Are you overwhelmed or thinking you need a grant writing certification or degree to write grants?

Or maybe you feel like only ‘certain’ people can learn how to write grants.

Here’s the reality.

Grant writing is not a mythical job.

It is a formulaic process that anyone can learn.

Hear all the tips on what’s included in this formula!

Tune in today.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/383

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Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

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Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

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Here is a look back at 2024 and all that happened around grant funding:

#1 - Federal funding changes, number of grants, and amount of awards

#2 - OMB Super Circular Changes

#3 - Foundation and Individual Giving Up

#4 - Videos and Online Applications

#5 - Nonprofit Trends

#6 - AI in the Grant Writing World

#7 - Freelance Grant Writers

We go deep into each area.

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To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/382

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Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

So let’s talk about the 6 main types of ways to price your grant writing services and which one is the best.

Pricing your grant writing services can feel and be ambiguous at best. After decades of experience in freelance grant writing, find out the most sustainable way and equitable way to price your grant writing services.

Tune in today to hear what Holly has to say about pricing your grant writing services.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/380

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

You might not realize it, but if you are a staff grant writer at a nonprofit you may be working in a very toxic environment.

And it might not be the ‘fault’ of the nonprofit per se, but the system.

This is a golden podcast episode for you today, to see how to still serve nonprofits as a grant writer, but to create a healthy working environment.

Tune in today.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/381

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

Find out what type of opportunities and challenges that grant writers have as we go into 2025, post-election.

Sean Kosofsky, the Nonprofit Fixer, shares his decades of experience in politics and nonprofit work as he discusses what trends that we may see in 2025 and beyond.

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

Book your 3-Hour 1:1 Intensive Coaching with Holly Rustick by Dec. 3rd. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/intensives

Eek! This is the first time that I have done 1:1 Intensives in YEARS and I miss them 🙂.

But I also understand there are a lot of you aspiring and seasoned grant writers out there right now who want to make 2025 your best year yet.

And you want a coach to look over your business (or potential business) so you have guidance for the entire year.

Your private 1:1 coaching intensive with me includes:

- A 3-Hour 1:1 Strategy Intensive Call with Holly

- 2-Week Follow-Up Emails / Voxer Support for any Clarification

- Clarity on your Services to earn another $30k-$50K in your grant writing business

- A Money Plan to feel more peaceful in your business in 2025.

- A Launch Calendar and Strategy for 2025 to hit all your Goals - ready to go! No more trying to do your year planning in January or February!

Even if you have not launched your grant writing business yet, or are making multiple six figures in your business already, this 1:1 intensive coaching will save you years of paralyzation and challenges so you can have a more peaceful and quick path to earning your first or additional $30-$50K.

This is the first time I have opened up my 1:1 Intensives in YEARS and I only have 5 slots available.

These will fill out quickly.

​Sign up now to secure your spot (before it’s gone), or book a sales call.

Looking forward to coaching you and helping you have your best year ever in 2025 before it even gets here!

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/intensives

Find out why federal priorities shift in grant-making, when they do, and how you can be prepared for 2025.

Federal grant funding changes and shifts are a reflection in many things, including:

⦁ Responses to Society and Cultural Norms/Changes

⦁ Administration Changes & Shifts in Priorities

⦁ Global Events (Covid-19 is a recent example here)

The reality is that grant funding is really a reflection on all the above.

As a grant writer, it is important to pay attention to what is going on so we can lead nonprofits, individuals, governments, businesses, and organizations that we work with.

Tune in today to hear what Holly has to say about the upcoming federal shifts and what you can be doing, no matter what your cause area is.

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-podcast/

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

Welcome to another insightful episode of the Grant Writing & Funding Podcast! This week, Holly Rustick is joined by Erin Davis, founder of Matchbox Women and a renowned brand strategist and marketing coach. Together, they break down why branding is so much more than just colors and fonts—it’s about building a strong foundation that resonates with your values, mission, and unique voice in the nonprofit and freelance sectors.

In this conversation, Erin and Holly discuss the transformative power of building a cohesive brand strategy to communicate effectively and attract your ideal clients. From clarifying your core values and creating a mission-driven approach to building a brand that resonates on every level, this episode is packed with actionable strategies for freelancers, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs alike.

Connect with Erin Davis:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-davis-68893611/

Website: https://matchboxwomen.com/

Access Erin’s free resources and learn more about her branding course and coaching services.

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-podcast/

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

In this week’s episode of the Grant Writing & Funding Podcast, Holly Rustick sits down with Amy Willard Cross, founder of GenderFair, to discuss groundbreaking efforts to bring gender equality evaluations to nonprofits. GenderFair, known for assessing businesses, organizations, and even governments for gender representation and pay equity, has now expanded to evaluate nonprofits. Discover how GenderFair analyzes leadership, pay disparity, and diversity reporting across 22,000 nonprofits using IRS 990 data and more.

Holly and Amy explore why gender equality matters for all nonprofits, how donors and freelance grant writers can leverage GenderFair data, and why fair representation benefits organizations of all sizes. Plus, hear about GenderFair’s innovative app for rating companies' gender equality practices and how nonprofits can use these insights to improve their own equity and transparency. Don’t miss this empowering discussion on creating lasting impact through fair representation and data-driven transparency.

Connect with Amy Willard-Cross:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-willard-cross-genderfair/

Website: https://www.genderfair.com/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-podcast/

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.

In this podcast episode, Rachel Werner breaks down all the OMB Super-Circular federal guidelines and what that means for grant writers.

Hint-hint: The indirect de minimus is going UP!

There are also some other procurement goodies and some other great tips coming down the pike.

This is a MUST-LISTEN for every grant writer!

Connect with Rachel Werner

MyFedTrainer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/myfedtrainer-com/

Rachel Werner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabwerner/

RBW Strategy Website: https://rbwstrategy.com/

MyFedTrainer Website: https://myfedtrainer.com/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

To learn more about the podcast episodes go to https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-podcast/

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Coaches new and experienced grant writers to earn high 5-6 figure incomes writing grants from home!

Get Freelance Grant Writing Spicy Tips when you Join the weekly newsletter series “Write Grants. Get Paid” https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.

https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by Bloomerang!

Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps nonprofit across the U.S., like the 500 Festival Foundation, which increased their annual fundraising by an outstanding 50% after adopting Bloomerang

If you’re ready to switch to a CRM that does more while you do less, book your demo today and learn how you can raise more with Bloomerang’s fundraising tools. Visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ to learn more.