

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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Jul 13, 2018 • 21min
Ep. 36: Indirect Cost Rate
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.Is your nonprofit including an indirect cost rate in your budget and grant applications?
Did you know you can have a maximum 10% indirect cost rate according to federal regulations?
Learn why your organization should include this line item to your budget.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

Jul 6, 2018 • 22min
Ep. 35: How to Embrace Grant Rejection
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.You’ve put your heart and soul into it. You may have lost sleep. You definitely missed the latest Breaking Bad episode. Or you paid a grant writer a hefty sum.
For all of that, what you got was a mass email that started with the lines, “We regret to inform you…” Your heart plunges and you decide to write off grants for the rest of the year… or for the rest of your life. You might have at some point said, Enough with that foundation / federal grant. I’ll never get it.
I get it. Nobody likes rejection, especially after they put so much time or funding into writing a grant. Nobody likes to see their much-needed project swatted away and not even given a chance.
This isn’t always a bad thing. What?! Holly have you lost your mind? Okay, it’s not the best scenario (I’m not that much of a Pollyanna), but it’s not all lost time, energy, and moola.
Listen to today's episode to hear 10 Ways to Embrace Grant Rejection. This will make you WAY less frustrated. Believe me.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

Jun 27, 2018 • 44min
Ep. 34: Leone Rohr On Mind Mapping For 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.Have you been stuck when it comes to writing grants? Leone Williams-Rohr shares her secret weapon of Mind Mapping for your Nonprofit grant writing.
Leone is the executive director of a nonprofit, Parents Empowering Parents of Children with Disabilities (PEP) and is CEO of Crafting My Powerful Life.
Leone is the executive director of a nonprofit, Parents Empowering Parents of Children with Disabilities (PEP) and is CEO of Crafting My Powerful Life. She started PEP in 2013 after advocating for her own two children with autism (this lady has 11 kids!). As she went through to become a certified trainer, she came across a course in Mind Mapping and it became the holy grail for her. Now she uses this method of Mind Mapping to outline grants, strategies, fundraisers, and even her own life.
Join me today as Leone shares her tips on Mind Mapping and how it can improve efficiency for your nonprofit. Want a free Mind Mapping downloadable? Visit: www.grantwritingandfunding.com and go to Podcast Episode 34.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

Jun 21, 2018 • 18min
Ep. 33: 15 Creative Ideas To Thank Your Funders
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.Are you getting funding for your nonprofit or project?
Yay! That’s amazing!
Just don’t forget to give thanks to the funders and donors who are supporting your project.
In this episode, Holly shares 15 Creative Ideas to say Thank You to Funders.
Are you racking your brain trying to find cost-effective ways to say, "Thank you"? Or, worse yet, did you totally forget to thank those foundations or corporations who gave you a hefty check for a project? Or are you just trying to find different ways to stand out in the noise?
This episode is for you then!
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

Jun 14, 2018 • 20min
Ep. 32: Finding Grants On GuideStar
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.Are you getting grants from foundations? Does it feel like an uphill battle of constant rejections? Or are you not even sure where to look?
In this episode, we are going to look at a great resource for finding foundation grants and how to find the best-fit foundations to fund your projects; GuideStar.org.
GuideStar.org is a great resource as you will see, and it’s free to utilize most of the services. But how do you use it to find the best-fit grants? I'll show you four simple things to look for when searching foundations on GuideStar.
Make sure you stand out when applying for grants!
It’s simple, but it does take time. However, when you take the time to do research and find good-fit foundations it can pay off big time.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

Jun 8, 2018 • 23min
Ep. 31: The Four Best Places To Find Contracts For Your Nonprofit
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 you know what the difference is between a contract and a grant? Are you aware that contracts might be able to cover operational costs for your nonprofit in AMAZING ways?
Listen to this podcast to find the Four BEST places to find city, state, and federal contracts for your nonprofit. Plus, get pros and cons for each of these places.
I know your nonprofit wants funding in diverse ways. Listen to this podcast to find more funding opportunities!
Thanks so much for listening!
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
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Jun 1, 2018 • 32min
Ep. 30: GDPR For Nonprofits & Grant Writers
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.In today’s podcast we will talk about what the GDPR is, why it doesn’t just effect the EU, what the impact is on nonprofits and on grant writing consultants, and give you some free downloadable templates.
Now, some of you may be scratching your heads when I mention GDPR. Although, if you are in the EU, then you have probably been running around like it’s Y2K. Remember the turn of the century panic? Yep, I hear it’s a lot like that.
But chances are, you have seen an increase of emails in your inbox over the last week with companies or people asking you to check a box giving them permission to email you or asking if you’d like to remain on their email lists. This is all due to the new European regulations or GDPR.
The pure IT nature of this regulation makes it a global concept at the very least. Rashmi Knowles, chief technology officer at RSA Security states that “GDPR is interesting because it is the first time that the EU is exporting regulation. In the past, everything created by the EU applied to the EU. Now we have this regulation, but it is going to apply globally. If anybody wants to use the data of EU citizens or consumers, they have to comply, so it is exporting privacy rules to other countries.”
In today's podcast you get great tips on how to be GDPR compliant for your nonprofit or grant writing company, plus free privacy policy templates, and links.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

May 24, 2018 • 49min
Ep. 29: Review A Federal Grant Opportunity And BEST Tips On Grant Writing
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.Here is your crash course in looking over federal grant announcements and great grant writing tips!
Are you confused on how to look through federal grants on Grants.gov?
Looking for grant writing tips that will get to an awarded grant?
If you answered 'yes' to either of those questions, then this is the episode for you!
Grant Writing Expert Holly Rustick gives a free video lesson on what to look for on grants.gov, what the snapshot means, how to deduce a federal grant opportunity, PLUS the best grant writing tips EVER.
Thanks so much for listening!
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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 ✨✨

May 17, 2018 • 28min
Ep. 28: Grants.gov in a Nutshell: Pros and Cons
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.Today I am going to explain the functions offered on the Grants.gov website and give you my favorite tools.
This is great information for you grant writers or for those who aspire to be grant writers.
The reason I am breaking down Grants.gov is because it is a mammoth website for federal grants, and being such, it is very busy. I have been going to Grants.gov for years but tend to stick to looking for grants and applying for grants.
So I decided to dive in and find out the full capacity of the website, so all of us grant writers might actually use it.
Let's check it out!
Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to running a nonprofit or working with nonprofits?
From figuring out how to start a nonprofit to wondering how to engage your board of directors, working with nonprofits can feel overwhelmed.
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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 ✨✨

May 9, 2018 • 21min
Ep. 27: How To Register On Grants.Gov
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.Grants.gov is the haven for federal grants.
Are you registered?
Need some tips on all the "pre" enrollments, such as EIN, DUNS, and SAM to then be able to register on Grants.gov.
Check out this short podcast on the process and go to www.grantwritingandfunding.com to see the short video on how to apply on Grants.gov and getting the new templates for SAM notarization.
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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 ✨✨