Quit Your Toxic Nonprofit Job: The Power of Freelance Grant Writing for Financial Freedom 

This episode, Holly Rustick explains the toxic nature of some nonprofit jobs, the problems with the structure of 501C3 nonprofits, and how you can replace your income with freelance grant writing. 

Holly Rustick is a world-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author who has been coaching grant writers how to run successful 5-6 figure businesses since 2017. 

Holly explains why some nonprofit jobs are toxic, the problems with the structure of nonprofits, and how to replace your income with freelance grant writing.

She also talks about the funding the federal government gives to nonprofits, the limitations that are set on 501C3 nonprofits, and why nonprofit grant writers aren’t paid enough.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why your nonprofit job is toxic. 
• The funding the federal government gives to nonprofits.  
• The limitations that are set on 501C3 nonprofits. 
• The negative effects of nonprofits being unable to lobby. 
• What 501C3 nonprofits are given money for. 
• How nonprofits are set up in a toxic environment. 
• The problems with the structure of nonprofits. 
• How to make a decent income while working with nonprofits. 
• How much grant writers earn at nonprofits. 
• The benefits of being a freelance grant writer. 

About Holly Rustick

Holly Rustick is a world-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author.

Holly has been coaching grant writers how to run successful 5-6 figure businesses since 2017.

With two decades of grant writing and nonprofit experience, Holly is a popular keynote speaker for events all over the world, podcast host of the Top-Ranked Grant Writing podcast, a former university instructor, and is past president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She is constantly booked out to run trainings to help grant writers grow capacity, increase funding, and advance mission. 

Connect with Holly Rustick:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Freelance Grant Writer Academy

Quotables:

• “Many nonprofits are toxic workplaces. They’re not toxic on purpose but the system is rigged.”
• “As a staff grant writer you are one of the hardest positions to fund through grants.”
• “It’s in your best interest and the best interest of the nonprofit for you to be a freelance grant writer.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Get a Free Book in December!
• Register for the Free Webinar, Jan. 10th, 2024 “Quit Your Toxic Nonprofit Job and Replace Your Income with Freelance Grant Writing” Click here
• Join the Waitlist for the Freelance Grant Writer Academy. Click here.
• Unleashing Generosity: Exploring the Power of Donor Giving for Your Nonprofit
• 300th Episode Party: Claim Your Free Book from Grant Writing & Funding and Boost Your Grant Writing Career
• Does Gender Fairness Exist in Your Nonprofit?

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Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron. To hear the full story visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/.