Grant Writing & Funding

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/academyHow to Take Time Off from Your Nonprofit or Grant Writing Business Yes. A summer sabbatical, two-week break, or maybe even a year abroad sojourn could be exactly what makes sense for you in your nonprofit or grant writing business right now. I've been hearing this term thrown around in entrepreneur groups lately of taking a sabbatical. No longer is this term only whispered in the halls of academia. This actual term of sabbatical is defined according to Merriam-Webster dictionary as: noun a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked. "she's away on sabbatical" adjective 1. relating to a sabbatical. "sabbatical leave" 2. ARCHAIC of or appropriate to the sabbath. So, yes, this is way more of an academia term yet also includes a nod to some thing sacred. Pretty cool, huh? What is also interesting as most entrepreneurs and grant writers would use this term as paid time away. This might mean having saved up funds for this particular time off or maybe they are generating some passive income. For nonprofit leaders, the time I am talking about taking off is also paid time away.  Because, let's face it. Taking time to recharge isn't so relaxing when you're not getting paid.  When to Take Time Off Well, there are several different ideas of this. 1) The most common is to take off time when you are so burned out that you literally can't function. Usually this type of 'time off' includes hospital rest at the very extreme all the way to sleeping for days on end. This is a dangerous place to be, however the good ole American work ethic and literally work people to death. Not that good after all, huh? 2) The next most common is to schedule time off after an intense workload period. So after a huge fundraiser or long grant season. You know you will need a break so you schedule in advance for after that intense period of working. Let's be real, sometimes they intense periods need to be had. But let's look at another way. 3) The least common but most effective. Schedule time off before you get burned out. Seems pretty simple, but so many people feel guilty for doing this! Imagine, you take off time so during those intense periods you can feel fresh and 100%. How much more productive and less intense would those periods feel? While looking at this in my own life and grant writing business, I realized that I need to be operating on #3  A LOT more. I am a very classic A type personality and going, going, going is my game. But I often find myself operating in the #2 (or sometimes #1) phase and it is not a pretty place to be!  In this podcast, I go behind the scenes of how I was able to take off my 'summer sabbatical' and set up systems where my brand still continues but I get to take off time with my family! This system can be replicated :) Think about what phase (1, 2, or 3) you resonate with and how you can start to operate more in #3. 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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academy✨ Why You Should Stop Asking Your Board to Fundraise and Why Donors Rock ✨🎙️ What?! Yes, this might sound contradicting. (Well, the stopping to ask your board to fundraise, not the rocking donors!).  When Sarah Olivieri first mentioned this I told her she had to explain, and that she did. Why might you ask your board members to stop fundraising? Well, she will point that out in the podcast, but it will take your mind for a little ride. Hint-hint: Maybe you should create a fundraising committee with other people that are dedicated to fundraising so your board can focus on guiding the nonprofit... That's just one thought process to think about in this discussion! Here's a look at... What We Discuss  ✨Why You Should Stop Asking Your Board to Fundraise ✨Why Donors Rock  ✨Why Donors love to give to unrestricted funding ✨How to get the first 150 Donors ✨Why you might not need a CRM or social media ✨Where to find donors ✨How to model the weight loss advertisements for fundraising 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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyHow Nonprofits Get Funding from Grants, Fundraisers, and Donors For a nonprofit organization to be successful, it is important to have a healthy mix of funding from grants, fundraisers, donors, services, and more. For nonprofits to entirely rely on grants is not healthy. Is your nonprofit struggling financially? Do you only get grants or only do fundraising? If you nodded your head to either of these questions, you will definitely want to check out this episode. And if you are a nonprofit board director, executive director, or even a freelance grant writer looking to expand your services, then this podcast is for you. Guess who is back on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast with me this week? Dr. Beverly Browning! Woot-woot!  What we Discuss How your board of directors can contribute financially Why your start-up nonprofit should do monthly fundraisers and how it doesn’t have to be hard Why it’s critical your nonprofit is on Guidestar.org How you can get money to start a nonprofit How you can raise $40,000+ in more than a year What your funding should consist of (it’s not all grants) Why social media is intertwined with funding opportunities If you are looking to improve your nonprofit’s financial portfolio and, heck, just get some ideas that will help increase your funding, then make sure to check out this podcast. 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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyAre you struggling to understand nonprofit strategic planning? Or maybe your entire team is suffering burnout as you move like a sloth from fundraiser to fundraiser. In this week’s podcast, Dr. Beverly Browning is co-hosting as she discusses how to create a strategic plan for your nonprofit and avoid burnout! To give you a bit of a sneak peek, this is why you need a strategic plan for your nonprofit: ✨ It gives your nonprofit a guide ✨ It helps your board know what to report on and what milestones to target ✨ It prevents 24/7 burnout ✨ Sometimes your funding sources require it (grants, etc) ✨ It sets target funding goals so you don’t run around in circles These are all important reasons! So who is this for? Well, this is for you if you are: ✨ Thinking about starting a nonprofit ✨ Need to grow your nonprofit and 2021 needs to look different otherwise you aren’t sure what will happen (but it won’t be good) ✨ Are a freelance grant writer and want to offer strategic planning as a service 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 ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academy8 Expert Tips For Raising $10,000+ in a Nonprofit Facebook Fundraiser ✨ Click here for Sean's free guide on Nonprofit Facebook fundraising✨ http://grantwritingandfunding.com/8-expert-tips-for-raising-10000-in-a-nonprofit-facebook-fundraiser/ Sound too good to be true? Nope! Sean Kosofsky, the Nonprofit Fixer, shares his expert tips for raising $10,000+ through a Nonprofit Facebook Fundraiser. This is a must-listen! You may be wondering if it's some complicated framework where you will spend 20,000 hours trying to figure it out. It's not. On the contrary Sean shares how this can be a very low-hanging, low-energy but quick to generate unrestricted funding for your nonprofit! Still waiting for the punch line? Or the BUT... There's not one. I was amazed and I know you will be to. Follow this expert advice (and get his FREE Guide) and let us know how you do in this Facebook fundraiser! It's not about creating advertisement, algorithms, or complicated data sets. It's a simple process where you can reach out to your friends and followers to help out. It gets other people doing the work for you. Ah-mazing! What We Discuss: ✔️Peer-to-peer fundraising ✔️Facebook fundraising ✔️Low hanging fruit asks ✔️How to plan for a fundraiser (and it can be quick) ✔️How to use unrestricted funds ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-rustick-0765b817/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ 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 ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyAre you ready to check-in on your 2021 nonprofit goals? If you are either a nonprofit leader, staff, or volunteer and are trying to move the needle forward on your nonprofit OR if you are an aspiring freelance consultant and are stuck in overwhelm then this podcast is for you! Just imagine how much more accomplished you will feel having the steps to create a plan that will work. These 10 steps can be down internally in your nonprofit or business OR if you are a freelance grant writer or nonprofit consultant can be learned services you can offer! So if you want to make a huge difference in ending the cycle of stressing out about not having enough time, not securing the funding you need, and having real burnout and instead you want to feel in control of your life, have a higher quality of life, and have a plan that brings in real financial results, then this is for you. If you want to go WAY more into depth, get downloadables and checklists, and MORE, then get the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course. If you get it by June 30th you get $200 off the price! As a grant writer, you know that all nonprofits are not able to go for grants all the time or that they could improve their projects. Thus, this episode will give you skills to do each of these 10 steps as a stand-alone service for nonprofits or you can do them all as an overall package. In any case, this is another way to multiply your streams of income. So, let’s get started! ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-rustick-0765b817/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ 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 ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyComplete Guide to the 2021 Grant Funding Forecast If you are wanting to know what type of grant funding is forecasted out there for your nonprofit, government office, or business then look no further! In this week's podcast (and video), I share with you the following: Grant Funding Pulse 2019, 2020, and 2021 Grant Funding Federal Grant forecast State Grant Forecast Foundation Grant Forecast This is for you if you are writing or seeking grants! It might not surprise how many grants were given out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but what about 2021? Will there be a plateau or leveling down of grants? The answer might surprise you!  Check out this week's podcast or video to find out! 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! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-rustick-0765b817/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ 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 ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyYes, meaningful conversations are a must if you want effective solutions for your nonprofit strategies. I know. It's easier for many nonprofit leaders to just ask, "Can you just make me a fundraising content calendar within the hour?" But what if that fundraiser isn't really what your nonprofit needs to grow? I know it can feel taxing to try and fit in a conversation about why you even want the fundraiser in the first place (because we always have one) or what the real outcome you want that fundraiser to have for your nonprofit (er, money?). But the immediate answers aren't always the right ones. In this week's episode, Nonprofit Strategist Julie Platts guides me through how she goes deep with nonprofit clients to ask some of these specific questions. After all, she is a nonprofit strategist for a reason. What you hear might surprise you. But chances are, it will also inspire you to slow down for a few shakes so you can speed up with efficiency with your strategies. There are a lot of 'a-ha!' moments in this episode. Believe me. Plus, since Julie is also a consultant, she also shares with me some consultancy wisdom. We go deep on this too! I love how she talks about how she organizes her time and selects ideal clients. Need I say more? Just listen. Believe me, you'll thank me ;) What we discuss: How to have those meaningful conversations with nonprofit leaders What questions to ask nonprofits when prepping for strategic planning Why services usually need to change during these deep dives Why it's okay that these services change ;) How to select ideal clients by using a 'warm' technique Other amazing stuff that you just need to tune-in and listen to! ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ 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 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/academy

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/academy✨*Check out the links on https://grantwritingandfunding.com/173 * ✨ If you find yourself Googling when looking for grant funding or not even knowing where to start, then this podcast episode is for you! I've got Gauri Manglik, CEO and co-founder of Instrumentl on the show, and we go behind-the-scenes on how to use this platform. What is Instrumentl? It's a fundraising platform tool to help you find, well, funds. Looking for grants? This is your hub. What we Discuss in this Podcast About Instrumentl ✨ Why Instrumentl was created ✨ The new tools on Intrumentl (includes 990 magic) ✨ How to use Instrumentl for grant tracking ✨ How to use Instrumentl for grant research ✨ What types of grants are available on Instrumentl ✨ Secret (not-so-secret anymore!) announcement coming up! 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 ✨✨ 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/academy

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/academyHave you ever wondered how to write the evaluation section of a grant proposal? Maybe you sat there at 2 a.m. (of course the night before a grant is due) and scratched your head as you came across this section towards the end of a grant. You think, “You want me to write how I am going to run a program and now you need to know how I will evaluate that the project is running how I said it will run?” Er, yep. Funding sources do want to know how you will evaluate what you say you are going to do. Are you proposing to house 30 sloths within 12 months? Well, you better include how you will evaluate that those 30 sloths will be housed! But seriously, we do need to showcase this in grants. In this week’s podcast, Dr. James Pann goes over how to write the evaluation section of a grant proposal (and he gives his top tips!). 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 ✨✨ 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/academy