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.
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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Jun 16, 2020 • 31min
Ep. 125: How to Make Decisions Swiftly and Lead Your Organization
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
Being stuck in decision paralysis is real. This might be because you have made the 'wrong' decision before or you aren't sure about the future and how it will all turn out.
Honestly, either of those reasons feeds into your decision paralysis, but digging a layer deeper is more important and effective.
It's knowing not just what your values are, but in what order you follow your values.
For the month of June, I am giving you some amaze-balls strategic planning action steps to follow. Last week I shared the 4 Reasons to Expand (Not Grow) Your Nonprofit or Freelance Consultancy. We will continue how to not just survive the pandemic, but how to thrive utilizing basic action steps.
Keep listening if you resonate with one of the following:
Nonprofit Leaders and Freelance Consultants: This is for you if:
✔ You are not sure where to even start with pivoting your organization in the new normal
✔ You take on projects sometimes that you want to avoid completing and aren’t sure why
✔ You have a really hard time making decisions
As we follow through on the series this month, we are doing to discuss how to know when to cut your expenses in order how to expand.
For this podcast, you will learn how to do the following:
1. List all of your values for your nonprofit or business
2. Evaluate them and see if they really are the main values
Brainstorm new values (check out www.grantwritingandfunding.com/125 for more ideas)
Read them out loud and see if they are action words and have emotional meaning for you
3. Prioritize your values
4. Look at your products / services and see if there is something that is not congruent with your values and needs to be strategized or cut.
If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes! I’d love to hear your thoughts and this helps others find the podcast and get value to help their nonprofits or freelance consultancies expand.
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
Jun 10, 2020 • 32min
124: 4 Reasons to Expand (Not Grow) Your Nonprofit or Freelance 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.✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
Just what is the difference between growth and expansion, and why should I think about this half-way through 2020?
One of the best ways I have heard the difference is:
“Growth is doing the same thing bigger. Expansion is using the current platform to develop other areas of business.”
However, I’d like for you to think of expanding also as a mindset and as an action.
The way I am talking about expanding here is the opposite of constricting.
Expanding is key. Therefore…
Nonprofit Leaders: This podcast is for you if:
✔️ You are not sure where to even start with pivoting your nonprofit in the new normal
✔️ You do in-person events and fundraisers and now need a different way to get income
✔️ You are overwhelmed by putting out virtual fires every day instead of focusing on GROWTH for your nonprofit
Freelance Consultants: This is for you if:
✔️ You aren’t sure if you should close the shop
✔️ You need to figure out a new way to get clients
✔️ Your expenses overwhelm your income
So if you want to move forward and expand your nonprofit or your consultancy, but just aren’t sure how to do that, this podcast is for you. Press play…
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
Jun 4, 2020 • 49min
123: Holly Rustick on Grant Writing Lessons Learned
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
This week’s podcast is another ‘behind-the-scenes’ show in our Open Kimono series where I share all with you to help your freelance consultancy grow!
This is definitely for you if:
✨ You want to increase your grant writing skills
✨ You are an aspiring or newbie consultant and want to 10X your business by listening to lessons learned!
In this episode, Ph.D. James Pann interviews yours truly, and we discuss:
✔️ Why & how Holly started writing grants
✔️ Why it is important to conduct a Needs & Strengths Assessment
✔️ Why Holly started her grant writing company
✔️ Where do you find grants and what are they?
✔️ Lessons learned from podcasting
✔️ A positive mindset in grant writing
✔️ How to create realistic expectations with clients
✔️ What to tell nonprofits if grants do not get awarded
✔️ Where to start in writing a grant with the G.R.A.N.T.S. formula
✔️ Why you should become a grant reviewer
✔️ The mindset behind grant writing
✔️ Great resources for aspiring grant writers
✔️ How to use Instagram to build your connections
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
May 19, 2020 • 55min
122: Nonprofits Who Get Tech Savvy Earn More with Jenni Hargrove
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
I’m talking with Jenni Hargrove today about what foundations are looking for when they want to fund your nonprofit. She’s also going to share best practices for Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which will help you rank higher in Google search pages. Finally, she’s going to talk about easily hosting online auctions for fundraising.
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
May 12, 2020 • 48min
121: Behind the Scenes with Grant Writing & Funding: How We Are Navigating COVID-19
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
This week my project manager and I are taking you behind the scenes of Grant Writing & Funding to share with you how we’re pivoting in light of Covid-19. We also share our favorite systems for running online businesses.
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
May 5, 2020 • 47min
120: Ways to Embrace Online Fundraising with Brady Josephson
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
As we’re navigating through the pandemic and things are starting to reopen, we’ve seen a huge increase in online functions. You may be thinking “I need to learn all this and invest all my resources in online marketing.”
Brady Joshepson takes a simpler approach specifically for online fundraising for nonprofit organizations and shares the steps that you can take right now to boost your online marketing.
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
Apr 29, 2020 • 47min
119: BONUS Freelance Grant Writer Panel: Grant Writing During COVID-19 Q&A
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 a grant writer, or aspiring grant writer during this pandemic, you probably have some questions.
That's why I asked Dr. Beverly Browning and Rodney Walker to join me on the live, virtual stage so we could answer your questions!
Here are some questions you asked and we answered:
What have you taken away from some of your failures in not getting a grant for a client if any?
What grant funding certification body would you recommend for an aspiring grant writer?
I seem to be frequently caught between not having enough income when my client level is down, to being overwhelmed with too many at once for one person when I ramp up my outreach. But this doesn’t happen consistently enough for me to hire anybody. How have some of you balanced that?
What advice do you have for someone just starting in the grant world (one grant written)? How do you show your worth for potential jobs with little to no experience?
If you want to hear some feedback on these questions AND MORE, be sure to listen to the podcast!
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Apr 27, 2020 • 59min
118: Freelance Grant Writer Panel: Grant Writing During COVID-19
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
This is an extra-special episode! I hope you'll enjoy listening to the broad range of experience from this expert, grant writing professional panel including Rodney Walker of Grant Central USA, Dr. Beverly Browning author of Grant Writing for Dummies, and myself.
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
Apr 23, 2020 • 49min
117: Learn How To Pivot Your Nonprofit's Operations with Sarah Olivieri
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
Sarah Olivieri is here to discuss how to increase your productivity via operations within the framework, and through the lens of, Covid-19.
Sarah and I discuss:
— Should non-profits apply for the CARES Act?
— Planning your spending to survive (and thrive!) during this time
— Different ways to expand your donor base
— Building strategies for your nonprofit
— What does it mean to pivot your operations?
— The 8 different areas of nonprofit operations
— Networking and developing relationships during coronavirus
— Why taking risks is crucial for nonprofits
— Sarah’s services that are currently available
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
Apr 10, 2020 • 24min
116: Covid 19 Funding, Grants, and Loans for Nonprofits & Freelancers
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 to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨
I know that nonprofits are struggling right now because of event cancellations and all of the changes that come from the circumstances of Covid-19.
As we move forward in this unstable time, we can find peace and calmness in the things we can control, and much needed relief in letting go of the things we can’t control.
I am here with encouragement! There’s actually a huge influx of grant funding at this point in time. The federal government in the United States as well as foundations and corporations have acknowledged the overwhelming need for organizations and small business, and they are releasing funding streams.
Get a 50% discount on ALL of my online course thru April 30th!
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/company/wego-grants/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/
Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
