Grant Glow Up Course
SELF PACED COURSE
Get funding from people you WANT to partner with!
Draft & submit your next grant application in less than a day, without editing yourself out of your ask.
We’ve all felt the dread of reading those words 🤮
You shouldn’t have to say no to your own ideas because funders keep saying no.
Yes, funders do receive more applications than they can fund. AND your ideas are totally fund’able.
It’s more a matter of fit than it is a matter of worth.
Even though it still gives me a case of the eye rolls just thinking about it, not all money is the right money to pursue.
You have to discern which funding opportunities will uplift your work, and which funders are asking you to bend over backwards for scraps. It’ll make your fundraising efforts easier and more fruitful.
Your story deserves to be shared.
Your dreams deserve to be actualized.
Your grant writing experience deserves a glow up.
SELF PACED COURSE
Grant Glow Up
More approved grants… without ass-kissing the grant overlords.
A self-paced course for change makers who want to apply for AND land grants without having to water down their mission.
In less than a day, demystify the grant writing process so you can use someone else's money to make sh*t and shift happen.
Because at the end of the day your job is to represent your mission in your application, not ass kiss the grant overlords.
You don’t want just anyone’s cash – you need…
INTRO: Demystifying Grants for Change Makers
Affirm you belong in the grant funding world as a creative, entrepreneur, or change maker while meet and greeting your new toolkit for grant writing with more ease
TOOL 1
Yes Grants Suck, And We Need Their Money to do Meaningful and Fun Shit
We’ll get confidently clear on what is and is not a grant - including why you should run away from anything with an interest rate involved.
TOOL 2
Understanding the Role of Requests For Proposals (RFPs)
Grant funders use RFPs as their rule book for who gets put on the yes-list, so why not play their game by better understanding what they’re really looking for in a grant application
TOOL 3
The A to C’s of You and Your Dream Project
Gone are the days of leaving out the most vital bits of your project to be more palatable. You’ll get clear on what your most vibrant dream is and the components to make it a reality
TOOL 4
The Relationship Between You, Your Work, and the World
Leaving more of “you” in your grant is key to standing out to funders in a crowd of folks diming their dazzle with the hopes of getting any and every dollar they can.
TOOL 5
Build From The Foundation Life Has Given You
Starting applications from a blank screen is in the past - draw from your lived experience to unlearn the myth that you have to invent a whole new world to have a meaningful impact.
TOOL 6
The Right Fit Grants and Your Right Fit Budget
Wasting your time and energy applying to any and everything leaves your bank account dusty. Learn to quickly filter through the fluff to find grants actually addressing your needs.
BONUS: Time Saving Template Library
Building budgets, finding funders, and revising reports becomes second nature when you plug and play your way through your fundraising to-do list with these easy to use templates
Believing in your Fairy Grant Mentor doesn’t require a leap of faith
Here are some “see it to believe it” share outs from other change makers like you
"Lori is a *wellspring* of knowledge! Aside from being so personable and down to earth, she was incredibly generous with the information she shared with me. Lori made approaching the process of independent grant research, writing & applications simple and not as scary as I’d imagined it to be!
She gave me pro/insider tips on things I hadn’t thought of as a Solopreneur, like what to do about taxes and how to find the investment funds most suited to me and the work I’m doing - a testament to her years of hands-on experience and genuine care for the well-being of humanity. I greatly appreciated our time spent together"
- Shaleahia
Share your REAL story and receive the resources MONEY you dream of…
from funders that don’t make you scream into a pillow.
- 7 Instant-Access Lessons: Plan, draft and submit your grant application with ease
- Template Library: Save your time building budgets, finding funders and revising reports
- 1:1 Call: 60 minutes to get coaching from your Fairy Grant Mentor
I’m not a scroogey gatekeeper.
Hey! I’m Lori, your Fairy Grant Mentor.
11 years of grant writing in the nonprofit space leached out almost out of my humanity.
But I still hold a stubborn belief that these skills must be shared and equalized for others – so you can get your funding wishes granted and learn how to not take the rejections so hard.
I’ve supported and taught grant writing to entrepreneurs, artists and creative change makers for 5 years.
This course has an “I’m in it with you”ness element because well need to be heard, helped and hyped as we navigate the often unnavigable aspects of life, funding included!
FAQ'S
May your funding wishes be granted
But first - here’s the info you may need to confidently make your wish
Can I apply for grants without being a nonprofit?
Yes. While most grants are restricted to 501c3 nonprofits, each year there are more grants for folks partnering with a fiscal sponsor and individuals who are change makers, entrepreneurs, and artists. The Grant Glow Up Course will cover this material as well as help you identify where your best-fit grants are.
Are grants a guaranteed income source?
If you’re actually wondering whether you’ll “win” every application you submit, the surface answer is “no”. Apply for grants is a long game, meaning that grants are most effective if they are a PART of your income streams, not your ONLY income source when starting out.
The deeper answer is that as you submit more right-fit quality applications like you’ll learn in this course, you will increase the ratio of “yes’s” you receive and take the funding rejections less personally as “no’s” are an annoying and inevitable part of the system.
Do I have to be a “good” writer to apply for grants?
Grant writing is more about being a good listener (to what funders are asking for) and being a responsive and relevant writer.
Prior “professional” writing experience is not necessary, as learning the skill of grant writing is ultimately a tool to get you closer to your full funded project and change making dreams becoming reality.
How quickly will I receive the grant money?
Grants are not a get rich quick situationship. Each grant funder has their own process and timeframe for reviewing and awarding funds. In The Grant Glow Up Course you’ll learn how to make a grant calendar that supports the seasons and cycles of your project(s) so you will be prepared to take on or leave behind potential grant applications based on when the funder states their anticipated funding dates are compared to when you need the funding.
I live/work outside of the US - is this course relevant for me?
Yes, the skill of grant writing is incredibly valuable for anyone as the tools shared in The Grant Glow Up Course can be applied towards grants, client proposals, memorandums of understanding, letters of interest, etc.
AND - I would highly recommend that you do at least 5 minutes of online research within your own country context to confirm that grants are a legally allowed form of income. Doing so helps you set your own expectations for what might be possible in your grant writing journey.
There are grant opportunities open and available for all humans on earth, and also my expertise is from navigating the grant system within the United States of America.
How long do I have access to the course and mentorship support?
For as long as the course exists, you will have access to it! If in the future I decide to no longer host the course, you will receive at least 90 days notice to be sure to review and download any materials you would like to continue using.
Should any questions arise regarding the course materials, you can utilize the “comment” feature within the course to ask any questions and I will get back to you within 5-7 business days. That mentorship support will similarly continue until the course is archived in the distant future.
You are encouraged to schedule your 1:1 grant consultation call within the first 60 days of your enrollment as this timeframe encourages course completion and therefore more grant applications being submitted to support your pursuits =]