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.Toolkit for Nonprofits to Get Social Media Influencers and Ambassadors —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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 ambassadors and influencers ✨ How connecting with ambassadors and influencers is like online dating ✨ How friends can be really amazing ambassadors and influencers ✨ Why a toolkit is vital to share with ambassadors and influencers ✨ Why your nonprofit’s updated social media presence is vital Christina Edwards, Founder of Splendid Consulting, is a marketing expert and coach who helps ambitious social impact businesses and nonprofits increase revenue, supporters, and engagement. She’s ever-passionate about equipping organizations to step into their expertise, be bold, and find their unique voice and audience online. Her packed-out workshops and courses spark enthusiasm, social action, and powerful results. Amplify Social Impact, her signature online course teaches organizations how to make marketing movements that matter online. For more information, visit: www.splendidatl.com. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/214 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.How Nonprofits Can Use Technology to Increase Donor Retention —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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: ✨ How to leverage the data you already have and use it for donor retention ✨ The impact of technology on non-profit organizations and its future within the sector ✨ How any non-profit organization (big or small) can make a few small changes to get people to give, and keep giving ✨ How to say “Thank you” to funding sources ✨ Donor surveys ✨ How to increase Stewardship at day 45 Stu is considered one of the top thought-leaders in the non-profit sector. He is also the Director of Thought Leadership and Advocacy for Omatic Software, a data-integration software for non-profits that allows them a complete view of their donors, promoting data-driven decision making. Founded in 2002, Omatic Software has also made the ‘Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500 | 5000-America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list’ for 5 years! With over 30 years experience in the non-profit sector, Stu has implemented data and integration solutions at hundreds of non-profits across all subsectors - and been published by Blackbaud and Salesforce. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/213 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.Why Grants are Start-Up Funding and How Services Can Sustain Programs —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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: ✨ How Jack found support through LGBTQ nonprofits ✨ Why Jack started TurnOut ✨ Funding and challenges for LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations ✨ TurnOut's first government grant ✨ Why grants should be start-up or expansion funding ✨ How to build a sustainable funding program ✨ How to utilize services as a revenue generator ✨ Why (and how often) to raise prices of services Jack began his career by working with community-based HIV organizations, and over the past 15 years he has had the privilege of working with grassroots queer groups all over the world. Over time it became obvious that the grassroots organizations leading this work needed much more support than they were getting, and that there were a huge number of queer people and allies who wanted to support but did not know where to start. So, in 2015, Jack left his job to start TurnOut. TurnOut now supports more than 5,000 volunteers working with over 150 LGBTQ+ nonprofits across California, helping to power organizations addressing LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, LGBTQ+ mental health, LGBTQ+ arts, and much more. Learn more at www.turnout.org! Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/212 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.A Grant Writer’s Dream: The System to Build Relationships with Funding Sources —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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: ✨ Why every grant secured costs your nonprofit money ✨ How to ensure you bring in money for core elements ✨ The confusing differences between programming and operating budget expenses ✨ How to build long-term relationships with nonprofit clients ✨ How to build relationships with funding sources Rachel Waterman is a thinker, published author, award- winning researcher, professional artist and mother of two with over 25 years of community development and grant writing experience. Rachel is Grant Professional Certified (GPC), a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), a Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Approved Trainer, and CEO of Global Development Solutions - also known as GDS Grants - a grant consulting and research firm offering a gold standard level of service to organizations both in the US and abroad. She holds a master’s degree in community and economic development with a concentration in applied social research from Illinois State University, a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Barry University, and speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Her career has encompassed a broad spectrum of professional experiences, including serving three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic, to her work as a nonprofit executive director, city master planner, consultant, coach and Mayor of the city of Lake Worth Beach, Florida. Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/211 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.We are getting ready for our first 6-Week Grant Writing Training in 2022! After our amazing free masterclass this week, we've been getting a ton of questions about the 6-Week Training. So I thought, "Let's do a podcast about it!" If you want more information, you can also check out the training by clicking here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/six-week-live-grant-writing-course/ What's all included in the 6-Week Grant Writing Training 6 weekly live Zoom sessions a private Facebook group with 6 additional FB Lives 35+ videos, downloadables, and workbooks Feedback on a Master Grant Application that you will write you also get to audit the Live Course at any point (or # of times) in the future! a grant writing certificate PLUS...time-sensitive special bonuses Here's what you'll learn: How to NOT start with a blank page Research tips How to Write an Objective Writing out Activities Developing a Budget Bonus Tips! If you’re done with pulling your hair out when even thinking about writing grants and ready to say YES… YES to understanding grant lingo. YES to learn the simple hacks to grant writing. YES to finding out where to find grants. YES to getting your grant writing skills reviewed. YES to having plug-n-play grant writing templates... Then now is your time to join the 6-Week Live Grant Writing Training. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/six-week-live-grant-writing-course/ Warmly, Holly

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 looking to increase your grant writing skills to the next level, you are going to love these tips! In this article and podcast, I am going to go over some sidebar tips on grant writing that will increase your competitiveness for getting grant funding. I've used these tips throughout my 16+ years of grant writing. —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ Grant Writing Tip #1: Go after funding opportunities based on how good of a fit they are for your programs, not just on how much money is available. Grant Writing Tip #2: Do your research and see if any nonprofit organizations operate projects similar to the one you want to develop. Grant Writing Tip #3: Use citations in your grant proposals. Grant Writing Tip #4: Use specific language in your grant proposals. Grant Writing Tip #5: Do not use flowery language in your grant proposals. Grant Writing Tip #6: The rule of thumb is to have a maximum of three objectives. Grant Writing Tip #7: Do not save the budget for last. 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.✨💌 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/ #1: Do Your Research Oh, the R word. I know some of you just groaned, but research is essential. In a typical business plan, you would definitely do market research, and it's not much different for a nonprofit organization. You need to understand what the needs are (using research) for your program. Potentially, a workforce program may not be what is the priority for the target demographic, but instead GED or educational support might be more of a priority. By doing this research you can fill out a section of your template (and include citations!) of what the specific needs are for your target demographic. This is huge as you can use this research for so many other items (website, social media copy, PSAs, etc.). #2: Identify a Problem Statement Now that you have done your research for your grant writing template, you can solidify a specific problem statement. Example problem statement: "There are no workforce training programs for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city, which leads to a myriad of compounding risk factors." #3: Design Your Goal, Objective, Timeline Activity What is the one main positive change that your nonprofit's program will have? Example goal: "At-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city will reduce their risk factors by securing workforce skills." The objectives underneath this will be how you will reach your goal. Example objective: "Program Amazing will provide three levels of workforce training to 25 at-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city by the end of year one." Underneath your objective you will include different activities to accomplish to ensure your objective is accomplished. For example: Activity 1: The project director will secure three MOUs with workforce training partners by the end of month three. Activity 2: The project director will hire a outreach awareness coordinator to create fliers, social media posts and applications for the program in month one. Activity 3: The project director will attend six outreach events with partner organizations to recruit beneficiaries in the first three months. Activity 4: The project director will screen applications in month four. Activity 5: The project director will launch the program in month five. Activity 6: The 25 beneficiaries will attend workforce training during month five to month 12. #4: Develop Your Budget I love taking an excel sheet and putting it right next to my activities to figure out how much money will be needed for every item. We offer all of these plug-n-play documents in our Grant Writing Master Course. #5: Write up Your Nonprofit's Background Now it is time to write up the section that you will copy and paste the most! Check out www.grantwritingandfunding.com/208 for the full article. Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener? 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.How Nonprofits Can Use YouTube to increase Donations How Nonprofits Can Use YouTube to Increase Donations YouTube is a popular platform that is being used to increase donations for nonprofit organizations. But how do you as a nonprofit leverage this platform? If your nonprofit organization has a tie to an influencer on YouTube, then don't be shy to ask that channel to support your nonprofit with a fundraiser. In this specific podcast, Sydney Stelmaszek reached out to me (she's a student of the grant writing master course, so it's always great to showcase student's journeys too!) and shared with me how her and her husband have utilized his YouTube platform to raise money for her nonprofit. —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ So you get to hear firsthand how the Stelmaszeks utilized a different sector (technology) on YouTube and raised money for SynGAP1 (a rare disease their son suffers from) research. What I absolutely loved about what Sydney shares is how thinking out-of-the-box can really help nonprofit organizations come up with ideas that are unique and align with their missions. I also love the tenacity that Sydney and her husband have with helping raise funds for a disease that has impacted their lives so personally. Their can-do attitude and drive will surely help their son and so many other people. What We Discuss in this Episode about YouTube Donations Raising Funds for International Nonprofit Organizations How to leverage YouTube for fundraising Working at an international NGO SynGap1 Research How to find Influencers to work your fundraising events How a Tesla drive across the country was live-streamed How much money Sydney and her husband raised via YouTube for a nonprofit Find out more at: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/207 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.I get a lot of questions about nonprofit financial management, cashflow planning, and fiscal software. Some common questions are: How do we plan out our nonprofit's budget? Who should review our finances? Does our nonprofit need an audit? Should our nonprofit use QuickBooks for our financial accounting? In this week's video and podcast, Ansley Fender goes into detail answering these questions and more! —------------------------------------------------------ ✨💌 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/ —------------------------------------------------------ Ansley discusses the basics of how your nonprofit organization can eliminate red flags with simple financial strategies. For example, she recommends having an internal eye, treasurer, and auditor review your nonprofit's fiscal books. She also touches on the intersection of a nonprofit's administrative, programmatic, operations, and fundraising strategies. What Ansley and I Discuss: If your nonprofit should use QuickBooks The 3 roles of auditing your financial books How to handle grant writing management for your financial reports Cashflow planning The role of a CPA How to set up your financial books The importance of 990s And more... Find out more about Ansley at https://grantwritingandfunding.com/206-financial-management-cashflow-planning-and-quickbooks-for-nonprofits/

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.Asking donors to give money to your nonprofit may cause some people stress. Many nonprofit leaders, volunteers, or board directors may not know: 💰 how to approach the subject of giving, 💰 what specifically to ask for, or 💰 who to approach. The thing is, nonprofit organizations should ask for donations! But the how, who, and what is not something that comes natural to all. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨ 🍾🍾Join Omotola's 100 Perfect Donors Challenge by visiting: https://bit.ly/34tkdtp 👉💰🖥️ 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 your nonprofit’s sustainability? Join the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Omotola Akinsola of The Funding Magnet shares with you her ASK Formula! In this ASK Formula she shares how to get donors to give! A: Ask family and friends S: Seek those family and friends to round up more donors K: Knock on doors with your extended network She also shares with you an overview on how to develop and implement a funding plan for your nonprofit. This is also a great takeaway for grant writers, funding developers, and board directors! 🍾🍾Join Omotola's 100 Perfect Donors Challenge by visiting: https://bit.ly/34tkdtp Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com/205 for all of today's show notes! 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? ✨💌 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources 💌✨