From Nonprofit Service to Securing $1M+ in Grants: Veronica’s Journey to Advocacy and Freedom

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Grant Writing & Funding

Holly Rustick

495 episodes

19 hours ago

Quit your toxic nonprofit job and replace your full-time income while writing grants part-time, from home! Join our students in the Freelance Grant Writer Academy to create Financial Stability and Flexibility through writing grants for causes you are passionate about: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy World-renowned grant writing expert and Amazon bestselling author Holly Rustick provides coaching that helps new and experienced grant writers replace their full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or anywhere they want to live or travel in the world). She coaches changemakers to master grant writing and start to grow 6-figure+ grant writing businesses on part-time hours via her signature group program, “Freelance Grant Writer Academy." As an unapologetic feminist, Holly’s work in coaching female grant writers to master grant writing, find their cause-area niche, and navigate value-based pricing and nonprofit sales is breaking glass ceilings for women all over the world. Every week, she coaches thousands of people through the top-ranking podcast, Grant Writing & Funding, books on grant writing, and inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy. Holly has 20 years of experience in grant writing, and began her freelance grant writing journey back in 2005. While teaching in Kuwait and Indonesia, and then earning a Master’s Degree in International Political Economy in Belgium, Holly saw the light of setting up a virtual-based business in grant writing back in the mid-2000s. Having secured more than $45 million of dollars for nonprofit organizations, and then setting up a multi 6-figure freelance business, Holly has a mission to help female grant writers break out of toxic nonprofit J-O-B-S and create high-level income while freelance grant writing. Inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy, students have secured more than $225+ million in grant funding and $4+ million in revenue in their grant writing businesses within two years. To amplify this work, she is past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Guam Business Advisory Task Force as an advisor to the first female governor of Guam. Holly lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella. If you are interested in replacing your full-time income while writing grants part-time from home (or from anywhere in the world!) join the Freelance Grant Writer Academy! www.grantwritingandfunding.com.

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From Nonprofit Service to Securing $1M+ in Grants: Veronica’s Journey to Advocacy and Freedom

Grant Writing & Funding

30 minutes

1 week ago

From Nonprofit Service to Securing $1M+ in Grants: Veronica’s Journey to Advocacy and Freedom

Veronica Kulon, CEO of VK Empowerment Solutions, shares her journey from starting a business to becoming an advocate for her clients after joining the Freelance Grant Writer Academy.

She had been full-time with her business (and working part-time at a job) but she still wasn’t tapping into her financial goals. It wasn’t until she joined the Academy, and got some mindset coaching, that she was then able to secure $1 Million in grants for her clients and $42K in her grant writing business - in just three short months.

She even started law school while in the Academy, so she can advocate for her social justice nonprofit clients even more.

Veronica is truly a beacon of nonprofit light in 2025!

About Veronica Kulon

Veronica Kulon, MNM, GPC, began her career as a grant professional in 2012 after obtaining her Master's in Nonprofit Management. With 14 years of experience in the field of grants, she has raised over $22 million from foundations, corporations, and government funders for nonprofits in the areas of poverty alleviation, homelessness, education, workforce development, community development, mental health services, and social justice initiatives. Her mission is to grow the capacity of organizations to meet the needs of underserved communities.

As Founder and Principal Consultant of VK Empowerment Solutions LLC, Veronica partners with nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions, and public sector agencies to build capacity, secure funding, and drive systemic change. She has also held Grants Manager positions with well-established nonprofits in Atlanta's human services sector and served as a Grant Writer in the Office of Research at Kennesaw State University, where she supported institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion goals through external funding. In addition to her consulting work, Veronica began law school this year at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School to further her commitment to advancing justice and equity. She continues to mentor emerging grant professionals and volunteers with nonprofits advocating for individuals and communities impacted by systemic racism. Veronica holds the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential, is a member of the Grant Professionals Association, and currently serves as Vice President of the Georgia Chapter.

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