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Wedeline Beat Imposter Syndrome to Land a Full-Time Grant Writing Job With Limited Experience 🌟 [Video]

Wedeline Beat Imposter Syndrome to Land a Full-Time Grant Writing Job With Limited Experience 🌟

Wedeline Casimir is a performing artist and incredibly talented singer who has found joy in grant writing! ✨ The big decision that led her to Learn Grant Writing was pushing herself to try something new. When COVID happened, Wedeline decided to offer online voice lessons. This was a big step out of her comfort zone, but it paid off! Bonus: Wedeline learned that she loved working for herself. 📣

She sought to learn grant writing to support the arts organizations she’s proud of and to utilize her technical writing skills. And, she wanted to work on her own time while still making a sustainable income. 💪

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-writing

Wedeline overcame imposter syndrome to land her current full-time grant writing job. She learned of the job while in the process of conducting informational interviews. One of the theater organizations she reached out to was hiring for two positions: Development Coordinator and Development Manager. Wedeline’s experience level pegged her for the Development Coordinator position, but she decided to shoot for the Development Manager position. 😎 She had the tools, the will to learn, and the passion to be successful in the role!

Wedeline is currently raising money to record a full-length album. 🎙️ The album will focus on grief, heartbreak, love, and faith. Follow along with her singing journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeazlee/. 🎶

Her proudest moments in the grant writing field have been writing her first Federal grant and developing an LOI for a grant she found! 🎉

For Wedeline, the biggest takeaways from LGW include:
🔸 following up in the informational interview process
🔸 project planning
🔸 getting the words out before editing (a messy first draft!)
🔸 relational community and vulnerability in the community group

For those considering whether or not to pursue their dream, Wedeline’s advice is to just start!

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq

Still have questions about the Collective? Celeste is our Unicorn Career Scale Specialist. AKA she helps you decide if a career in grant writing is right for you! If you’d like to schedule a 1:1 with her, send us an email at info@senworks.org.

🧡 The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:20 The Decision That Led Wedeline to Learn Grant Writing
02:48 Why Wedeline Decided to Learning Grant Writing
05:12 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Land Her Current Job
9:30 Confidence in the Interview Process
12:15 Looking Ahead
16:40 Wedeline’s Proudest Grant Writing Moment
18:18 Key Takeaways From Learning With LGW
20:40 Rapid Fire Questions

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