As a freelance grant writer, or freelancer in general, are you keeping track of your time?

One of the biggest flaws I see is that freelance grant writers don’t keep track of their time.

Why is tracking your time so important?
Because our time is our most valuable asset.

What Happens When Freelancers Don’t Track Their Time
When freelance grant writers don’t track their time, they underestimate how much time the following takes:

Writing grants
How much time to write a foundation grant
How much time to write a federal grant
How much time to write a state grant
How much time to write a Letter of Inquiry
Finding grant prospects
Meetings with clients
Emails with clients
Talking to funders
Working on financials
Marketing
Industry updates
Administration
And so much more…
And what happens when you don’t accurately count or track your time?
According to our friends over at Global Development Solutions, who conduct an annual Pricing Survey among grant professionals (2023), YOU don’t get paid for all your work!

This is SO dangerous because if you don’t get paid for your work, then you are not able to sustain a business.

You need to know how much time things take you to do.

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Ep. 393 Why Grant Writers Must Track Their Time: Pricing Strategies and Smart Decisions

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In deze aflevering vertel ik je, terwijl ik aan zee zit, over mijn project.
Luister je mee?

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Over Noortje:
Jarenlang was Noortje ongelukkig zonder dat ze het doorhad. Ze leefde haar leven zoals van haar verwacht werd maar ze vond haar werk niet leuk.
Ze werkte als verpleegkundige en operatieassistent en ging met regelmaat met grote tegenzin naar haar werk.
Toch had ze niet genoeg om over te klagen vond ze zelf.
Totdat er een dag kwam in juli 2016 en ze zich iets afvroeg wat haar choqueerde. Toen was het tijd voor hulp.

Ze heeft hard gewerkt om te komen waar ze nu staat.
Van totaal niet meer weten wat ze met haar leven aan moest naar zielsgelukkig zijn het grootste gedeelte van de tijd en op Bali wonen met man en inmiddels kinderen.
Ze startte in 2018 haar online VA business en heeft sindsdien veel ondernemers mogen ondersteunen.
Ze werkt nog steeds online als VA en inmiddels ook als VA opleider, trainer en coach.
Haar traject VA Design leidt mensen op die graag als VA (vanuit het buitenland) willen werken.
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Sinds maart 2020 bestaat de DoorNoortje podcast en daarin deelt Noortje vanalles over haar leven, haar groei, haar lessen, het leven op Bali en daarnaast is er een podcast serie ‘Zij maakten hun droom waar’. Daarin interviewt Noortje inspirerende mensen die ook hun droom waar hebben gemaakt.



157 Secret Project reveal

In this conversation, Isatou Bittaye-Jobe shares her journey from being an in-house grant writer to becoming a freelance grant writer specializing in grassroots social justice organizations. 

She discusses the challenges and opportunities in the funding landscape, particularly the shift from federal to foundation grants. Isatou emphasizes the importance of mentorship and community support in her business growth, highlighting how delegation and team building have allowed her to achieve a better work-life balance. 

Holly and Isatou also touch on the mindset shifts necessary for success in the nonprofit sector.

Connect with Isatou Bittaye-Jobe:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isatoubittayejobe/
Website: https://www.amikhaconsulting.com/

Links Mentioned:

Free Webinar on March 25th, 2025 at 4 pm EST 
“Double Your Grant Writing Business, Writing Fewer Grants, During any Administration”: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship-webinar

Grant Professional Mentorship: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

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“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! 

This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward writing higher quality grants without overwhelm, and to start and grow successful grant writing businesses! 

Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!"

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Ep: 394 Growing a Grant Writing Business from $5k to $200k in 2 years with Isatou

Surprisingly, there are a lot of myths out there about grant writing. From the myth of working on commission to nonprofits not having money to hire grant writers, these myths might hold you back from even starting a career in grant writing.

Why are there so many grant writing myths out there? Because a lot of folks aren’t familiar with grant writing or nonprofit organizations in general. Even many folks who start nonprofit organizations aren’t familiar with how they operate, they just have a passion for helping causes. 

Grant writing (to non-grant writers) also feels very mysterious and a bit untouchable. However, it’s not. Grant writing as a career is simply offering a service for organizations using your skills and experience. 

With a successful 20-year grant writing career that is still going strong, I decided it was time to break down some of these myths!

Watch Video Podcast Here: https://youtu.be/Kzbv2Zm4lZo

Links Mentioned:
Grant Professional Mentorship: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

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“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! 

This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward writing higher quality grants without overwhelm, and to start and grow successful grant writing businesses! 

Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!"

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Ep: 396 Grant Writing Myths: What No One Will Tell You About this Career

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the grant writing world, but maybe not how you imagine. 

Sure you could go ChatGPT, put in a Request for Proposal and ask it to produce a grant proposal. But that grant would not get funded. Why? Before AI can produce a quality grant proposal, you need to provide it with your own original content. Today’s AI models need that original content to use, edit, and respond to. In other words, AI grant writing still requires work!

In other words, the nonprofit sector still needs grant writers. However, AI tools can make grant writing easier and more efficient.

Through my Freelance Grant Writer Academy, I’ve trained thousands of grant writers, helping them build thriving grant writing businesses. It also gives me a unique insight into how grant writers are really using tools like AI. Let’s take a look at what’s working with grant writing and AI (and what isn’t).

Watch Video Podcast HERE: https://youtu.be/CbsNL22cM3U

Related Links:
-Why AI Won’t Take Your Grant Writing Job: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/why-ai-wont-take-your-grant-writing-job/

-Using Chat GPT and AI for Grant Writing with Philip Deng: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/using-chat-gpt-and-ai-for-grant-writing/

Links Mentioned:
Grant Professional Mentorship: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

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“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! 

This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward writing higher quality grants without overwhelm, and to start and grow successful grant writing businesses! 

Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

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Ep: 397 How AI Is Changing Grant Writing and What You Need to Know

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Executive Director of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), Mike Chamberlain and Holly Rustick of Grant Writing & Funding to discuss the role of GPA in supporting grant professionals through advocacy, community building, and professionalism. Holly and Mike delve into the importance of job classification for grant professionals, the annual salary and benefits survey, and the future of grant writing in 2025 amidst changing federal policies and economic conditions. 

They also discuss the intricacies of the grant application process, the evolving landscape of funding, and the importance of adaptability for grant professionals. They explore the necessity of diversifying funding sources, overcoming assumptions in grant writing, and the value of repurposing materials for broader applications. 

The discussion also highlights the resilience required in the face of uncertainty and the upcoming Grant Summit as a vital community-building opportunity for grant professionals.

Watch Video Podcast HERE: https://youtu.be/HC0KoDvYiHg

Links Mentioned:
Grant Professional Mentorship: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

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“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! 

This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward writing higher quality grants without overwhelm, and to start and grow successful grant writing businesses! 

Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!"

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Ep: 398 State of Grants 2025: A Conversation with Mike Chamberlain of GPA - Part 1

Executive Director of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), Mike Chamberlain and Holly Rustick of Grant Writing & Funding to discuss the role of GPA in supporting grant professionals through advocacy, community building, and professionalism. Holly and Mike delve into the importance of job classification for grant professionals, the annual salary and benefits survey, and the future of grant writing in 2025 amidst changing federal policies and economic conditions. 

They also discuss the intricacies of the grant application process, the evolving landscape of funding, and the importance of adaptability for grant professionals. They explore the necessity of diversifying funding sources, overcoming assumptions in grant writing, and the value of repurposing materials for broader applications. 

The discussion also highlights the resilience required in the face of uncertainty and the upcoming Grant Summit as a vital community-building opportunity for grant professionals.

Watch Video Podcast HERE: https://youtu.be/ZrdynSl3B6c

Links Mentioned:
Grant Professional Mentorship: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship

Freelance Grant Writer Academy: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/

Tune in today to listen to this podcast.

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“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! 

This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward writing higher quality grants without overwhelm, and to start and grow successful grant writing businesses! 

Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!"

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Ep: 399 State of Grants 2025: A Conversation with Mike Chamberlain of GPA - Part 2

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Is The Digital Nomad Era Over? (Lessons From 10 Years Traveling The World) w/ Chris The Freelancer

Quit your toxic nonprofit job and replace your full-time income while writing grants part-time, from home! Join our students in the Freelance Grant Writer Academy to create Financial Stability and Flexibility through writing grants for causes you are passionate about: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy 

World-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author Holly Rustick provides coaching that helps new and experienced grant writers replace their full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or anywhere they want to live or travel in the world). 

She coaches changemakers to master grant writing and start to grow 6-figure+ grant writing businesses on part-time hours via her signature group program, “Freelance Grant Writer Academy."

As an unapologetic feminist, Holly’s work in coaching female grant writers to master grant writing, find their cause-area niche, and navigate value-based pricing and nonprofit sales is breaking glass ceilings for women all over the world.

Every week, she coaches thousands of people through the top-ranking podcast, Grant Writing & Funding, books on grant writing, and inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy.  

Holly has 20 years of experience in grant writing, and began her freelance grant writing journey back in 2005. While teaching in Kuwait and Indonesia, and then earning a Master’s Degree in International Political Economy in Belgium, Holly saw the light of setting up a virtual-based business in grant writing back in the mid-2000s. Having secured more than $45 million of dollars for nonprofit organizations, and then setting up a multi 6-figure freelance business, Holly has a mission to help female grant writers break out of toxic nonprofit J-O-B-S and create high-level income while freelance grant writing. 

Inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy, students have secured more than $61+ million in grant funding and $1.3+ million in revenue in their grant writing businesses within ONE year.

To amplify this work, she is past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Guam Business Advisory Task Force as an advisor to the first female governor of Guam. Holly lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella. 

If you are interested in replacing your full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or from anywhere in the world!) join the Freelance Grant Writer Academy! 

www.grantwritingandfunding.com.

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