Grant Writing & Funding

How Nonprofits Can Use YouTube to increase Donations How Nonprofits Can Use YouTube to Increase Donations YouTube is a popular platform that is being used to increase donations for nonprofit organizations. But how do you as a nonprofit leverage this platform? If your nonprofit organization has a tie to an influencer on YouTube, then don't be shy to ask that channel to support your nonprofit with a fundraiser. In this specific podcast, Sydney Stelmaszek reached out to me (she's a student of the grant writing master course, so it's always great to showcase student's journeys too!) and shared with me how her and her husband have utilized his YouTube platform to raise money for her nonprofit. —------------------------------------------------------ ✨

I get a lot of questions about nonprofit financial management, cashflow planning, and fiscal software. Some common questions are: How do we plan out our nonprofit's budget? Who should review our finances? Does our nonprofit need an audit? Should our nonprofit use QuickBooks for our financial accounting? In this week's video and podcast, Ansley Fender goes into detail answering these questions and more! —------------------------------------------------------ ✨

Asking donors to give money to your nonprofit may cause some people stress. Many nonprofit leaders, volunteers, or board directors may not know:

To Move Mountains is an U.S. IRS tax-exempt nonprofit organization developed to facilitate education development in the conflict area of Nuba in Sudan. I had the pleasure of speaking to the founder of To Move Mountains, Ryan Boyette in this episode. He shares with you how this nonprofit has been able leverage resources and international funding. But first, they started (and remain) at the community level. They asked the pivotal question to the community, "What do you want?" A resounding voice was Education. _____________________________________________________________________ Want Resources on grant writing and funding? ✔️ ✨

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every particle of our lives. From our mental health to our physical health, we have been impacted. Nonprofit organizations and freelance grant writers are no exception to this impact. As we navigate through the ongoing pandemic, there has been many changes when it comes to employment. However, since 2020 the funding and human resource landscape has continued to evolve for nonprofit organizations and freelance grant writers. Which leads us to the conversation about how nonprofit leaders and freelance grant writers can leverage opportunities in the Great Resignation. ------------------------------------------FREE ✨

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