Stop Being Guilted to Work at a Nonprofit

This episode, Holly Rustick explains the different ways nonprofit jobs are toxic, how nonprofits guilt their staff, and why being a freelance grant writer is better than being an in-house grant writer.

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 the toxic side of working with nonprofits, why people get guilted to work at nonprofits, and how you can transition to freelance grant writing.

She also talks about the microaggressions you see in nonprofits, what makes freelance grant writing better than in-house grant writing, and how grant writers can get financial stability.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The different ways nonprofit jobs are toxic.
• How to replace your full time income with flexible hours.
• How nonprofits guilt their staff.
• The fringe benefits you can expect working at a nonprofit.
• The amount you get paid as an in-house grant writer.
• How grant writers can get financial stability.
• Why being a freelance grant writer is better than being an in-house grant writer.
• The microaggressions you see in nonprofits.
• The gender divide in nonprofits.
• How to transition to freelance grant writing.

Quotables:

• “One of the hardest positions for nonprofits to pay are staff grant writers because of all the things attached to being a grant writer and you end up working two full time jobs.”
• “Working as an in-house grant writer on top of not having a raise, being guilted to work for the cause, working all ends, not being able to get paid well, you also don’t have good fringe benefits.”
• “The only way to break free from a toxic workplace is to completely disrupt it.”

ABOUT HOLLY RUSTICK

Grant Writing & Funding (GWF) has a Global Movement to Secure $1 Billion in Grant Funding for Good and $30 Million in Grant Writing Businesses by 2030.  Holly Rustick, CEO of GWF, is leading the movement; a world-renowned grant writer with 20+ years of experience, bestselling author, and business coach for new and seasoned grant writers to replace their full-time income writing grants part-time from home through her signature programs: the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship.  

Rustick is the host of the top grant writing podcast “Grant Writing & Funding” and the author of the Bestselling book, The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing. With an MA in International Political Economy,  past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce, serving on numerous boards of directors, Holly is also an unapologetic feminist. She lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella. 

CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICK 

Website: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Freelance Grant Writer Academy
• Freelance Grant Writing is More Financially Stable Than a Nonprofit Job
• How Tiffany is Quitting Her Full-Time Job Early with Freelance Grant Writing
• Transitioning to Freelance Grant Writing
• Grant Easy Management Software

RESOURCES:

• Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.  https://grantwritingandfunding.com/
• Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/
• Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship 

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Thanks for listening!

Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.

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