

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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Jan 3, 2019 • 17min
Ep. 57: Your Best Year - How To Increase Funding, Eliminate Burnout, And Avoid Competition
Hi Changemakers,
In early December I finished facilitating a 10-week Strategic Planning Group. Those nonprofits are definitely set up and ahead of the curve in 2019! In any case, even if you haven’t sat down and did your planning yet, or even if you have, you are going to want to listen to this episode. This is a snapshot of one of the modules from the Strategic Planning Course. It is one that the nonprofits in the group got really excited about and will give you excellent tips on:
How to get ahead of your 2019 and make sure that you have:
Funding Success
Eliminate Burnout
Avoid Competition
Okay, let’s get into your Calendar Tips. (Get your FREE Printable by clicking: https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/057-your-best-year-how-increase-funding-eliminate-burnout-avoid-competition - or just visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com and go to podcast episode 57).
The best thing to do is to print out a full-page of a 2019 calendar that lists all the months and dates, and a piece of paper. (Or download the FREE Printable), where we have everything set up for you!
Here are some questions to consider:
What are our nonprofit’s milestone events for the upcoming year?
What are other community-wide big events for the upcoming year?
Do we need to adjust the dates of our events?
What are the grant and funding timelines in the upcoming year?
Click out episode 57 on www.grantwritingandfunding.com for your FREE Printable!
Once you have really nailed down this calendar, then make it available and visible for your staff. Let people know what projects are in the works and what they should be prepping for.
This activity really shouldn’t take very long at all yet will save your nonprofit hours and hours (maybe even eliminate repeating the same unsuccessful year) and will help everyone understand the vision. You can also:
Mitigate having an unsuccessful fundraiser or missing a grant deadline simply by:
Planning it in advance
Getting corporate funders to commit to funding your event before others
Prepping for grants!
If you enjoy listening to this podcast, then please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher! I love seeing reviews and personally read every single one of them!
Talk with you all next week, as I share more grant writing and funding tips to help advance your nonprofit organization.
Happy New Year!
Warmly,
Holly
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
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Dec 27, 2018 • 23min
Ep. 56: How to Find Your S.U.R.E. Word for the Year
This word should guide you and keep you focused so you don’t get busy chasing the shiny pennies, trapped in projects that don’t meet your mission, or say yes (or no!) to partners that aren’t aligned with your vision.
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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 ✨✨

Dec 20, 2018 • 27min
Ep. 55: Simple 10 Step Checklist to Write Winning Grants
Check out the simple 10-Step Check to Write Winning Grants.
Be sure to check all the guidelines, determine eligibility, prepare, take the steps to create a strong proposal. Then be sure to review and submit. Happy grant writing!
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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 ✨✨

Dec 13, 2018 • 27min
Ep. 54: The Secret Formula To Unlock Funding For Your Nonprofit
This secret formula can unlock millions of dollars from the ether that are awaiting to be given to your nonprofit.
It can increase partnerships and relationships at an exponential level. It can increase prosperity for your staff so that they are no longer glorified volunteers.
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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 ✨✨

Nov 30, 2018 • 14min
Ep. 53: How Do You Win Grants When You're A New Nonprofit?
This week’s podcast is focused on a wonderful question that we receive quite frequently.
Thank you to Susan Silverman, President of the Women’s Tax Resolution Center, Inc. for asking, “My challenge is we are a very small and new nonprofit and don’t have enough of a track record for grants, etc. Do you have any thoughts on how we could get that first grant?” Tune in to learn six ways your organization can secure funding!
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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 ✨✨

Nov 21, 2018 • 14min
Ep. 52: Thanksgiving Fundraising - 7 Tips for Success
This week we have so much to be thankful for! Tune in as we share 7 tips with you to increase your fundraising success around Thanksgiving. These ideas can be used for other holiday seasons throughout the year for fun, meaningful fundraising.
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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 ✨✨

Nov 15, 2018 • 12min
Ep. 51: 6 Ways To Stand Out On #GivingTuesday
As we are quickly approaching the holiday season we will be focusing on tips to help you with your organization's end of the year giving.
Check out these 6 ways you can stand out on #GivingTuesday!
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
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Nov 7, 2018 • 18min
Ep. 50: The Importance of In-kind Gifts for Nonprofits
In-kind resources are goods, services, and people who offset the costs to run your nonprofit organization; these are your budget relieving resources.
Their value should be noted and is an important part of relationship building for nonprofit organizations.
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Holly Rustick
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Oct 30, 2018 • 57min
Ep. 49: Niñas Sin Miedo - Dylan Mehri
Be fearless in following your passions; much like the girls of Niñas Sin Miedo (Fearless Girls). Dylan Mehri shares the mission of Niñas Sin Miedo and his experience in fundraising for this international nonprofit in an exciting conversation with Holly Rustick.
Tune into a stimulating and solution-oriented conversation on fundraising for international nonprofits.
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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 ✨✨

Oct 24, 2018 • 23min
Ep. 48: How To Make Cash For Your Nonprofit
How are other nonprofits making money? Can nonprofits even do that? Yes! You are still a business, there are just key differences for nonprofit organizations and what you do with earned income.
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Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
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