Build Your Freelance Grant Writing Business

Think you need to quit your job to start freelancing? Think again.

Even as an experienced grant writer with limited time, you can build your business on the side with our peer proven, step-by-step system to earn $15K in your first 90 days — and eventually replace your full-time income with the flexibility, freedom, and pay you know you’ve earned.

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How Experienced Grant Writers Earn Their First $15K in Consulting Income

In This Training You'll Learn

	Why undercharging is the #1 reason experienced grant writers can’t quit their day job — and how to price right from the very first client
	How to find your first freelance client without a website, a logo, or anyone at work finding out
	The one deliverable that gets you paid quickly, builds trust with clients, and doesn’t require you to write a single grant application
	What a realistic path from your first $15K to replacing your salary actually looks like — month by month
	How to find out if you even like freelancing before you burn any bridges or make any big decisions
	The ethical exit options most people don’t know exist — including why your current employer might become your first client

You’re good at this.
Really good.

(That’s not the problem, for the record.)

But something isn’t adding up. You’re doing meaningful work, you’re competent, and you’ve been at this long enough to know what you’re doing. And yet the pay doesn’t reflect it, the flexibility isn’t there, and the “Sunday scarys” don’t go away.

You’ve thought about freelancing. Maybe more than once.

Yep. That pull is worth paying attention to…

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You can’t shake the feeling that there’s more out there for you.

Where you’re working with the clients you choose, charging what you’re worth, and building something that’s truly yours.

More income. Work that still matters. And the flexibility to do it on your terms.

You already have the skills. What’s missing is the business side — and that’s a very different problem to solve.

Building a freelance business on the side is not as simple as just finding a client.

In fact, most experienced grant writers who try to DIY this get tripped up by the same three things:

pricing, finding the right clients, and getting lost in busy work that feels productive but doesn’t actually make money.

This training is not about learning to write grants. You already know how to do that. It’s about learning how to build a business around the skills you already have — quietly, ethically, and without risking what you’ve already built.

But

If you’re willing to bet on YOU…

(and you’re the best bet, by the way)

We have the most step-by-step, exhaustive system for building a grant writing consulting business on the side of your current role.

It’s built specifically for people who already know how to write grants and are ready for something more.

Even with a full-time job and limited free time, you can make your first $15K in consulting income without quitting, without a website, without anyone at work knowing you’re exploring this — and a clear path to replacing your income if you want to take it that far.

I have had WIN after WIN since joining the Collective, and I have to share the unbelievable momentum I’ve experienced. Maybe my story will resonate or inspire someone else like so many of your stories have inspired me.

I’m an introvert and have had failed businesses in the past because of my inhibitions and desire to move through the world in a quieter way than most entrepreneurs. The biggest impacts of this Collective so far have come in the form of confidence and community. I still struggle with the feeling that I need to KNOW EVERYTHING before taking action, but even just knowing there’s a resource at my fingertips in case I need help or encouragement has been life-changing.

Courtney Oliphant

Grants Consultant at Coastal Nonprofit Consulting

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You're NOT looking for another side hustle.

You want to know if this could actually replace your income — and give you back your time.

Experienced grant writers who’ve made this transition come from nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, hospitals, universities, and mission-driven organizations of every kind.

What most of them had in common wasn’t a business background. It was something else — and the training covers exactly what that is.

This training is worth your time if..

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You’ve been doing grant writing for someone else’s organization long enough to know you could do this on your own.

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You want to find out if freelancing is right for you without quitting, risking your reputation, or making any permanent decisions.

Most people assume freelancing means hustling for clients, selling yourself constantly, or going all-in before you’re ready. It doesn’t have to look like that. What it actually looks like is something most people don’t expect — and once you see the roadmap, it changes what feels possible.

Watch the Training to Find Out

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Hey, we're Meredith and Alex!

Meredith has been writing and teaching grant writing for over a decade — $45M in grants won, a #1 bestselling book on Amazon, and one of the most-watched YouTube channels on the subject.

The two joined up, built a grant writing consultancy from the ground up, and turned everything they learned into a program for people who wanted to do the same.

So far, members have earned $12M in revenue and won $1.6B in grants for organizations doing work that matters.

Make your first $15K in freelance. Replace your income next.