New Grant Funding Opportunities for Small and Emerging Nonprofits with DeaRonda Harrison

This episode, DeaRonda Harrison explains how nonprofits can get funding, build relationships, and grow their business. DeaRonda Harrison is a grant writing specialist who works with nonprofits to help them win grants. DeaRonda joins us to discuss the funding options for small nonprofits, how nonprofits can build relationships with funding boards, and get past grant funding gatekeepers. She also talks about the business aspect of nonprofits, how to put together a grant plan, and what to do if your grant applications are unsuccessful. What you’ll learn in this episode:New and emerging grant opportunities for small nonprofits.How to put together a grant plan. What it’s like being a nonprofit startup. Ways nonprofits can start to get funding.  What to do if you’re not having success in your grant applications. How to build a relationship with funding boards. Different systems to get grant funders. The gatekeepers involved in getting grant funding. The business aspect of nonprofits. How nonprofits can demonstrate they have experience with money management. About DeaRonda HarrisonDeaRonda Harrison is the founder and President of June First Firm, a grant writing firm specializing in assisting nonprofits under new leadership transform their organization. She works to onboard and train their new grants team reducing burnout, turnover, and lack of support. DeaRonda knows and understands too well why quality grant professionals are leaving nonprofits in droves and wants to be a support system to properly train and onboard those new to the industry as well as more seasoned professionals. DeaRonda has worked at and consulted with numerous leading nonprofits as a grant professional and has 10 years of experience as a grant writer winning awards totaling $35M over the course of her career. Her nonprofit specialty are those that focus on human services, K-12 education, workforce development, housing, and healthcare services. DeaRonda is a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) where she served as Georgia Chapter President for two years. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from Ashford University and Bachelor of Science degree from the prestigious Tuskegee University.    Connect with DeaRonda:Website LinkedInQuotables:“Putting numbers to everything they were doing really helped them take their programs to another level because of the structure.”“An important step is cultivation. My most successful clients develop relationships with funders, they introduce them to the organization so when they get the application it’s not the first time they’ve heard of the organization.”“Instead of just asking for money, date those funders.”Resources mentioned in this episode:Train Up Your Grant WriterHow Your Nonprofit Can Stand Out in the Funder’s Eyes Charity Navigator4 Steps Executive Directors of Nonprofits Can Lead with ConfidenceImproving the communication between grant funders and nonprofitsTop 10 Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Executive DirectorOTHER RESOURCES:Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.  https://grantwritingandfunding.com/Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship RATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW THE PODCASTFavor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show!Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to get grant and freelance grant writing proven strategies and conversations in your podcast player every single week.Thanks for listening!Warmly,Holly RustickLeading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.———————————————————————————Thank you Bloomerang for sponsoring this week’s podcast!Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron.After just one year with Bloomerang First Tee of Greater Akron doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds.To hear the full story, visit bloomerang.com/grantwritingpodcast/ ———————————————————————————