Welcome back to another episode of Grant Writing & Funding, the podcast designed especially for all you changemakers out there, looking to grow funding and capacity for your causes and communities. 

In this episode, we’ll be discussing strategies that will not only help you grow your grant writing business but also free up time for yourself and stimulate creativity.

One of the key points we’ll be exploring is how to take a much-needed vacation while still earning income for your business. Yes, it’s possible! By implementing effective systems and processes, we can achieve that elusive work-life balance and create space for generating passive income streams, hosting webinars, developing online courses, and fostering higher-level relationships.

But before we delve deeper into that, I have an exciting announcement to make. We’re opening the doors to our 12-month coaching program, the “Grant Professional Mentorship,” designed for grant writers who already have their own companies and are looking to take them to the next level. The doors will remain open until Sunday, October 1st, after which they won’t reopen until later in 2024. So, if you’re serious about growing your grant writing business, this is your opportunity.

During the Grant Professional Mentorship, we’ll guide you through a comprehensive curriculum, covering everything from training, hiring, and delegating, to business system resets, creating calendar space, and even taking that much-needed vacation. Our focus is on empowering you to attract ideal nonprofit clients, partners, and financial wealth using an abundant mindset.

And that’s not all! We have an incredible workshop coming up, the “Business Reset Strategy Workshop,” taking place on October 3rd. You will have access to join this workshop, when you join the Grant Professional Mentorship by October 1st. This workshop, held inside our mentorship learning portal, will address topics such as value-based pricing strategies, service offer promise training, setting policies for defining boundaries, and effective marketing strategies to boost your business.

I know many of you grant writers find yourselves working every minute, feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of burnout. It’s crucial to remind yourself of your “why” and create the necessary systems and standard operating procedures to maintain balance.

Remember, your business should support your life, not consume it. In our Peaceful SCALE System, that we discuss in this podcast episode, the Grant Professional Mentorship, you will learn essential aspects and guidance on how to outsource tasks that drain your energy, as well as how to establish an abundant mindset and think about your legacy.

So, if you’re ready to rediscover your passion, embrace systems and processes that work for you, and join a community of fellow grant writing professionals, I invite you to join our Grant Professional Mentorship program.

It can feel isolating, working from home or a small office without a sounding board. But you are not alone. Together, we can create a community that fosters growth, provides templates, systems, processes, feedback, and coaching to help you achieve your goals.

I can personally say that investing in coaches, continuous learning, and reading books on business has transformed my own journey. It took time, but I found that delicate balance between doing great work and avoiding burnout. And I want the same for each and every one of you.

So, let’s dive into today’s episode and explore the Peaceful SCALE system for your growing grant writing business. Remember, your work as change makers is invaluable, and together, we can make a lasting impact.

The Peaceful SCALE System is the following acronym:

1. S – SYSTEMS & SOPS 

In the SCALE system, “Systems & SOPs” refers to the importance of creating efficient and effective processes and procedures within your grant writing business. By implementing systems, you can streamline your workflow, increase productivity, and ensure consistent quality in your deliverables. In the Grant Professional Mentorship’s Learning Portal and Masterclasses, you will have all the templates you need to triple your revenue and increase your calendar time in your grant writing business.

2. C – CALENDAR SPACE 

Carving out dedicated time for self-care, relaxation, and creative thinking. By scheduling regular breaks and vacations, grant writers can avoid burnout, rejuvenate their energy, and foster a well-rounded lifestyle that promotes overall wellbeing. Within the Grant Professional Mentorship’s Learning Portal and Accountability Calls, you will learn how to implement a 4-day workweek.

3. A – ABUNDANCE MINDSET 

THE CONCEPT OF “ABUNDANCE/AFFLUENT MINDSET” IN THE SCALE SYSTEM EMPHASIZES ADOPTING A MINDSET OF PROSPERITY AND ABUNDANCE. BY EMBRACING ABUNDANCE, GRANT WRITERS CAN ATTRACT IDEAL CLIENTS, BUILD VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS, AND CREATE FINANCIAL WEALTH IN THEIR BUSINESSES. IT ENCOURAGES GRATITUDE, POSITIVE THINKING, AND ATTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

Abundance mindset is a strategy to implement value-based pricing. We have Mindset Coaching on our Twice monthly coaching calls, in the Slack Channel, and in our Book Club within the Grant Professional Mentorship.

4. L – LEVEL UP YOUR LEGACY

“Level Up Your Legacy” in the SCALE system refers to the significance of considering the long-term impact and influence of your grant writing business. It prompts grant writers to reflect on their purpose and the mark they want to leave behind. By aligning their actions with their legacy, grant writers can make a lasting difference in their communities and causes they care about.

By identifying what your Unique Industry Concept and Service Offer Promises are, will help you create a legacy in the entire grant writing arena. You will elevate your profile by being featured as a grant writer for hire on the Grant Writing & Funding website, as well as get featured on the Top-Ranked Grant Writing podcast in the entire world!

5. E – ENJOYING LIFE AND BUSINESS 

Recognizing the importance of finding joy and fulfillment in both personal and professional endeavors. This involves cultivating a healthy work-life balance, pursuing passions beyond grant writing, and seeking opportunities for growth and personal development.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Introduction to the 12-month Grant Professional Mentorship coaching program for grant writers with their own companies
• Highlighting the importance of having systems and processes in place
• Emphasis on creating passive income streams and higher-level relationships
• Encouragement to schedule vacations to stimulate creativity and allow for rest and rejuvenation
• Promotion of adopting an affluent or abundance mindset to attract ideal nonprofit clients and financial wealth
• Free up time and think about creating passive income streams, webinars, lead generators, and online courses
• About the Reset Strategy Workshop
• Description of the curriculum and topics covered in the workshop, including training, delegating, SOP templates, and business system resets
• Emphasis on value-based pricing strategies
• Addressing overwhelmed business owners who started their businesses for more freedom
• Acknowledgment of feeling isolated and seeking feedback from irrelevant sources
• Recognition of the challenges of running a business and the risk of burnout
• Personal experience of hitting a growth plateau and struggling with work-life balance
• Highlighting the benefits of community, templates, systems, processes, feedback, and coaching in transforming businesses and lives
• Discussion of personal experience in investing in coaches and learning to find balance and avoid burnout
• Emphasis on charging appropriate rates to support one’s family and community
• Encouragement to support causes through nonprofit boards, investments, sponsorships, and donations for meaningful change
• Emphasis on scaling businesses and finding enjoyment in both business and personal life

Quotables:

• Unique Industry Concepts: “Our unique industry concept is really to create peace and profit for grant professionals.”
• Legacy and Meaningful Change: “And to leave a legacy, you can also create massive change in areas that you’re passionate about. By streamlining your services and creating more time in your schedule to have meaningful thought work on how you can enhance the cause areas that you’re passionate about.”
• The Grant Professional Mentorship: Once clients inside have a community, templates, and systems, and processes, and feedback, and coaching, it has  drastically changed their businesses. And more importantly, their life. Now they have that freedom back in their life.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Grant Professional Mentorship
• Related Episode: How Freelance Grant Writers Get Paid

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