4 Modules to Finally Start and Grow a Nonprofit Organization
NONPROFIT START UP ACADEMY
The course includes everything you TRULY need to start and grow a nonprofit organization… all ready for you in ONE beautiful dashboard & just a few clicks away!
4 Modules, 2 Experts, Live Recorded Q&A, and 70+ Done-For-You Templates.
HOLLY RUSTICK
Dr. Beverly Browning & Holly Rustick combine resources for a powerhouse Signature Course!
World-renowned grant writing experts
Dr. beverly browning
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If you’re being honest, it feels OVERWHELMING trying to start or grow a nonprofit.
You spend hours & hours every day sorting through Google on how to start and grow a nonprofit.
You do a ton of research on starting and growing a nonprofit, but you’re simply NOT seeing the results.
You’ve tried EVERYTHING, like Googling and even downloading random forms, but you still feel really confused - even your board of directors is scratching their heads.
You’re so focused on trying to form a committed board of directors or get funding that you’re worried you’ll never figure it out. Maybe waiting is the answer. Spoiler: it’s not.
You’re not sure another course or program can help you, but you’re ready for REAL answers.
You’re tired of wasting time, money, and energy on methods that give you ZERO results.
That idea of starting a nonprofit (or getting grant ready) has been on your To-Do list for years.
Truth bomb
You have a passion to start a nonprofit, but you it's been on the back burner. You see a need in your community and you really want to help bridge the gap through a nonprofit.
Or you have a nonprofit, but the board isn't engaged (or too busy) and you feel like you are trying to do it all. Which is why we are so excited to bring all of our expert solutions to YOU for a fraction of the cost.
Dr. Beverly Browning and Holly Rustick have a combined expertise of 60+ years of funding development and organizational development with nonprofits. We both have helped nonprofits get started and growing.
Maybe they’ve given you some great ideas or things you know you “should” do, but you still somehow backslide into being too busy to figure it out.
Founder and Owner, GFTF
Dr. Beverly Browning
Dr. Beverly Browning, Author of Grant Writing for Dummies™, has been consulting in the areas of grant writing, RFP responses, technical writing, and organizational development for over four decades.
She has assisted clients and workshop participants throughout the United States in receiving awards of more than $500 million. She is the author of 43 grant-related publications, including six editions (over 1 million books sold) of Grant Writing For Dummies™.
Dr. Browning holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Organizational Development, Public Administration, and Business Administration. She has been a grant writing course developer and online facilitator for Cengage Learning (www.ed2go.com) for 17 years.
Founder and CEO, Grant Writing & Funding
Holly Rustick
Holly Rustick, M.A. is the bestselling author of “The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing” and is the podcast host of the top-ranked grant podcast, Grant Writing & Funding. Holly is also CEO of Grant Writing & Funding and has been writing grants for nonprofits around the world for nearly two decades, securing $46 million for nonprofits in her agency.
Holly also coaches hundreds of aspiring and seasoned grant writers in her Freelance Grant Writer Academy and Grant Professional Mentorship, where they have collectively secured more than $140 million in grants.
She serves as past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce and has served on various board of directors for nearly a decade. Additionally, she has provided resources and training to get nonprofits to get incorporated.
I have served on several boards and recognize through this course how beneficial the SWOT analysis and Strategic Planning for the overall success of all non-profits. I am excited to apply all that I have learned with my new non-profit and to help other non-profits reach their fullest potential as a consultant.
Char Seise
This course, and all of the training, has been extremely helpful in grant writing and nonprofit consulting business and has increased my confidence helping my clients!
Camille ricks
Client Testimonials
Nonprofit Start-Up Academy
Introducing the
Module #1
A course in the Foundations to start a Nonprofit that will help you start or grow a nonprofit in just 4 modules.
- Articles of Incorporation Template and Sample
- Bylaws Template and Sample
- 1023 Forms, Instructions and Full Sample/Template
- 1023 Budget Calculator
- Sample letter to expedite tax-exempt status
- Conflict of Interest Template and Sample
- Ways to Remove a Board Member
- Board Commitment
- Board Matrix Worksheets
- Fundraising Template
- Best Practices for Nonprofit Internal Controls
- And more…
Create a Working Board
You will get all the training, resources, and questions answered to start or grow a nonprofit. Finally.
You don’t have an agenda with downloadables to lead you through a comprehensive, yet streamlined, system. You don’t have hundreds of hours to learn. You need short tutorials with downloadables that you can accomplish in a day-long retreat or throughout board meetings.
Module #2
- Full Nonprofit Strategic Planner
- Strategic Plan Full Sample #1
- Strategic Plan Full Sample #2
- SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Worksheet
- The Essential Nonprofit Strategic Plan Template
- Mission & Vision Worksheets
- Strategic Plan Samples
- And more…
Outline a Strategic Plan
Module #3
- 10 Step Checklist for Writing Winning Grants
- Go, No-Go Grant Assessment
- Endowment Examples
- Checklist for Grant Readiness
- Startup Funding for Nonprofits
- Places to Search for Grants
- Theory of Change for Program Planning
- Revenue Streams for Nonprofits
- And more…
Find Funding Streams
Module #4
- Branding Portfolio
- Types of Lead Generators to Increase Your Donor List
- Branding Tips
- Call to Action Checklist
- Website Audit
- 10 Steps to Get Video Comfortable
- Social Media Tips
- Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Website and Not Just a Facebook Group
- And more…
Cultivate Branding
Access to Dr. Bev & Holly
LinkedIn private groups / DMs
- Access to Dr. Bev’s LinkedIn Group
- Access to Holly Rustick via LinkedIn DM
3 Funding Books
Bestselling funding books
- Dr. Bev’s “Grant Writing for Dummies – 5th edition”
- Dr. Bev’s “Faith-based Grants e-Book”
- Holly Rustick’s “The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing”
GRAB THE COURSE FOR ONLY $297
If you could just get a system and the right resources AND have access to experts, then wow! Just maybe your help could start an animal rescue center or grow a distance education program.
Without you taking the next step, all of these programs, dreams, and needs will not be fulfilled…that animal rescue program, distance education program, or greenhouse will not be created or receive funding.
But the problem is you really are caught in a tailwind of not knowing where to start.
You really do want to help get a nonprofit started and grow the funding and programs of a nonprofit without burning out.
If you don’t figure this out, the nonprofit you are trying to get started may never happen.
Or, if you have a nonprofit that has hit a funding plateau, you may be stuck in the same position at this time next year, thinking the same thing: “Next year it’ll happen.”
The people or animals you want to serve will still be in need.
Or if you are a nonprofit consultant, the many nonprofits you WANT to serve through helping get started will turn to someone else to help them because you haven’t upped your game.
Third, you want some templates and go-to resources when working on your nonprofit.
You might be thinking…
What resources do I need to start a nonprofit and what are some examples of them filled out?
How do I grow my nonprofit when there is a unfriendly federal administration towards nonprofits?
Is there funding out there?
How can I help create a nonprofit and offer this as a service when I’ve never done it before?
First, you just don’t know where to start and are confused.
Second, even if you do find templates or resources, you aren’t sure what to prioritize.
Should you ask for money before you file your paperwork for tax-exempt status? Should you look for grants or fundraising first? Is it okay to have family members as board members? So many questions!
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I just started my nonprofit. Before I took the Nonprofit Start-up Academy i was lost. The program is easy to use and understand. Holly and Dr. Bev are great teachers!
Diane r barnes
The information in the Nonprofit Start-up Academy really helped me hone in on the loose ends I felt our new company had. A lot of areas I felt we needed help with has spelled out in the recordings, downloadables, and group chats. Dr. Bev and Holly really knocked it out of the park.
daphne de celles
Client Testimonials
When you put Dr. Ben Browning and Holly Rustick together, you get the best of the best! A great course, and an AMAZING array of templates. WOW! Need to know how to have the best board? Want to secure more funding? And do you need some ideas for branding best practices? It's all in this class.. with two of the best nonprofit, grant-writing instructors today.
tammy gibbs
This course helped me identify poor habits from other boards I had picked up on from prior board positions and gave me the order of steps needed to make my nonprofit successful. The course includes a ton of valuable material that I will be referring to for years to come!
Monique baysingar
Taking the Nonprofit Start-Up Academy means YOU can…
Create a strategic plan and funding calendar for the year and finally GROW your nonprofit.
Be the ‘go-to’ person that people in your community turn to when they need help starting or growing a nonprofit.
Feel and BE confident when working on your nonprofit!
Make a positive and TREMENDOUS impact in the world.
- 4 Recorded Live Replays video lessons,
- 70+ downloadable worksheets and checklists,
- 3 funding books, and
- get access to Dr. Beverly Browning and Holly Rustick!
Inside the Nonprofit Start-Up Academy, you’ll get:
The Nonprofit Start-Up Academy is a 4-Module Online course walking you through everything you need to know to start and grow a nonprofit organization.
Or maybe you have a nonprofit but the pandemic has done some serious damage and you need to grow your nonprofit.
Or if you are a freelance grant writer or nonprofit consultant and have people coming to you and asking you to help them start or grow a nonprofit but you just aren’t sure how to do it correctly.
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Let's make your idea REAL.
FAQs
First, we have to define the word success.
If you’re hoping to find a silver bullet that requires very little work on your part and still guarantees your nonprofit organization is successful, then this program isn’t for you.
However, if you are looking for a system that has a proven track record of starting and growing nonprofit organizations, then the Nonprofit Start-Up Academy is a perfect fit!
Here at Grant Writing & Funding we have a no refund policy. Holly and Dr. Bev care about the success of each and everyone of our learners. We also care about the value of respecting one another’s time.
We encourage you to take the time to read the sales page and email (holly@grantwritingandfunding.com or dummiesauthor6@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
We are here to help if you need any assistance before and after joining the course.
First, we have to define the word success.
If you’re hoping to find a silver bullet that requires very little work on your part and still guarantees your nonprofit organization is successful, then this program isn’t for you.
However, if you are looking for a system that has a proven track record of starting and growing nonprofit organizations, then the Nonprofit Start-Up Academy is a perfect fit!
can i be successful with this program?
You have instant access to all modules (videos and downloadables) to the Nonprofit Start-Up Academy.
You will get access to the online course where you go at your own pace and can come back to again and again in our online portal
You will have access to our beautiful platform immediately!
You have unlimited access to the online version of the course. All the material will be continuously updated!
This is a 4-Module course, where each video is about 90 minutes. So the videos will take you about 6 hours.
how is the program delivered?
Here at Grant Writing & Funding we have a no refund policy. Holly and Dr. Bev care about the success of each and everyone of our learners. We also care about the value of respecting one another’s time.
We encourage you to take the time to read the sales page and email (holly@grantwritingandfunding.com or dummiesauthor6@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
We are here to help if you need any assistance before and after joining the course.
