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Course Description
The Business of Freelance Grant Writing gives you the roadmap, tools, and real-world guidance to build a thriving freelance grant writing practice, not just a side-hustle dream. Most "start your business" courses hand you theory and wish you luck. This one hands you the actual documents your business runs on, built alongside the lessons and customized to you, so you finish with a fully built business ready to launch. Whether you're an aspiring freelancer tired of guessing, an established consultant ready to professionalize, or a career changer building a livelihood around work that matters, you'll leave with a clear path from "I'm thinking about it" to "I'm doing it."
Course Format
Nine modules covering business setup, pricing, services, contracts, marketing, client management, ethics, and operations
A minimum of 9 hours of content you can move through on your own timeline
A private Circle community where peer review sharpens your work
Optional coworking sessions for accountability and momentum
"Sticky Situation" discussions on the real-world ethical calls every consultant faces
A Spark the Fire Certificate of Participation when you cross the finish line
No deadlines to complete the course
Your business documents are peer-reviewed along the way, so you walk away with materials that are polished and ready to use.
What You'll Walk Away With
Your complete business toolkit, built for real use:
30/60/90-Day Business Plan: your action-focused roadmap from idea to launched practice
Fee Schedule: research-backed rates you can present with confidence
List of Services: clear, client-resonant language for what you offer
Contract Template: professional protection for you and your clients
Consultant Resume: not a job resume, but a marketing tool that lands clients
Writing Sample: a polished narrative that shows funders and clients what you can do
LinkedIn and Website Presence: your professional storefront, peer-reviewed and ready
Plus your full Freelancer Toolkit: contracts, invoices, intake forms, client checklists, status report templates, a start-up budget, a website architecture worksheet, a business registration checklist, and a recent grants list. Everything you'll reach for in your first year, already in your hands.
Payment Information
Use the payment options below, including a three-payment option in the checkout. You may also request a purchase order by email.
Bundle and Save
Already planning to earn your Certificate too, or want to sharpen your research? Pair this course and save.
The Complete Grant Writer. For people going all in on grant writing as their own practice. Certificate in Grant Writing + Business of Freelance Grant Writing + Mastering Grant Research. $2,097. (Save $344)
Craft to Career. For anyone who wants to make a living writing grants, from first client to full practice. Certificate in Grant Writing + Business of Freelance Grant Writing. $1,997. (Save $197)
Beyond the Page. For writers who already have the craft and want to find more work and run it as a business. Mastering Grant Research + Business of Freelance Grant Writing. $847. For writers who already have the craft and want to find more work and run it as a business. (Save $97)
More Info
Continuing Education Points? Yes.
Full participation in The Business of Freelance Grant Writing is applicable for 9 points toward the GPC and qualifies under Category 1.B (Education) of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. You build your business and earn credit toward your credential at the same time.
Course Description
The Business of Freelance Grant Writing gives you the roadmap, tools, and real-world guidance to build a thriving freelance grant writing practice, not just a side-hustle dream. Most "start your business" courses hand you theory and wish you luck. This one hands you the actual documents your business runs on, built alongside the lessons and customized to you, so you finish with a fully built business ready to launch. Whether you're an aspiring freelancer tired of guessing, an established consultant ready to professionalize, or a career changer building a livelihood around work that matters, you'll leave with a clear path from "I'm thinking about it" to "I'm doing it."
Course Format
Nine modules covering business setup, pricing, services, contracts, marketing, client management, ethics, and operations
A minimum of 9 hours of content you can move through on your own timeline
A private Circle community where peer review sharpens your work
Optional coworking sessions for accountability and momentum
"Sticky Situation" discussions on the real-world ethical calls every consultant faces
A Spark the Fire Certificate of Participation when you cross the finish line
No deadlines to complete the course
Your business documents are peer-reviewed along the way, so you walk away with materials that are polished and ready to use.
What You'll Walk Away With
Your complete business toolkit, built for real use:
30/60/90-Day Business Plan: your action-focused roadmap from idea to launched practice
Fee Schedule: research-backed rates you can present with confidence
List of Services: clear, client-resonant language for what you offer
Contract Template: professional protection for you and your clients
Consultant Resume: not a job resume, but a marketing tool that lands clients
Writing Sample: a polished narrative that shows funders and clients what you can do
LinkedIn and Website Presence: your professional storefront, peer-reviewed and ready
Plus your full Freelancer Toolkit: contracts, invoices, intake forms, client checklists, status report templates, a start-up budget, a website architecture worksheet, a business registration checklist, and a recent grants list. Everything you'll reach for in your first year, already in your hands.
Payment Information
Use the payment options below, including a three-payment option in the checkout. You may also request a purchase order by email.
Bundle and Save
Already planning to earn your Certificate too, or want to sharpen your research? Pair this course and save.
The Complete Grant Writer. For people going all in on grant writing as their own practice. Certificate in Grant Writing + Business of Freelance Grant Writing + Mastering Grant Research. $2,097. (Save $344)
Craft to Career. For anyone who wants to make a living writing grants, from first client to full practice. Certificate in Grant Writing + Business of Freelance Grant Writing. $1,997. (Save $197)
Beyond the Page. For writers who already have the craft and want to find more work and run it as a business. Mastering Grant Research + Business of Freelance Grant Writing. $847. For writers who already have the craft and want to find more work and run it as a business. (Save $97)
More Info
Continuing Education Points? Yes.
Full participation in The Business of Freelance Grant Writing is applicable for 9 points toward the GPC and qualifies under Category 1.B (Education) of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. You build your business and earn credit toward your credential at the same time.
