Most nonprofit leaders know the potential grants have to grow their impact, but there's a huge problem.

Most nonprofits can't afford

to hire a full-time grant writer.

So they:

  • Run their organization on a shoestring budget
  • Use mostly volunteers to get the work of their programs done, aka not paying their founder/Executive Director
  • Rely on small, sporadic individual donations and fundraising events (that could get canceled at any time due to health concerns)
  • Cut entire programs or essential expenses that they really need
  • Haven't even tried applying for grants because they feel like it's just a waste of time that they could be spending serving their community

I'm here to tell you it's not your fault.

You learn about grant opportunities that might be a good fit at the 23rd hour and have to throw together an application that is nowhere near what it could be.

Or you aren't hearing about grants that you're eligible for at all and are wondering how these other nonprofits are pulling in grant after grant.

After spending the last 9 years writing grants for small to medium-sized nonprofits and then teaching thousands of students learn to write successful grants, I have consistently seen and heard the same grant issues persist for nonprofit leaders.

They're tired, burnt out, and nervous when it comes to grants. They know grants can be the key to bringing in consistent and large amounts of revenue, but, frankly, they have no clue how to do it.

What if there were an easier way?

THERE IS!

Introducing

GRANT WRITING

Made Easier

Learn our Expert Grant Writing Techniques with an AI Edge

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Know that more impact, funding,

and time is possible

right now if you want it.

Imagine . . .

Opening your mail to find a new grant award check that will completely fund one of your programs for the next year.

Grantmakers telling you they "love your work and are excited to fund it."


Receiving a request from a grantmaker to apply for a grant.


Yes, it's all possible because it happens to my students all the time!

How Would Your Nonprofit Be Different If You:

  • Had a clear grant pipeline that builds relationships + trust rapidly with new grantmakers?
  • ​Knew the exact story, program designs, and data that compel grantmakers to invest in your work?
  • ​Could control your fundraising costs by spending NOTHING on grant writers or grant writing consultant and get better results?
  • ​Knew how to streamline and speed up the grant writing process through AI so you could spend MORE time doing what you really love?
  • ​Had the ability to ensure to serve more people, start new programs, and finally have financial security and the sense of relief that comes with it?

What our students have said in the last few weeks

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Grant Writing Made Easier is exactly what

you need to take control of your grantseeking.

This course is designed for grant writers of all levels, including:

  • Novice grant writers who need a step-by-step guide to getting started quickly
  • Intermediate grant writers who want to take their grant writing to the next level, while saving time
  • Expert grant writers who need to learn how to take AI beyond the basic responses it gives to their prompts so they can start saving time, but keep the quality of their proposals high
  • Anyone who wants to learn how to become a grant writer and strategist with a high award rate, while also spending waaaay less time doing so
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Yes, You Can Use AI to Help You Write Large Grants!

"I was just awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Lilly Foundation!


I took your grant writing workshop during the beginning of the pandemic and was totally overwhelmed and thought I'd never be able to get a grant for my work area.

Then I received your email about attending a training to learn how to write a grant 1 hour…using AI. I went - was totally amazed.

Before noon that day I had an 8-page draft of a potential grant.

Using AI, I was able to put together the structure and bones of a good proposal. By the end of my work (about 2 weeks), I had 20 pages of a proposal in a total 47-page grant.

I tell everyone that your training on how to use AI to write a grant is what launched me in the writing process.

SO - I just thought you would want to know that. I'm beyond excited. Thank you for what you do."

-Pam Phillips-Burk
Pastoral Development Ministry Team Leader, Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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What You Get & Learn

When You Join

Write Your Standard Grant Narrative Training

In the Standard Grant Narrative unit, you will learn to create a stand-alone narrative that contains everything you could ever need for a grant proposal, including the Organizational Info: History & Mission section, Statement of Need section, Program Design and Logic Model section, and Budget (both organizational and program-specific). You'll also learn how to write other components like LOI's, abstracts, timelines, thank-you letters and more.

We provide you with a standard grant narrative template as well as individual lessons for every grant section, each with a detailed video and workbook that will help you complete each section of your standard grant narrative. You'll also get templates for Gantt charts, budgets, LOI's, and more!

Even though we also teach you how to use AI to streamline and reduce much of the work of writing a standard grant narrative, we've found it's still crucial for grant writers to have detailed knowledge of what makes a good narrative and be able to write one on their own because you need to be able to check AI's work, tell it what to do to improve its writing, and be able to revise what AI produces to be original and better than what AI (so far) can write.

Ultimately, AI is an incredible assistant, but so many people are using it now that you need to have the skills to stand out from thousands of AI-generated grant proposals.

In the lessons listed below, we include 4.5 hours of video and 200 pages of workbooks.

In the Org Info: History & Mission lesson you will learn:

  • How to speak to your grantmaker's priorities
  • How to tell a compelling story, whether you are applying as an organization or as an individual
  • How to decide what information is relevant and important to include
  • How to refine your mission if you’re not sure it’s strong enough
  • How to interview others to include an outside or second perspective on your organization’s significance
  • How to revise this section for style
  • How to answer questions about your board
  • Other highly-specific questions that might be included in this section that you weren’t expecting
  • How to talk about yourself in an individual history section for an individual artist or academic research grant

In the Statement of Need lesson you will learn:

  • How to figure out exactly who you’re serving and exactly why they need it
  • How to do research, both secondary and primary
  • How to evaluate potential sources and decide what is most relevant to your argument
  • How to incorporate research that clearly demonstrates need
  • How to make a convincing argument, using rhetorical principles
  • How to avoid logical fallacies
  • How to tell a compelling story with evidence

In the Program Design & Logic Model lessons you will learn:

  • How to plan strong goals and objectives
  • How to design credible strategies
  • How to determine what resources you need
  • How to create a descriptive and memorable program or project name
  • How to differentiate yourself from your competition
  • How to find collaborators and talk about them in your proposal
  • How to design program promotion strategies
  • How to pilot and launch your program
  • How to plan and talk about program sustainability
  • How to evaluate your program using metrics
  • How to explain how you will promote your grantmaker once you get the grant
  • The components of the mysterious logic model and how to fill one out correctly

In the Budget lesson you will learn:

  • How to adhere the budget requirements and format 
  • The components of a budget and what they mean
  • How to estimate expenses and revenue for a program or project
  • What to include in the organizational budget
  • What to include in budget justifications

In the All the Little Details lesson you will learn:

  • What type of organization/business/individual you are and which grants you qualify for
  • How to write an executive summary or abstract
  • How to create a timeline
  • How to write LOI’s
  • How to create your grant's appendix
  • How to write thank you letters
  • How to conduct site visits with grantmakers
  • How to do grant reporting

The 30-Day ELITE Grantseeker Program

This 30-day intensive program is designed to help you implement a new grantseeking program (or overhaul your existing program) in just 30 days.

This exclusive offer provides an additional layer of support and practical application to ensure your success in Grant Writing Made Easier.

In the 30-Day ELITE Grantseeker Program, you will complete the following by the end of the 30 days:

  • All Major Program Budgets
  • A Benefit-to-Cost Ratio Assessment for All Major Programs
  • A Grant Prospect List of 20-30 Perfect Fit Grants
  • A 12-Month Grant Strategy and Schedule
  • A Complete Standard Grant Narrative
  • A Grant Application for 1 Actual Grant!

Each of the 30 days includes a video and a corresponding template, workbook, or example.

10 Hours of Grant Writing with AI Video Training

Learn our exclusive framework for using AI to write your grant in a fraction of the time. Discover our best practices for outlining, drafting, revising, and editing using AI that eliminates writer's block; helps you generate new program strategies, goals, and evaluation plans; and ensures your writing is clear, concise, and compelling.

Monthly Grant Writing Workshops

Get access to a live grant writing workshop every single month. Get our team's eyes on your grant drafts for revision suggestions, ask for help with grant searches, and see grants written live, with step-by-step guides to writing your own.

Our writing workshop instructors are practicing grant writing consultants who work with clients around the world and both have Ph.D.s and years of experience teaching university writing.

AI Prompt Cheatsheet & Workbook

Get our 90+ page fillable digital workbook and copy + paste prompt template cheatsheet that corresponds to the training videos.

Use our standard prompts to quickly generate grant drafts, design new programs, revise grant drafts, and more. All trainings are recorded and uploaded to the course.

New Live Grant Writing with AI Trainings

Join us for new live grant writing with AI trainings and learn how the latest AI developments and tools can make the grant writing process faster and better. All trainings are recorded and uploaded to the course.

Exclusive Grant Writer GPT

Our Grant Writer GPT is a Custom GPT that we built to act as an expert in crafting detailed grant proposals. It has a knowledge base of our course content and is able to help you with less instruction than a regular chat with ChatGPT. You can access it if you have a ChatGPT Plus membership.

How to Get Grant Ready Training

Learn the essential components of grant readiness, from Legal Registrations, Financial Documents, Internal Documentation, and Organizational Capacity.

How to Find Grants Training

Get our How to Find Grants video training and workbook so you'll know which grants to apply for next. You'll learn how to search quickly and efficiently then evaluate each grant opportunity so that you only apply for the best ones.

How to Create a Strategic Plan Training

Your nonprofit needs a strategic plan, a plan that is likely to work for your organization, and a plan that you are motivated to do well. The process of creating a strategic plan will help you clarify the vision, goals, and strategies that will make it possible for you to serve your community. Get our strategic plan workbook and slide deck template.

How to Manage Your Finances Training

Video Training + Financial Management Template

Become a Better Writer Training

This 30-day training focuses not just on understanding grants but on becoming an excellent writer. In addition to the writing lessons in the course workbooks, with this bonus, you can get 30 days of exclusive writing exercises emailed to you each day. These will help you loosen up if you find writing difficult or intimidating, become more creative, and learn the skills that will make your writing stand out above the rest.

Community on Mighty Networks

Join the course members-only Mighty Networks Space so you can stay even more up-to-date on advancements in using generative AI for grant writing, share prompts, and get your questions answered.

Grant Strategy Template

Get our exclusive, super-detailed grant strategy spreadsheet template so you can track your grant opportunities as well as see how they fit into the bigger picture of your funding needs. Enter your info and our spreadsheet will calculate how much of each program or expense is funded, has funding in the pipeline, or remains unfunded.

Grant Writing Project Mgmt. Templates

Get our grant writing project management templates. Apply them to your project management software of choice and never worry about what the next step in your grant writing process should be or when you should schedule it on your calendar.

Coming Soon!

All-new videos on the latest strategies on federal grants, grantseeking trends, and more!

Get Organized! Productivity for Nonprofits Training

4 videos + 2 workbooks

Course Guides

Don't waste time trying to figure out where to start or how to succeed on your own. Our course guides will tell you how to get started and make the most of the course.

Check-Your-Understanding Quizzes

Make sure you're learning the terms and concepts throughout the course with quizzes for each lesson.

What Our

Members Have to Say

Christina
Colley

"I’m an intermediate grant writer. I’m an attorney and an accountant, and I learned SO MUCH!!!! The course truly has something for everyone!! From prompt engineering to budget creation to researching to support your grant narrative… it has everything. The trainings are phenomenal!!! Recordings, live sessions, downloadable sheets… you can’t ask for more!

I was an AI skeptic before meeting Krista at the Instrumtl seminar. Now, I’m a believer and tell everyone to come and join! 

A rookie grant writer becomes a pro. A fearful grant writer becomes fearless. And a good grant writer becomes great. And an expert grant writer can now become a consultant.

Krista, you are fabulous!! I’m amazed at the care you take with each of us, your students, and the material.

I’ve improved in grant writing speed, program development, grant success… just in everything. If you do the program you will improve! Best money I’ve spent."

Allyson
Martinez

"Learning to use AI adds a professional grant writer in your business for free.

If you want to have the basics of a winning proposal drafted and just need to fine-tune it to your specific needs then this is something you should try, especially as a new or small nonprofit.

Thank you for doing this. It cleared some of the fear of trying something new and encourages me to see how this could positively impact my non-profit's ability to get successful proposals drafts , evaluation plans created, and program roadmaps created fast."

Sandy
Sereda

"This training taught me how to design prompts for ChatGPT to increase my writing speed and efficiency.

My mind is blown! I've written many grants over 25 years. I've won grants as small as $5K and as large as $3M.

Way to go Krista! You are an early adopter of the AI technology and a super teacher. I'm delighted to be learning from you."

Patricia
Johnson

"This training was excellent and my favorite thing about it is Krista's teaching style- very thorough.

I would encourage anyone in need of basic information on what AI is and how to use it to create professional grants to take this training.

The most important lesson I learned was the way prompts can assist in creating a more in-depth grant."

Marquetta
Finley

"Amazing!!! This will be a game changer for our team and clients!!

I joined to learn more about how to use AI with grant writing. Learning the parameters and how to use the tool more effectively is a GAME CHANGER!

My favorite thing about the training is . . . everything!"

What's Different about

Grant Writing Made Easier

  • It's designed and taught by a currently practicing grant writing consultant who holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing and has 7+ years of experience teaching university writing.
  • Our second writing instructor is also a currently practicing grant writing consultant, has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing, and 10 years teaching university writing.
  • It focuses on teaching you the most actionable, immediate, effective means of getting your grant submitted and awarded.
  • It also includes super-detailed trainings for anyone who wants to go deeper and become a grant writing expert.
  • It actually helps you complete the work through workbooks, templates, and live writing workshops, so you're not left trying to implement lessons on you own.

Krista Kurlinkus

is a GPA Approved Trainer.

The Approved Trainer program was designed to provide training resources to grant professionals that align with GPA’s Code of Ethics and the Grant Professional Certification Institute’s recommended skills and competencies.

Krista Kurlinkus

is a CFRE Approved Provider

for Continuing Education.

CFRE Certification demonstrates professional excellency to potential employers and clients.

Full participation in Grant Writing Made Easier is applicable for 22.25 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Other grant writing courses that cost thousands of dollars don't even come close to that number of points towards CFRE certification or recertification.

Frequently

Asked

Questions

What if I can't attend one of the live trainings or workshops?

All live trainings and workshops will be recorded in full and posted to the course website the next day. You can watch them anytime.

Will you draft, revise, or edit my grant for me?

The training includes live group coaching on drafts with students. It does not include 1-on-1 grant writing and revision for every participant or any assistance outside of the trainings and group workshops.

How much does the course cost?

The course is $60 per month for month-to-month access or $600 per year. This price includes all of the components listed above. It also gets you access to any new trainings and any other new or bonus content that may be added during your membership. You may cancel two weeks before the next monthly or annual charge processes by emailing support@grantwritingmadeeasy.com with your cancellation request.

Do you guarantee the grants I write using the training will be successful?

No, we are unable to guarantee success of any particular grant as many factors determine a grant's success, including the applicant's organizational history and capacity, fit with the grantmaker and funding opportunity, and applicant's ability to implement our training.

Do I get lifetime access to the course?

You will have access to all of the course content for as long as you are current on your payments. That means month-to-month members will have continued access as long as their payments are made every 30 days. That means annual members will need to pay each year for continued access to the course. During that time, you can download the recordings and the workbook for your continued use after your membership ends. If your payment fails to process, you will lose course access.

What if I have questions or need support?

Once enrolled you’ll receive information from us on how best to contact us via email for questions about the coursework, or our technical support team for any system (online access or performance) issues. You will also be able to submit and ask questions during the live workshops and through our private Mighty Networks community.

What More of Our

Members Have to Say

Peggie
Henderson

"I highly recommend taking this class as it has the potential to change your life for the better.

The program provided me with insight into the best prompts to ask ChatGPT to generate more effective grant proposals. I found the entire program to be incredibly helpful and informative.

My experience has been great, and I am confident that anyone who wants to improve their grant writing skills will find this program to be highly valuable."

Scott
C.

"This is revolutionary for a small nonprofit with limited resources.

I have submitted several successful grants to government entities, foundations, and individual donors. I joined to learn how to streamline and accelerate the process to achieve more detailed and impactful proposals. In the training, I have learned the iterative effectiveness of prompting and my favorite thing about the training has been having my mind blown!

I would absolutely recommend this training to anyone who wants to learn to write grants with AI. Thank you for taking the time to develop this course and share it. What a time-saver."

Khaim
Morton

"I highly recommend this training and education to anyone who wants to boost their productivity.

As someone who has written grants for non-profits and private sector companies, as well as local, state, and federal entities, I can say that while I have had some success, I recognized that there is always room for improvement. That's why I decided to sign up for the AI grant writing training program.


Thanks to the program, I learned how to write prompts that generate the information I need, as well as different types of prompts that help me write various sections of the application. Once I understood how to use the tool, I was amazed at how quickly I could complete tasks.


The training was certainly helpful for me, and I am excited to continue using the workbooks provided."


Melissa D.
Guerrero

"Thanks to the training, I now know how to apply for more grants than I ever thought possible as a regular person.

Despite putting in several grant applications, I had yet to win any. That's when I decided to enroll in the AI grant writing program with the goal of learning how to complete grant applications quickly so I could apply for more.

One of the key takeaways from the program was how to make a conversation with the AI to get a more customized grant proposal. This was incredibly helpful in showing me how to tailor my proposals to the specific requirements of each grant.

I learned a lot in the training and was able to complete writing a grant proposal, with the exception of the graphics and budget narrative required by federal grantmakers.

Overall, I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to improve their grant writing skills."

Nice to meet you!

I'm Krista, and I can't wait to cheer you on as you write your next grant.

As founder, CEO, and principal grant writer of Krista Kurlinkus, LLC, I have written winning multi-million dollar federal grants; global development grants; state grants; six-figure academic research grants; and corporate, private, and community foundation grants.

In 2016, after working with nonprofit, government, and academic research clients around the country, I designed my first online grant writing course in hopes of democratizing grant funding for small organizations.

I draw on my expertise as a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition and Literacy Studies and my 7+ years of teaching university writing to provide the best grant writing education on the market.

  • Krista

Is Grant Writing Made Easier

for You?

If any of these sound like you, Grant Writing Made Easier is for you:

1. You often see grant opportunities that seem like a perfect fit for your work, but can't quite wrap your head around the requirements.

2. You know what you need to say, but don't know how to say it. You end up sitting in front of a blank screen, the blinking cursor counting down the seconds until the grant is due.

3. You're not sure which grants to apply for at all or even how to go about evaluating the likelihood of getting a grant award.

4. You're tired of trying to figure everything out on your own or through grant writing books that speak in generalities and don't actually help you figure out your needs, your particular situation.

5. You want to become a compelling writer, a savvy program designer, an adept budgeter.

6. Put simply, you want to write successful grants.

What Even More of Our

Members Have to Say

“I have received over $490,000 in grants, and I contribute that to Krista's instruction. Before taking her course, I had only won a $2,500 community grant.”

Mary Alexander, Director, Unique Fabrics

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