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Back to EpisodesHOW EOWYN WENT FROM WORKING IN HIGHER ED TO GETTING HER FIRST GRANT WRITING CLIENT (AND OPERA NONPROFIT)
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Holly Rustick interviews Éowyn Melaragno, who shares her journey from a career in higher education to becoming a successful grant writer.
Éowyn discusses her motivations for transitioning into grant writing, the valuable support she received from the Freelance Grant Writer Academy, and the importance of community in building confidence and skills.
She reflects on her first client experience, the challenges of navigating client relationships, and the mindset shifts that have helped her thrive in the nonprofit sector.
About Éowyn Melaragno
Éowyn helps nonprofits secure funding through a strategy-driven grant writing process that creates sustainable revenue streams, freeing you to grow your organization and expand your impact. Through her extensive background as a donor relations strategist and storyteller, she leverages her expertise in uncovering diverse funding sources and crafting meaningful proposals. Her fundraising philosophy is built on attention to detail and strategic thinking to find grants and purposefully align them with the specific goals of organizations, ensuring funding potential. She has built programs from the ground up and have hands on experience with every aspect that a grant is expected to cover, including program design, staffing, evaluation, partnership development, project management, reporting, and budgeting.
She also holds a certificate in grant writing from the University of South Carolina.
She is committed to understanding each organization’s unique mission and needs. Her proposals are customized to reflect their values and goals, fostering committed partnerships that drive actionable change within communities. Through collaboration with your team, she will translate organizational needs, programming, data, and research into compelling stories that captivate grant providers, emphasizing the impact and significance of projects.
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OTHER 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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