play Play pause Pause S1 E470 Sep 08, 2026 The GRANTS Formula: The 6-Step System Behind Every Grant I've Ever Won How do you actually write a grant proposal that wins funding? Grant writing is both technical writing and an art form. You need to understand the funder’s requirement...
play Play pause Pause S1 E469 Sep 01, 2026 The Funded Series: $4M in Grant + Client Wins (What Worked in July) What if the biggest opportunity in grant funding right now isn’t federal money at all? In this episode of The Funded Series, Holly Rustick breaks down the real grant ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E468 Aug 25, 2026 Why Your Nonprofit Sales Calls Ghost You (And the 30-Day Fix) You had a great discovery call. They were excited. You sent the proposal right away. And then…nothing. If you’re replaying the call wondering what you said wrong, th...
play Play pause Pause S1 E467 Aug 18, 2026 Is AI Too Precious for Your Grant Writing? AI is everywhere. New tools are launching almost every week, platforms are changing how they work, and it seems like everyone has an opinion about the "right" way to u...
play Play pause Pause bonus Aug 13, 2026 The Real Truth About Gen X Grant Professionals Taking Care of Aging Parents, College Kids, and Their Own Retirement Gen X grant professionals are navigating a unique season of life: growing a business while supporting aging parents, helping college-age or young adult children, and t...
play Play pause Pause bonus Aug 13, 2026 Why Your Revenue isn't Predictable One month, your grant writing business feels like you’ve finally figured it out. A few months later, you’re looking at your bank account wondering where the next clien...
play Play pause Pause bonus Aug 13, 2026 The 4 CEO Decisions That Double Revenue What’s the difference between a grant writer and the CEO of a grant writing business? It’s not experience, more clients, a bigger team, or even writing better grants. ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E466 Aug 11, 2026 June 2026 Funded Series: $7.5 Million in Impact, 41 Grant Wins, and Better Grant Writing Businesses Every month on the Funded Series, Holly Rustick celebrates the incredible grant wins and business milestones happening inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and Gr...
play Play pause Pause S1 E465 Aug 04, 2026 5 Myths That Keep Grant Professionals Stuck from Hiring a Part-Time Team Hiring a team should make your business easier, not more stressful. Yet for many grant professionals, mindset barriers around leadership, delegation, and responsibilit...
play Play pause Pause S1 E464 Jul 28, 2026 How to Scale Your Grant Writing Business Without Building an Agency What does it really take to move from being a freelance grant writer to building a thriving business? In this episode, Holly explores the powerful identity shift that...
play Play pause Pause S1 E463 Jul 21, 2026 Feeling Guilty About Leaving Your Nonprofit Job? Many people are drawn to nonprofit work because they want to make a difference—but what happens when that passion is used against you? In this episode, Holly Rustick ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E462 Jul 14, 2026 The Identity Shift That Will Scale Your Grant Writing Business Are you operating as a freelance grant writer or are you truly stepping into the role of a business owner? There’s a big difference. In this episode, Holly Rustick d...
play Play pause Pause S1 E461 Jul 07, 2026 State of the Grant Industry: May 2026 Market Report Each month, we analyze real grant awards and client wins reported by members of the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship to uncover the...
play Play pause Pause S1 E460 Jun 30, 2026 What Can Make or Break a Nonprofit's Success Before Grant Funding In this episode, Holly talks with Reece Bester, Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Grants, about what nonprofits need to have in place before pursuing grant funding. Reec...
play Play pause Pause S1 E459 Jun 23, 2026 The 2026 Tax Change Every Grant Writer Should Know About The 2026 tax change quietly handed nonprofits a fundraising gift, and most of them have no idea. In this episode, Holly breaks it down in plain English: what changed,...
play Play pause Pause bonus Jun 19, 2026 The Fear Never Fully Goes Away, Even After Six Figures (What 12 Years in Business Taught Me) What if the thing standing between you and a thriving freelance grant writing business isn't lack of experience, but fear? In this deeply personal bonus episode, Holly...
play Play pause Pause bonus Jun 18, 2026 The 5 Reasons You Haven't Started a Grant Writing Business Yet (And Why None of Them Are Real) If you've been telling yourself that now isn't the right time to start a freelance grant writing business, this episode is for you. Holly Rustick tackles the five most...
play Play pause Pause S1 E458 Jun 16, 2026 "Will AI Replace Grant Writers?” The 2026 AI-READY Framework (Embrace It or Reject It) Is AI coming for grant writers, or is it creating more opportunity than ever before? Should you embrace it or reject it? In this episode, Holly Rustick cuts through th...
play Play pause Pause S1 E457 Jun 09, 2026 The OMB Proposal: What Grant Writers Actually Need to Know Before July 13 The headlines about federal grants this week are a lot — and most of them are missing the most important detail: the OMB proposal is not a law. It is not final. It is ...
play Play pause Pause bonus Jun 08, 2026 [Case Study] She Left Her $70K Job and Was Writing Grants for Free: Now She's Getting Paid What if the biggest shift in your grant writing business isn’t learning how to write grants, but learning how to think like a business owner? In this inspiring Freelan...
