This episode, Kim Collier explains the different areas you can help nonprofits with, the benefits of having grant writing partners, and what you need to run a successful grant writing business.

Kim Collier has secured over $35 million in government and foundation awards for nonprofits over the last 20 years.

In this episode, Kim explains the impact of being underpaid by a nonprofit, the benefits of being part of a grant writing community, and how to grow a grant writing business.

She also talks about nonprofit’s common security risks, how to protect nonprofits from cybersecurity threats, and how housing grants have been changing.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How housing grants have been changing in recent years.
• The impact of being underpaid by a nonprofit.
• Different areas you can help nonprofits with.
• Common security risks nonprofits have.
• How to protect nonprofits from cybersecurity threats.
• The dangers of cyber breaches for nonprofits.
• How to become part of a grant writing community.
• How to grow a grant writing business.
• What you need to be a successful grant writer.
• The benefits of having grant writing partners.

Links:

Grant Professional Mentorship

About Kim Collier

Kim Collier has been helping nonprofits experience growth through new and increased grant funding for over 20 years. During that time, she’s used her love for “all things grant” to secure over $35 million in government and foundation awards for nonprofits of all sizes.

Kim specializes in the areas of housing and homelessness, and these days mostly focuses on government funding. Kim is a member of the Grant Professionals Association and holds a Master of Nonprofit Management, M.A. in Communications, and a B.S. in English Education.

Connect with Kim:

• LinkedIn
• Email

Quotables:

• “In the nonprofit sector we are so focused on mission advancement that often that good part also creates an elevated risk. What breaks my heart is if an organization loses funding because they weren’t compliant.”
• “Nonprofits are a leading target of cyber threats and there’s a reason, there’s a lot of gain and a lot of weakness associated.”
• “Cyberthreats will always evolve and there’s nothing we can do about that, but what we can do is help people be the safest version of themselves that they can be.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Webinar on July 24th, 2024: “Double Your Revenue: Double Your Revenue: Hire a Part-Time Team Without Slashing Your Owner’s Pay”
• Nonprofit Consulting Conference
• Ep. 286 Creating a Value-Driven Grant Writing Business Doubled Clients, Peace, and Revenue – with Kim Collier
• It’s Not Hard to Get Nonprofit Clients as a Freelance Grant Writer
• Finding a Community of Grant Writers
• Grant Easy Management Software

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