This episode, Holly Rustick explains how important grant writing certificates are, the questions nonprofits ask grant writers, and how grant writers can increase their credibility.

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

Holly explains how to get a grant a grant writing certification, the reasons a grant writing certification can be helpful, and why having a grant writing certificate isn’t necessary.

She also talks about how to present yourself as an experienced grant writer, improve your skills as a grant writer, and get feedback on the grants you write.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The importance of grant writing certificates.
• Why you don’t need a grant writing certificate.
• How to create a system that helps you write grants.
• The questions nonprofits ask grant writers.
• How grant writers can get more nonprofit clients.
• How to get a grant writing certification.
• The reasons a grant writing certification is helpful.
• How to present yourself as an experienced grant writer.
• How to improve your skills as a grant writer.
• How to get feedback on your grants.

Quotables:

• “Even if you have a grant writing certification nonprofits won’t understand what you have.”
• “When you have the time, the resources to learn how to write grants, and you have a system where you can get feedback on your grants, you can definitely charge for your grant writing services.”
• “You don’t need to have a certification or a certificate to write grants or get grant writing clients.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Freelance Grant Writer Academy
• Replace Full-Time Income on Flexible Hours as a Freelance Grant Writer
• A Master Grant Template Application: How it Reduces Your Grant Writing Time & Why Every Grant Writer Needs to Write One
• Doubling Clients and Cutting Hours: Dr. Lauren’s $500K Grant Writing Journey inside the Academy

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