Grant Writing & Funding

Grant writers cannot get paid to write grants on commission. This is one of the most popular urban myths of the grant writing world. It might sound like a win-win situation, but it's not. ✨

Why the Nonprofit World Has a Bias Against Women and How to Break the Bias It's true. Ask any woman who has worked in the nonprofit world if there is a bias against women and you will get head nods. ---------------------------------------- ✨

Identifying what to charge as a grant writer can feel difficult. It's one of the most frequent questions that I get. So this week, I asked Mandy Pearce from Funding for Good (https://fundingforgood.org/) to come on the YouTube show. ✨

Your nonprofit organization may struggle with keeping ongoing donors and in the everlasting search of new donors. Sound familiar? This is called donor churn. Most nonprofits churn 55% of donors annually! Holy Smokes! The thing is, it can cost 50-100% more to get new donors compared to the donations they will give. Yikes! Enter Bonjoro! "Bonjoro is building the world's first Customer Delight platform to help great teams build real relationships with their customers at scale." Simply put, Bonjoro is an amazing platform where your nonprofit can easily connect with donors via video. I use Bonjoro and I love it. It's been a great way that I have been able to send videos to customers and create a personalized relationship with them. In fact, an epiphany came to me one day where I thought... "OMGEE...This would be excellent for nonprofits to build donor relationships!" Clearly I am not the only one who thought this! When I reached out to Bonjoro to have a chat, they pointed me to their amazing nonprofit

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If you’re tired of being on the fence and you want to start a real business and get nonprofit clients, I can help. Or, if you’re already an accomplished grant writer and want to grow your business, you’ll see how the Freelance Grant Writer Master Course can get you there easier and faster. Let's outline how to start a real business and get nonprofit clients. I’m going to show you how to get there with a lot more ease.  And it’s all because of the system I’ve developed behind the Freelance Grant Writer Master Course. For more information, visit: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/192-sneak-peek-of-the-freelance-grant-writer-master-course/ 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/189 to get free Workbook ✨✨ Why are some freelance grant writers able to create a thriving business while others are just dreaming about being a freelance grant writing professional? Why do some grow their practice and seem to get all the clients while others just dream about it and get stuck in their J-O-B? And why are some people clear about how to start and grow their freelance grant writing business while others are floundering? Being on the Floundering Freelance Grant Writer Fence This podcast is going to immediately help you get off the floundering fence when thinking about becoming a freelance grant writer and not knowing which step to take.  Once you get this down, you’ll start experiencing more clarity and confidence. If you’re a newbie grant writer, but you aren’t getting the grant writing experience you need, or you’re already an accomplished grant writer that isn’t leveraging your skills by getting and growing your nonprofit client base, stay with me b

Oh yes, I just typed the F-word. Yep, that one that makes most grant writers shiver in their sleep. No, I am not cussing. But maybe this word should be a bona fide swear word. Free. I know it haunts you. It’s interesting that as a grant writer your skills can have one of the biggest impacts on increasing funding for nonprofit organizations, however you will still be serenaded by nearly every nonprofit (not to mention individuals looking for that magic grant to fund a college degree) to write grants for free. This has always puzzled me. Grant writers have technical writing skills to find and secure funding and in many cases millions of dollars for nonprofits. However, many organizations seek out grant writers and some guilt them into writing for free or giving away all their knowledge at no cost. Here’s the thing. There is a time and place for the F-word. Yep. Free can be a pathway at times, but not all. You might be wondering why you don’t get paid well when you see those hundreds, or millions of dol

Why Female Grant Writers Struggle with Pricing & Rates Oh now, that is a fully-loaded statement. But worth the heavily weighed explanation. I have been going back and forth with other grant writers on this question of “Do grant writers get paid less because most are female?” and even down to “Are grant writer rates high enough?” Moreover, nearly every single female grant writer I know struggles with how to do her pricing and come up with rates that feel good. In this article, I am going to break down some of the gender-specifics on the grant writing industry. Some of these may surprise you because you have been living the life thinking you only need to Google “Grant Writer Salary” and the Internet will get some ideal number that you can just throw onto your freelance grant writing website or in that grant writer salary description. Here’s the thing. The most deafening question I get from my grant writing students is, “How much should I charge for my grant writing skills?” I am not going to give you

Leveraging the Power of Celebrity to Fundraise for Your Nonprofit with Amy & Scott Malin ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Let's be real. We talk about more than this in today's podcast, but we do really go through the nitty-gritty of leverage to the power of celebrity to fundraise for your nonprofit! I know, I know. I've seen it all before. Starry eyes and a golden haze when a nonprofit drops a celebrities name. Why? You know why. The celebrity can leverage a huge audience to get eyes on your nonprofit organization's mission. But should this be your main aim? Should it be your only aim? Like any type of funding partnership it is a partnership. There needs to be a win on both sides of the partnership. There needs to be strategy in forming a partnership. Hollywood's Social Impact Experts Amy & Scott Malin also discuss their newest tech for good: Trueheart social impact search engine and how to value your service. Thanks for

Online Marketing for Nonprofits in the New Normal with Brady Josephson. ✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ In 2020 we experienced a big shift in nonprofit organizations moving to online and digital fundraising. Now more and more nonprofits are wondering what type of online marketing for nonprofits there is to advance their missions. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a just a rush to, "Get Online"! But now, more than a year and a half into the pandemic, have nonprofit organizations optimized their online marketing presence? In this replay podcast, Brady Josephson will talk about Online ✨Marketing for Nonprofits: ✨How the NextAfter Institute helps nonprofit organizations ✨Counterintuitive fundraising practices ✨Resources and research for Covid-19 ✨Collecting data through donating to nonprofits ✨The Big Question: What are other nonprofits doing? ✨Increasing digital marketing trends for nonprofits ✨Using focused and authe

Why & How You Should Start a Cause Movement for What You are Passionate About Starting a nonprofit organization is not the only way to create and advance a cause movement that you are passionate about. Sometimes it's as simple as volunteering for a cause, donating to a mission, or cleaning up a beach. But sometimes you want to go a step deeper and have your passion drive your creativity into manifesting something new. That's what Rebecca Soriano has done! She has always been passionate about mental health and in her medical billing business serves a clientele of mental health providers. During the pandemic though, Rebecca started a movement she calls Roar to Soar where she started to write handwritten letters to help with her own isolation. She started to see the impact these letters had (both for those who received them, as well as for her personal growth), and started to reach out to strangers who also felt isolated. In fact, she posted online if people felt hopeless if they would like a letter a

The Grant Writing Coach Tells All on Going from Biologist to Grant Professional You weren't an English major or Public Administration major? No worries. You don't have to have been a writer all  your life to transition into grant writing. In this podcast, Sheleia Phillips tells all on how she has gone from biologist to grant professional... all from the suggestion during an internship. This literally turned her life around as she realized she could apply her background in research papers and evidence-based practices to writing a grant. She then found out she loves grant writing as has pivoted her career! What we Discuss: Sheleia's transition into grant writing ✨How become a federal grant reviewer is important ✨Why she offers a hybrid of services to nonprofits ✨Nonprofit common challenges (and solutions!) ✨How to say no to too much work ✨How to set up a referral network Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ Favor, pleas