This episode, Holly Rustick explains the problems with working directly for a nonprofit, how Covid affected disparity in pay for women, and why being a freelance grant writer is the perfect job for people with children.
In this episode, Holly talks about the difference between male and female grant writers, the benefits of working from home as a mother, and the freedom that comes with being a freelance grant writer
She also explains how to transition from working for a nonprofit to writing grants as a freelancer, how you can increase your income through freelance grant writing, and how to set up your business acumen skills.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why being a freelance grant writer is the perfect job for people with children.
- The problem with working directly for a nonprofit.
- How to transition from working for a nonprofit to writing grants as a freelancer.
- The skills you need to be a freelance grant writer.
- How Covid affected the disparity in pay that women face.
- The difference between male and female grant writers.
- How you can increase your income through freelance grant writing.
- The freedom that comes with being a freelance grant writer.
- How to set up your business acumen skills.
Quotables:
- “What would have worked better is to be able to stay at home, to be able to have my own hours, to be able to work on grants when my child was sleeping or when she was playing well.”
- “In The Freelance Grant Writing Academy we teach you how to learn freelance grant writing and you learn how to sell that skill without feeling sleazy.”
- “I fully believe in women especially mothers taking charge of their income, taking charge of their time, and taking charge of how they want to raise their children and The Freelance Grant Writing Academy will help you do that.”
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