Non Profits

Imani Ackerman is a grant writer who wants to heal the world, especially in issues surrounding Black and brown women, lower-income youth/families, and environmental justice. She is a happy wife, mom, college student, and serial entrepreneur. She’s been part of the Global Grant Writers Collective for 10 months. ✨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-writingBefore the Collective, Imani was not making the amount of money she wanted to be in her part-time grant writer job. Her work-life balance was not sustainable. ⚖️She had little confidence in herself or the path she was taking. She had a vision for her life’s impact, but didn’t know how to reach it.Her major wins?🧁 Learning while getting paid.🧁 Saying no to full-time grant writer job offers so she could say yes to a grant consulting project aligned with her values and passions.🧁 Prioritizing work-life balance.🧁 Landing a grant consulting project one year after the informational interview.📣 Advice for those considering starting a grant writing journey? “Your path doesn’t have to be perfect. Detach yourself from the outcome. The doing is the win.” Resources and links:🔸 “We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power” by Rachel Rodgers🔸 “Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking” by Jon AcuffStill have questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq Or, email us at info@senworks.org.🧡 The Team at Learn Grant WritingTimestamps00:00 Intro00:14 Imani Ackerman’s Major Informational Interview Win03:30 Imani’s Vision Is Being Realized Through Working With Nonprofits04:55 Imani’s Informational Interview Journey05:50 Full Time Grant Writing Job Versus Consulting09:15 Check In: How Imani Is Doing Now11:47 Rapid Fire Questions14:08 Advice To Those Debating Going After Their Dream