are looking for when switching to the nonprofit sector ✨ The huge movement of GenZ moving into the nonprofit world as a career ✨ How nonprofits provide economic contribution to the GDP ✨ Patton’s new book! Patton McDowell is a nonprofit expert, author, speaker and coach. He leads PMA Nonprofit Leadership, a consulting practice he founded after his successful twenty-year career in the nonprofit sector. His leadership experience includes work at Special Olympics International and Special Olympics North Carolina, and he led fundraising teams at a public and a private university. He is a frequently sought-after consultant and speaker on nonprofit issues of strategic planning, organizational development and staff & board leadership. Patton received a BA from UNC Chapel Hill, an MBA from Queens University of Charlotte, and a Doctorate from the University of Southern California. He’s a Certified Fundraising Executive and a Master Trainer for AFP International. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/215 Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?