Grant Writing & Funding

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  • Ep. 44: Are You Frustrating Your Volunteers? Eight Ways To Recruit And Retain Volunteers

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Are you Frustrating your Volunteers?
    Here are 8 Ways to Recruit and Retain Volunteers for your Nonprofit.
    Volunteers can provide help, support, and manpower for nonprofits. However, does your nonprofit have the necessary processes in place to take full of advantage of your volunteers?
    Many nonprofits I have come across understand the importance of volunteers and even WANT more volunteers, but unfortunately are not organized enough to really utilize volunteers well for their nonprofits.
    You may be confusing and even frustrating your volunteers if you relate to one of the following:
    • After a volunteer starts, you realize it is more work for you to organize yourself to give the volunteer tasks to complete
    • There never seems to be enough work for the volunteer, but you seem to be still as busy as ever
    • Your volunteers do not stick around for long
    • You never provide appreciation days or incentives for your volunteers
    • You do not include your volunteers as part of your nonprofit morale or culture
    • You have no idea where all the volunteer forms are
    • You want to get a bunch of grant money, but you have nothing in place to mobilize volunteers
    I get it. You might be a small or start-up nonprofit and your limited staff are wearing ten hats each as it is. But if you want to grow, then it is important to take the time to get organized and prepared for people to help you.
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    20 min
  • Ep. 43: How To Find The Best Fit Grants

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Seven steps to help guide the review of foundations and grant guidelines.
    Be sure the foundation and your organization are aligned before you pursue funding opportunities.
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    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    Thanks for listening!
    Holly Rustick
    Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    18 min
  • Ep. 42: How To Write A Winning Grant Proposal

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Writing a grant proposal can feel overwhelming. It can be the looming monster in the back of your mind because you know a deadline is coming up, but you just can’t seem to make the time to sit down, read over the application guidelines and start writing.
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    Thanks for listening!
    Holly Rustick
    Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    45 min
  • Ep. 41: What Is The Value Of Volunteer Time?

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Volunteers CANNOT be given a tax-deduction based on their hours, but they CAN be given a tax-deduction on a number of other items, such as travel expenses, uniforms, donates supplies etc. as long as the nonprofit is a registered IRS Tax-exempt 501(c)3.
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    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    I’d love to connect with you!
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick
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    Thanks for listening!
    Holly Rustick
    Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    22 min
  • How To Regain Time and Do Your Job

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    In this episode, Holly Rustick dives into what to do when your workload feels overwhelming and grant writing keeps getting pushed to the bottom of your to-do list. If you’ve ever felt buried under endless tasks, overcommitted by saying “yes” too often, or struggled to find enough time in the day, this episode is for you. 

    Holly shares practical strategies to manage your time more effectively, set better boundaries, prioritize high-impact work, and create space to stay focused and productive—so you can actually get your grant writing done without burnout.

    ABOUT HOLLY RUSTICK

    Grant Writing & Funding (GWF) has a Global Movement to Secure $1 Billion in Grant Funding for Good and $30 Million in Grant Writing Businesses by 2030. Holly Rustick, CEO of GWF, is leading the movement; a world-renowned grant writer with 20+ years of experience, bestselling author, and business coach for new and seasoned grant writers to replace their full-time income writing grants part-time from home through her signature programs: the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship.

    Rustick is the host of the top grant writing podcast “Grant Writing & Funding” and the author of the Bestselling book, The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing. With an MA in International Political Economy, past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and serving on numerous boards of directors, Holly is also an unapologetic feminist. She lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella.

    CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICK

    Website: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/

    RESOURCES:

    Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox. 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/

    Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

    RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW THE PODCAST

    Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?

    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!

    “Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show!

    Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to get grant and freelance grant writing proven strategies and conversations in your podcast player every single week.

    Thanks for listening!

    Warmly,
    Holly Rustick

    Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.

    19 min
  • True Or False: Your For-Profit CAN Get Grants

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    You are developing a really cool solution to a problem or providing a service/product that can benefit others, but the thing is you are a for-profit. You want to help others, but you also need cash to run this part of your business. You aren’t sure if you can get grants for your idea/product/service as you have been getting mixed messages from those around you.

    ABOUT HOLLY RUSTICK


    Grant Writing & Funding (GWF) has a Global Movement to Secure $1 Billion in Grant Funding for Good and $30 Million in Grant Writing Businesses by 2030.  Holly Rustick, CEO of GWF, is leading the movement; a world-renowned grant writer with 20+ years of experience, bestselling author, and business coach for new and seasoned grant writers to replace their full-time income writing grants part-time from home through her signature programs: the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship.  


    Rustick is the host of the top grant writing podcast “Grant Writing & Funding” and the author of the Bestselling book, The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing. With an MA in International Political Economy,  past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce, serving on numerous boards of directors, Holly is also an unapologetic feminist. She lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella. 


    CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICK 

    Website: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 


    RESOURCES:

    • Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.  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/
    • Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship 

    RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW THE PODCAST

    Favor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?


    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!


    “Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show!


    Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to get grant and freelance grant writing proven strategies and conversations in your podcast player every single week.


    Thanks for listening!


    Warmly,

    Holly Rustick

    Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.

    19 min
  • Ep. 38: Overcoming Grant Writer's Block

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Here is the thing.
    It takes focus to write a grant. But the real thing that it takes is a project. If you do not have a specific project that you know you need funding for, then it’s like trying to paint a picture with rocks.
    It will be sloppy, awkward, and unprofessional. The grant reviewers will know that you are just trying to make something work and are trying to fit a square into a circle.
    Favor, please?
    If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?
    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    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
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    16 min
  • Ep. 37: How to Become a Grant Reviewer

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    Did you know that you can make money while becoming a better grant writer? What?! Yes, indeed.
    You can also learn about the federal grant process and meet other specialists. How? By becoming a federal grant reviewer.
    Check out this podcast on how to 10x your grant writing skills while getting PAID to be a federal grant peer reviewer.
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    If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?
    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    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
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    13 min
  • Ep. 36: Indirect Cost Rate

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    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.
    Favor, please?
    If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?
    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    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
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    20 min
  • Ep. 35: How to Embrace Grant Rejection

    The Freelance Grant Writer Academy is OPEN for the last time in 2026!

    You’re ready to quit your toxic job, retire with meaningful, part-time work, or work from home so you can pick up the kids. But how do you replace your paycheck?

    Our 12-month group coaching program helps aspiring and seasoned grant writers replace your full-time income, on flexible hours, writing grants from home. You will build grant writing, marketing, and sales skills to find clients and create recurring income on flexible hours. 
    Get weekly coaching, unlimited grant and business reviews, business and grant training, hundreds of templates,Grant Writer & Consultant Certification, a community, and listed on our Grant Hire for Hire Directory.

    Our students have earned over $12.6 million in freelance business revenue. You don’t have to figure this out alone.

    Join the Academy for $3,500 or 8 monthly payments of $475. Doors close October 23rd at 11:59 PM Eastern.


    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.
    Want to read the article instead? Jump over to 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?
    This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!
    If you have any questions, feel free to email
    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
    https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/
    21 min

About Grant Writing & Funding

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This show is for grant writers who are working in nonprofits or already have a few freelance clients but haven't replaced their nonprofit income yet, and don't have a clear system to get there.

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