Grant Writing & Funding

Being a freelance grant writer doesn’t need to be a career - yes, career, not just a hobby - full of pulling your hair out! Not at all, my friend. This can be quite the opposite. It can be one where you grow in a methodical way and start with a strong foundation.

👉 Click here to get all the links from this interview! 👈

What better way to do that than to listen to someone else’s mistakes and how they have traversed into a success!

My guest and Freelance Grant Writing expert coach, Rodney Walker, gives you all the tips of the trade and goes behind-the-scenes to show you what to avoid! (wink-wink, some major confidence tips coming at you!). Plus, he shares the most common mistakes freelance grant writers make when starting out and how to avoid them.

Whether you’ve been a freelance grant writer or a nonprofit consultant for years, or you’ve been a little overwhelmed to get started, this episode will ease those hesitancies and ensure you are sure-footed in your journey.

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…

• Having real confidence in starting a business
• Why closed doors might be a sign to change direction
• Why affirmations are so important
• How he went from broke to making a prosperous income and what that took
• Behind-the-scenes on the igrantwriters.com and that you might be featured there already!

Thanks for listening!
Holly Rustick
Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author
https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/

“I’ve been devouring the episodes and learning a ton of practical tips in the process. They are full of great nuggets of information” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more changemakers — just like you — move toward the grant writing life and business that they desire.

Warmly,
Holly xo

Show Notes

THE DOORS CLOSE TO THE FREELANCE GRANT WRITER ACADEMY ON OCTOBER 24TH. CLICK HERE TO JOIN FOR THE FINAL TIME IN 2025: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/academy

Being a freelance grant writer doesn’t need to be a career - yes, career, not just a hobby - full of pulling your hair out! Not at all, my friend. This can be quite the opposite. It can be one where you grow in a methodical way and start with a strong foundation. 👉 Click here to get all the links from this interview! 👈 What better way to do that than to listen to someone else’s mistakes and how they have traversed into a success! My guest and Freelance Grant Writing expert coach, Rodney Walker, gives you all the tips of the trade and goes behind-the-scenes to show you what to avoid! (wink-wink, some major confidence tips coming at you!). Plus, he shares the most common mistakes freelance grant writers make when starting out and how to avoid them. Whether you’ve been a freelance grant writer or a nonprofit consultant for years, or you’ve been a little overwhelmed to get started, this episode will ease those hesitancies and ensure you are sure-footed in your journey. Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about… • Having real confidence in starting a business • Why closed doors might be a sign to change direction • Why affirmations are so important • How he went from broke to making a prosperous income and what that took • Behind-the-scenes on the igrantwriters.com and that you might be featured there already! Thanks for listening! Holly Rustick Expert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ “I’ve been devouring the episodes and learning a ton of practical tips in the process. They are full of great nuggets of information” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more changemakers — just like you — move toward the grant writing life and business that they desire. Warmly, Holly xo

What is Grant Writing & Funding?

Quit your toxic nonprofit job and replace your full-time income while writing grants part-time, from home! Join our students in the Freelance Grant Writer Academy to create Financial Stability and Flexibility through writing grants for causes you are passionate about: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy

World-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author Holly Rustick provides coaching that helps new and experienced grant writers replace their full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or anywhere they want to live or travel in the world).

She coaches changemakers to master grant writing and start to grow 6-figure+ grant writing businesses on part-time hours via her signature group program, “Freelance Grant Writer Academy."

As an unapologetic feminist, Holly’s work in coaching female grant writers to master grant writing, find their cause-area niche, and navigate value-based pricing and nonprofit sales is breaking glass ceilings for women all over the world.

Every week, she coaches thousands of people through the top-ranking podcast, Grant Writing & Funding, books on grant writing, and inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy.

Holly has 20 years of experience in grant writing, and began her freelance grant writing journey back in 2005. While teaching in Kuwait and Indonesia, and then earning a Master’s Degree in International Political Economy in Belgium, Holly saw the light of setting up a virtual-based business in grant writing back in the mid-2000s. Having secured more than $45 million of dollars for nonprofit organizations, and then setting up a multi 6-figure freelance business, Holly has a mission to help female grant writers break out of toxic nonprofit J-O-B-S and create high-level income while freelance grant writing.

Inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy, students have secured more than $225+ million in grant funding and $4+ million in revenue in their grant writing businesses within two years.

To amplify this work, she is past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Guam Business Advisory Task Force as an advisor to the first female governor of Guam. Holly lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella.

If you are interested in replacing your full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or from anywhere in the world!) join the Freelance Grant Writer Academy!

www.grantwritingandfunding.com.