Sinopsis
Holly Rustick, creator of WEGO Consulting, is known as the grant girl. Shes been on both sides of the grant writing coin writing them for over a decade as well as managing and reviewing them on behalf of numerous organizations. She also conducts grant training workshops, offers grant-related products, and hosts this podcast. Holding a Masters in International Political Economy and a Bachelors in Political Science, Holly is not only a successful technical writer for federal contract bids but also facilitates fundraisers, crowd funding campaigns and solicits in-kind donations from large corporations. "Grant Writing & Funding" offers you tidbits of tips, advice, and answers about grants and funding. Check out these nuggets!Check out www.grantwritingandfunding.com for FREE grant writing and funding templates!
Episodios
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Ep. 132: Become A Federal Grant Reviewer - 10X Your Grant Writing Skills While Getting Paid
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Ep. 131: The Flawless Framework to Transform a Nonprofit's Board of Directors with Sean Kosofsky
28/07/2020 Duración: 53min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com/131 to join Sean's FREE Webinar: How to Transform Your Board of Directors in 90 days✨✨ If you are a nonprofit leader, freelance grant writer, or nonprofit consultant than you know that the role and efficiency of a healthy board of directors are vital for nonprofit health! That’s why I brought on Sean Kosofsky from Nonprofit Fixer to share with you how to improve a nonprofit’s board of directors. If you resonate with not knowing how to ask your board to financial contribute, what their expectations are of showing up, or how they can be the most effective, then this episode is for you! Also, we talk about how freelance grant writers and nonprofit consultants can add a board of director training to their services and how this can help nonprofits get MORE funding. Sean Kosofsky is the NonProfit Fixer! He has worked in nonprofits for more than 27 years, including as executive director for five organizations. He has worked in policy, communications, grassroots advocacy,
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Ep. 130: 3 Essential Steps For Freelance Grant Writers To Pitch Services
21/07/2020 Duración: 17minWhy is this important? Well, it’ll do the following things for you Freelance Grant Writers and Nonprofit Consultants: • Create relationships on and offline • Develop & nurture warm leads • Give you a plan of how to start the pitch discussion Okay, I am going to outline the 3 Essential Steps for Freelance Grant Writers to Pitch Services #1: Reframe Your Thinking from When Do I Ask for Money to What Problems Do I Solve? #2: Create / Share Valuable Content that Solves the Problems #3: Implement the “Give, Give, Give, Ask” Approach If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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 & Bestselli
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Ep. 129 Freelance Grant Writer 6 Weeks To Summer Success Toolkit
15/07/2020 Duración: 33min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to your Freelance Grant Writer: 6 Weeks to Summer Success Toolkit! ✨✨ I know, I know, many of us still have our kids at home this summer as summer programs are still closed (ahem), and we may be burned out with being on our screens all the time. I get it. You need something tangible that you can do today that will move your business forward and pick up some serious momentum. The “Work Smarter, Not Harder’ adage could never be truer than right now. So first let’s cover what reading this article – and doing the free downloadable – will not do for you. You will not make a million dollars overnight or get 5,000 clients in 15 minutes. But here’s what it can do for you: ✨ Be the gamechanger that keeps you working in your business this summer ✨ Give you the confidence to take it up a notch ✨ Provide guidelines that relieve your stress and that looming monster in the back of your mind called procrastination Get the Toolkit here: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelan
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Ep. 128: Why You Must Write A Grant In 2020 (Plus, the Where & How)
08/07/2020 Duración: 23min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ If you are a freelance grant writer / nonprofit consultant: ● You might be paralyzed with going after funding because you just aren’t sure what to do. ● You might not want to pitch your services because you are nervous asking nonprofits for money right now. ● You aren’t sure what types of grants and funding are available. If you are a nonprofit leader or development coordinator: • You might have put off applying for grants because you aren’t sure what projects you want funded • You might have been focused on getting PPP and CARES Act funding and put the grants to the side. • You might just think the Feds aren’t funding regular grant programs right now. This podcast episode will address all these three items and you will learn the following: • The current grant environment • Where to find grants • Why charging clients is acceptable or if you are a nonprofit how to pay for help This will help you to
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127: Strategic Hacks To Rethink Fundraising To Grow A Nonprofit With Samantha Taitano
30/06/2020 Duración: 59min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ This week’s podcast is another episode in the Nonprofit Strategic Planning series! We are half-way through the year, so now is the time to do your planning and get clarity! This is definitely for you if: ✨ You want to increase your nonprofit leadership skills ✨ You are an aspiring or newbie consultant and want to 10X your business with services to teach strategic planning In today’s podcast, Samantha Taitano, executive director of Mañe'lu formerly Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guam, is going to give you strategic hacks on how to rethink fundraising to grow funding in 2020. We have a great conversation and she touches on time management for productivity, strategic planning tips, hacks on getting creative for fundraising strategies, and also discusses some HR challenges while wearing all the hats in a small nonprofit. Some more things we discuss: • Transitioning from a national nonprofit to a local on
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126: Strategic Planning Crash Course 10 Steps To Skyrocket Your Nonprofit or Freelance Biz
25/06/2020 Duración: 42min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Are you ready to make all your 2020 goals happen during the next six months? Or are you still trying to figure out how to survive during the pandemic? If you are either a nonprofit leader, staff, or volunteer and are trying to move the needle forward on your nonprofit OR if you are an aspiring freelance consultant and are stuck in overwhelm then this podcast and article is for you! Just imagine how much more accomplished you will feel having the steps to create a plan that will work. These 10 steps can be down internally in your nonprofit or business OR if you are a freelance grant writer or nonprofit consultant can be learned services you can offer! So if you want to make a huge difference in ending the cycle of stressing out about not having enough time, not securing the funding you need, and having real burnout and instead you want to feel in control of your life, have a higher quality of life,
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Ep. 125: How to Make Decisions Swiftly and Lead Your Organization
16/06/2020 Duración: 30min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Being stuck in decision paralysis is real. This might be because you have made the 'wrong' decision before or you aren't sure about the future and how it will all turn out. Honestly, either of those reasons feeds into your decision paralysis, but digging a layer deeper is more important and effective. It's knowing not just what your values are, but in what order you follow your values. For the month of June, I am giving you some amaze-balls strategic planning action steps to follow. Last week I shared the 4 Reasons to Expand (Not Grow) Your Nonprofit or Freelance Consultancy. We will continue how to not just survive the pandemic, but how to thrive utilizing basic action steps. Keep listening if you resonate with one of the following: Nonprofit Leaders and Freelance Consultants: This is for you if: ✔ You are not sure where to even start with pivoting your organization in the new normal ✔ You take
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124: 4 Reasons to Expand (Not Grow) Your Nonprofit or Freelance Consultancy
10/06/2020 Duración: 30min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Just what is the difference between growth and expansion, and why should I think about this half-way through 2020? One of the best ways I have heard the difference is: “Growth is doing the same thing bigger. Expansion is using the current platform to develop other areas of business.” However, I’d like for you to think of expanding also as a mindset and as an action. The way I am talking about expanding here is the opposite of constricting. Expanding is key. Therefore… Nonprofit Leaders: This podcast is for you if: ✔️ You are not sure where to even start with pivoting your nonprofit in the new normal ✔️ You do in-person events and fundraisers and now need a different way to get income ✔️ You are overwhelmed by putting out virtual fires every day instead of focusing on GROWTH for your nonprofit Freelance Consultants: This is for you if: ✔️ You aren’t sure if you should close the shop ✔️ You need to fi
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123: Holly Rustick on Grant Writing Lessons Learned
04/06/2020 Duración: 47min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ This week’s podcast is another ‘behind-the-scenes’ show in our Open Kimono series where I share all with you to help your freelance consultancy grow! This is definitely for you if: ✨ You want to increase your grant writing skills ✨ You are an aspiring or newbie consultant and want to 10X your business by listening to lessons learned! In this episode, Ph.D. James Pann interviews yours truly, and we discuss: ✔️ Why & how Holly started writing grants ✔️ Why it is important to conduct a Needs & Strengths Assessment ✔️ Why Holly started her grant writing company ✔️ Where do you find grants and what are they? ✔️ Lessons learned from podcasting ✔️ A positive mindset in grant writing ✔️ How to create realistic expectations with clients ✔️ What to tell nonprofits if grants do not get awarded ✔️ Where to start in writing a grant with the G.R.A.N.T.S. formula ✔️ Why you should become a grant reviewer ✔️
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122: Nonprofits Who Get Tech Savvy Earn More with Jenni Hargrove
19/05/2020 Duración: 54min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ I’m talking with Jenni Hargrove today about what foundations are looking for when they want to fund your nonprofit. She’s also going to share best practices for Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which will help you rank higher in Google search pages. Finally, she’s going to talk about easily hosting online auctions for fundraising. If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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121: Behind the Scenes with Grant Writing & Funding: How We Are Navigating COVID-19
12/05/2020 Duración: 47min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ This week my project manager and I are taking you behind the scenes of Grant Writing & Funding to share with you how we’re pivoting in light of Covid-19. We also share our favorite systems for running online businesses. If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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120: Ways to Embrace Online Fundraising with Brady Josephson
05/05/2020 Duración: 46min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ As we’re navigating through the pandemic and things are starting to reopen, we’ve seen a huge increase in online functions. You may be thinking “I need to learn all this and invest all my resources in online marketing.” Brady Joshepson takes a simpler approach specifically for online fundraising for nonprofit organizations and shares the steps that you can take right now to boost your online marketing. If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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119: BONUS Freelance Grant Writer Panel: Grant Writing During COVID-19 Q&A
29/04/2020 Duración: 46minIf you are a grant writer, or aspiring grant writer during this pandemic, you probably have some questions. That's why I asked Dr. Beverly Browning and Rodney Walker to join me on the live, virtual stage so we could answer your questions! Here are some questions you asked and we answered: What have you taken away from some of your failures in not getting a grant for a client if any? What grant funding certification body would you recommend for an aspiring grant writer? I seem to be frequently caught between not having enough income when my client level is down, to being overwhelmed with too many at once for one person when I ramp up my outreach. But this doesn’t happen consistently enough for me to hire anybody. How have some of you balanced that? What advice do you have for someone just starting in the grant world (one grant written)? How do you show your worth for potential jobs with little to no experience? If you want to hear some feedback on these questions AND MORE, be sure to listen to the podcas
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118: Freelance Grant Writer Panel: Grant Writing During COVID-19
27/04/2020 Duración: 57min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ This is an extra-special episode! I hope you'll enjoy listening to the broad range of experience from this expert, grant writing professional panel including Rodney Walker of Grant Central USA, Dr. Beverly Browning author of Grant Writing for Dummies, and myself. If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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117: Learn How To Pivot Your Nonprofit's Operations with Sarah Olivieri
23/04/2020 Duración: 48min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Sarah Olivieri is here to discuss how to increase your productivity via operations within the framework, and through the lens of, Covid-19. Sarah and I discuss: — Should non-profits apply for the CARES Act? — Planning your spending to survive (and thrive!) during this time — Different ways to expand your donor base — Building strategies for your nonprofit — What does it mean to pivot your operations? — The 8 different areas of nonprofit operations — Networking and developing relationships during coronavirus — Why taking risks is crucial for nonprofits — Sarah’s services that are currently available If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.fa
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116: Covid 19 Funding, Grants, and Loans for Nonprofits & Freelancers
10/04/2020 Duración: 23min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ I know that nonprofits are struggling right now because of event cancellations and all of the changes that come from the circumstances of Covid-19. As we move forward in this unstable time, we can find peace and calmness in the things we can control, and much needed relief in letting go of the things we can’t control. I am here with encouragement! There’s actually a huge influx of grant funding at this point in time. The federal government in the United States as well as foundations and corporations have acknowledged the overwhelming need for organizations and small business, and they are releasing funding streams. Get a 50% discount on ALL of my online course thru April 30th! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com I’d love to connect with you! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrusti
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115: 3 Things You Need To Know to Succeed as a Freelancer
17/03/2020 Duración: 22min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Oftentimes, freelance grant writers and nonprofit consultants think they are ready to go. They have their packages, they know their mission and vision, and they have a functional website and followers on LinkedIn, but they are hearing crickets. In this podcast, I am going to give you the first step for getting more clients. It’s probably not going to be what you think. But it’s really the most important step. If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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114: Challenges & Solutions of European Grants & How to Get Paid as a Grant Writer w/ Geir S. Nilsen
10/03/2020 Duración: 41min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ You asked and here’s your answer! What about grants outside of the US?! I’m bringing in an expert on grants in the EU to help answer some of your questions. If you’re a grant writer who’s from Europe or currently living abroad, you don’t want to miss this interview with Geir Sand Nilsen! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick
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113: Get a Committed Board, Increase Product Sales & Organize a Fundraiser with Ashia Stevens
03/03/2020 Duración: 41min✨✨ Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants ✨✨ Ashia is a true animal lover who turned her passion into a nonprofit that’s spreading! If you have any questions, feel free to email holly@grantwritingandfunding.com 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/company/wego-grants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/ Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick