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Doubling Clients and Cutting Hours: $500K Grant Writing Journey inside the Academy
Description
This episode, Dr. Lauren Hopkins explains how to package grant writing services, show organizations your value, and increase your impact.
Dr. Lauren Hopkins is a social worker, program evaluator, grant writer, training developer, and facilitator.
Dr. Hopkins joins us to discuss the different ways to structure grant writing services, why grant writers should use value based pricing, and how grant writers can show organizations their value.
She also talks about the business side of being a grant professional, the importance of having a grant application plan, and how using systems has helped her build financial stability.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- What nonprofits can do if they can’t afford to hire a grant writer.
- The benefits of working with a freelance grant writer.
- Building a business plan for your first master grant application.
- How to carry out program evaluations for grant funders.
- The ways the freelance grant academy has helped Dr. Hopkins.
- How grant writers should structure the services they provide.
- Different ways to package grant writing services.
- Why grant writers should use value-based pricing.
- How to show organizations the value of using a grant writer.
- The resources and templates available in the freelance grant writing academy.
About Dr. Lauren Hopkins
Dr. Lauren Hopkins is the Owner and Principal Consultant of Prepared to Impact, LLC. She is a social worker passionate about helping organizational staff strengthen knowledge, gain skills, and achieve goals. Dr. Hopkins is a gifted program evaluator, experienced grant writer, skilled training developer, and knowledgeable facilitator. She holds a Bachelors in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from High Point University, a Masters in Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Southeastern University. She also earned a Grant Writing Certificate from the University of South Carolina.
Connect with Dr. Lauren:
Quotables:
- “Value based pricing is key and the academy taught me a lot about that.”
- “The academy has helped me get out of my comfort zone and fine tune and become clear about my services.”
- “A lot of the time freelance grant writers aren’t able to make income because they’re not marketing themselves or doing sales calls.”
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Freelance Grant Writer Academy
- Quit Your Toxic Nonprofit Job and Replace your Income with Grant Writing Webinar
- The Beginners Guide to Grant Writing
- Creating a Value-Driven Grant Writing Business Doubled Clients, Peace, and Revenue
- Grant Writing Consulting: A Path to Financial Stability and Growth
- Finding a Community of Grant Writers
OTHER RESOURCES:
- Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in you