Grant Writing Probs

English teacher Caroline found herself without a voice, burnt out, and pushed to her physical limits in the classroom. In 2021, Caroline quit and took a leap into the unknown. Googling “jobs for burnt out educators,” she found grant writing. After five months in the Collective she made $35k in revenue and has won $5.6 million in funding to date! Curious how you could get into grant writing and build a career in it? Here is a free training on how to do that without volunteering or having prior experience: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writingCaroline likes to say she accidentally started a business. When she joined the Collective, she had her eyes on working with an organization in the bay area. She needed to level up her skills. As she gained the skills to research and write grants, she pulled in some clients along the way. She quickly met her first goal of working with a local organization as a contractor. Suddenly she was building a business. Like a dream, she was winning funding for causes she cared deeply about.Caroline started as a newbie, but she’s crushing grants and building teams not even half a year in. She’s now part of the %5 Club with the Global Grant Writers Collective as she continues to grow her consulting business to $250+. Check out more stories about how we help new grant writers build the life they love: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/reviews/🧡 The Team at Learn Grant Writing Timestamps: 00:00 Intro02:00 Transition from burnt out teacher04:00 Overcoming the fear of being without paychecks05:52 Finding grant writing as a good fit over tech industry08:47 Surpassing goals as a new grant writer11:42 Winning a competitive grant14:10 How long before you saw success as a grant writer?16:56 What it’s like to subcontract18:02 The Global Grant Writers Collective has helped me18:18 Rapid fire get to know you questions21:53 How is The Collective helping you get to the next level of hiring a virtual assistant