You can do good &
make good money.
Learn how to build and scale a sustainable grant writing business with us.
You can do good & make good money.
Learn how to build and scale a sustainable grant writing
business with us.
Grant Writing Boss Club gives you every tool, template, and system you need to launch or grow a sustainable
grant writing business
without starting from scratch.
Grant Writing Boss Club is for you if you want:
Increased Income
Meaningful Work
Financial Stability
Flexibility & Freedom
Pay monthly or invest in the full year now and save!
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
This is your roadmap to building, growing, and scaling a sustainable grant writing business.
Strategically Sell Your Services
Start earning immediately with our proven client-ready service templates.
- Your First $4K: Sell and deliver the Grant Search & Strategy Project with our done-for-you templates and sales materials.
- Your First $12K: Confidently pitch and complete the Standard Grant Narrative Project, including onboarding tools, templates, and real examples.
- Your First $36K: Learn to deliver the Grant Launch Project, combining grant readiness, strategy, narrative writing, and AI Grants Hub™ integration. Watch the process in action through our Work Shadowing program.
Build a Solid Business Foundation
- Design + Price Your Services: Identify your strengths, package your offers, and price with confidence using our 3-step method.
- Fill Your Pipeline: Build and automate a client pipeline that keeps discovery calls (and contracts) flowing consistently.
- Get Legit: Learn how to set up your business, manage contracts, and protect yourself legally, with expert guidance from attorney Dave Kurlinkus.
- Deliver Like a Pro: Implement workflows, SOPs, invoicing, and project systems that make client work smooth, repeatable, and profitable.
Develop the Boss Mindset
We reframe productivity through a feminist, anti-capitalist lens. Rather than hustle and grind, we promote feel-good productivity. You'll explore a values-based approach to work that centers joy, rest, and sustainability, while still making meaningful progress on your goals. Through five key strategies—redefining success, knowing yourself, making a feel-good plan, staying in your lane with support, and regularly revisiting your approach—you’ll walk away with practical tools to design a workflow that actually feels good and works.
Grow Your Revenue + Impact
- Create Passive Income: Build digital products and courses that provide stability and attract new clients automatically.
- Build Wealth: Understand budgeting, cash flow, and forecasting so you can pay yourself well and grow with confidence.
- Sign Clients with Ease: Master ethical, effective sales strategies to convert interest into signed contracts fast.
- Build a Team: Learn how to hire and manage writers, assistants, and contractors to expand your capacity and impact.
Every lesson moves you from learning to implementation.
You get templates, examples, and systems tested in our own thriving grant writing consultancy.
Read full course details and breakdowns here.
WHAT YOU'LL GET
Below is your at-a-glance look at everything included in your Boss Club membership.
Coursework + Tools
NEW! The AI Grants Hub™
A powerful Notion-based workspace that streamlines your entire grant writing process. Store + organize documents, write grants, manage your projects, and collaborate with clients in one place.
Bonus: Each member receives three 50% off coupons (a $150+ value) to use on AI Grants Hub™ templates (you'll want one template per client).
Learn all about the AI Grants Hub™ and its features here.
The Core Training Library
Deep-dive trainings that walk you through every stage of building and scaling a successful grant consulting business. Each includes workbooks and plug-and-play templates for contracts, pricing systems, and much more.
The Advanced Training Library
29+ advanced, trainings on specialized topics. Plus, a new live training every month. Learn from course instructors and guest experts on scaling, subcontracting, mindset, rest, investing, and more. Recent topics include How to Advocate for Equity like a Boss, How to Future-Proof Your Business like a Boss, and How to Make Your First or Next $100k like a Boss. Check out more training topics here.
Grant Writing Made Easier
Included in your membership, this course strengthens your writing, strategy, and storytelling skills. We cover grant readiness, AI-assisted writing, and proposal development. See the full course here.
Full participation in Grant Writing Made Easier is worth 22.5 CFRE Continuing Education points.
NEW! The AI Grants Hub™
A powerful Notion-based workspace that streamlines your entire grant writing process. Store + organize documents, write grants, manage your projects, and collaborate with clients in one place.
Bonus: Each member receives three 50% off coupons (a $150+ value) to use on AI Grants Hub™ templates (you'll want one template per client).
Learn all about the AI Grants Hub™ and its features here.
The Core Training Library
30 deep-dive trainings that walk you through every stage of building and scaling a successful grant consulting business. Each includes workbooks and plug-and-play templates for contracts, pricing systems, and much more.
The Advanced Training Library
29+ advanced, trainings on specialized topics. Plus, a new live training every month. Learn from course instructors and guest experts on scaling, subcontracting, mindset, rest, investing, and more. Recent topics include How to Advocate for Equity like a Boss, How to Future-Proof Your Business like a Boss, and How to Make Your First or Next $100k like a Boss. Check out more training topics here.
Grant Writing Made Easier
Included in your membership, this course strengthens your writing, strategy, and storytelling skills. We cover grant readiness, AI-assisted writing, and proposal development. See the full course here.
Full participation in Grant Writing Made Easier is worth 23.5 CFRE Continuing Education points.
Coaching + Support
- 1-on-1 Coaching: 2 personalized sessions with Krista to map your goals, design your business strategy, and track your progress.
- Monthly Office Hours + Live Workshops: Join live calls to troubleshoot challenges, refine your strategy, and get personalized “hot seat” coaching.
- Writing Feedback + Certification: Submit two grant assignments, receive detailed feedback, and earn your official Certified Grant Writing Consultant credential at the end of the course.
Community + Collaboration
- Online Community & Co-Working: Connect, chat, and learn with fellow Bosses inside our Mighty Networks hub. Join weekly Power Hours for body doubling, accountability, and focus.
- Boss Club Directory: Find and connect with other members for collaboration and referrals.
- NEW! Grant Writing Boss Club Accelerator: A 90-minute networking and skills-mapping event that helps members identify collaborators, build partnerships, and create joint service offerings. View Accelerator Overview →
NEW! Learning + Growth Events
- NEW! The Grant Practice Learning Summit
Two electric days of practitioner-led sessions, case clinics, and tool demos led by Boss Club members.
Gain visibility, share your expertise, and build thought leadership through curated, coached sessions.
🗓️ Coming May 2026: Free for members. - NEW! Grant Writing Boss Club Boot Camp
A 6-week, live training sprint to help you refine your services, sign clients, and systemize your business.
Each week focuses on one key growth area: services, pipeline, contracts, sales, operations, and delivery. All with clear deliverables and templates. View Boot Camp Overview →
Resources + Opportunities
- AI Training & Templates: Stay ahead of the curve with the latest AI prompts, templates, and guides developed from years of hands-on implementation.
- Our Proprietary AI Grant Writer: Gain access to our custom GPT assistant, trained on proven grant writing strategies to help you draft smarter, faster.
- Tech Discounts: Save on our favorite productivity, CRM, and grant search tools.
- Work Shadowing Program: Observe real client projects and internal systems in action. You'll get behind-the-scenes insights into how a full-service consultancy operates.
- Job Board: Access active leads from prospective clients looking to hire certified grant writers and consultants.
Total Course Value: $37,000
Full participation in Grant Writing Boss Club is applicable for 64.25 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Our Anti-Oppressive Sliding Scale Pricing
Select the category that best fits you. All categories rely on self-identification.
Categories and language are adapted from Rachel Ricketts' Fee Philosophy and Ride Free Fearless Money.
Our Anti-Oppressive Sliding Scale Pricing
Select the category that best fits you.
Categories and language are adapted from Rachel Ricketts' Fee Philosophy and Ride Free Fearless Money.
Supporter
- I have earning power due to my racial privilege, class background, level of education, gender identity, age, ability etc. (Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this privilege.)
- I easily meet all of my basic needs.
- I make all mortgage/rent/utilities payments with relative ease.
- I have investments, savings, and/or inherited money.
- I have access to family money and/or resources in times of need.
- I often have expendable income.
- I take trips or vacations without substantial financial burden.
Ally
- I have earning power due to my racial privilege, class background, level of education, gender identity, age, ability etc. (Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this privilege.)
- I comfortably meet most of my basic needs but do not have any savings.
- I have housing stability.
- I have some debt but still meet my primary needs.
- I sometimes have expendable income.
BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
- I am a Black or Indigenous person or a person of color.
This rate is available to any Black, Indigenous, or person of color regardless of their current financial situation.
This category relies upon self-identification.
Enrollment Open Now!
Supporter
One Payment
$4,500
Monthly Payments
$416
12 monthly installments of $416 (total $4,992)
Still deciding if Boss Club is right for you?
Try Boss Club for one month before you commit to the full year.
Grant Writing Boss Club Gets Results
We want your testimonial up here next.
Hear from our recent Grant Writing Boss Club members because they have a lot to say about how the membership helped them get their first clients, increase their pricing, replace and even 2x their salaries, and have the confidence they needed to grow their businesses.
“I’m going to make times two what I’m making in my job as a professor . . . . More people need to hear that and to see that it is possible!
If you’re thinking about making the jump, Krista is the very best of the very best . . . Everything she does is of quality, so you’re going to be in good hands. She will guide you along the way. You do your part. . . If you show up, if you believe in yourself, if you implement anything that she says, you are going to get some results, for sure.
It’s already lonely to be on this journey in the first place… But you have this community to compare notes with, to ask questions to, to encourage each other. That is gold.”
- Dr. Omotola Akinsola, The Funding Magnet
“I feel like Boss Club was the stepping stone for me to get to the place that I’m in now. Now, I feel like I’m centered. My feet are planted firmly, and I’m ready to go.
I want to speak to anyone who might come after me, who feels like I can’t get it together.
I don’t even know that you realize what you put together. It goes so far beyond grant writing. It’s ridiculous. . . . It infused my life with so many things that I didn’t even realize I’d gotten from Boss Club until the last few weeks.
I swear on everything that I love, that Krista, you created something that was so incredible. You’re giving so many people access to freedom, not even just financially or freedom from the 9-5 workplace, you’re giving people freedom in their lives.
I was so excited for all of the women in the club whose businesses were just exploding. It’s so inspirational.
[I know] the world needs what I’m going to do."
- Kyoni Cummings
"I had very little “formal” experience. I had the writing skills down, but never knew where to go to learn all of the other skills I needed - like budgeting and contracts!
One of the most important lessons I learned was how to break each project down and establish a structured timeline to stay on track.
Everyone is so encouraging and easy to talk to and I love that! It gave me so much more confidence to “just do it!”
I’m more confident in telling potential clients I write grants. Take this course before you start your grant writing business!"
- Angie Bates, The Write CEO
"Beyond Phenomenal!
Dr. Kurlinkus always provides value and goes above the expectation.
The most important lesson is to believe that you can do it and look back on the workbooks as a guide to keep yourself on track.
Join the Grant Writing Boss Club. You won't regret it!"
- Brittnei C. Leon, Write the Vision Plainly, LLC
What Makes Boss Club Different?
It's taught by trained educators who actually do the work.
We don’t just talk about grant writing. We do it every day, working with a full roster of nonprofit clients. Our courses are taught by Ph.D.-level writing experts with over 10 years of full-time grant consulting experience. We’re educators and practitioners, which means we know how to teach complex ideas clearly and make them usable in real life.
It's grounded in equity and justice.
We believe in and actively fight for racial, ethnic, economic, gender, LGBTQ+, and disability equity. Our instructional content and guest experts reflect this focus. Our pricing is on a sliding scale that is meant to counter capitalist, sexist, and racist structures that our country is built upon. If that makes you uncomfortable or you think it's wrong, this is not the community for you.
We’re leading the way in ethical, effective AI for grant writing.
We started using AI in our consultancy in late 2022 and began teaching it in May 2023. In late 2024, we began developing the AI Grants Hub™, an advanced AI-powered workspace for grant writers. We refined the Hub for over 18 months and officially launched it in September 2025. Our approach to AI is grounded in accessibility, ethics, and results. The Hub will help you write faster, smarter, and more strategically. Our course co-leader and grant strategist, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, is a certified Notion Administrator, so you know the tech is top-notch.
You get the exact tools and systems we use in our business.
When you join the Grant Writing Boss Club, you get access to the same templates, workflows, and strategies we use to run and grow our own consulting practice. Plus, through Grant Writing Made Easier, you’ll strengthen your proposal writing, storytelling, and strategy skills. You’re supported on both the business and craft sides of grant writing.
You'll learn from a diverse network of guest experts.
You’ll hear from professionals in finance, law, marketing, business mindset, and more. You get a full picture of what it takes to run a thriving consulting business, not just one perspective.
It's designed to feel good.
Ultimately, I think everything you do as a business owner should have some element of pleasure. If not, why are you doing it? From the content to the design, to the personalities you'll encounter, this experience will be a pleasurable one. Guaranteed.
It's results-oriented and community-supported.
We don’t do passive learning. You’ll take action, get feedback, and actually build momentum. Office hours and community discussions keep you accountable and connected.
It's accessible.
Multiple price points. Multiple learning formats. Captions, transcripts, and written guides. We don’t just talk about access, we build it into everything we do.
Krista Kurlinkus, PhD
Krista is the founder of Grant Writing Made Easier and CEO of Krista Kurlinkus, LLC. Over the past decade, she has helped clients secure tens of millions of dollars in grant funding and continues to lead a thriving full-service grant writing consultancy. Her ongoing work with a full client roster keeps her connected to the realities of grant writing and ensures that every strategy she teaches is tested and proven in the field.
An expert in the teaching of writing and the art of persuasion, Krista earned her PhD in English–Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies from The Ohio State University and spent more than seven years teaching university writing before launching her online programs. She founded Grant Writing Boss Club to help grant writers serve the greater good while building financially sustainable, purpose-driven businesses.
Stephanie Weaver, PhD
Stephanie is a grant strategist, curriculum developer, and co-leader of Grant Writing Boss Club. With a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, she brings deep expertise in persuasive communication and instructional design. Over the past decade, she has written everything from federal and state grants to academic publications, creative works, and educational materials — all grounded in her passion for clarity, strategy, and impact.
As a certified Notion Administrator, Stephanie led the design and development of the AI Grants Hub™, an advanced digital workspace that helps grant writers streamline their processes and integrate AI ethically and effectively. Her creative background, technical skill, and strategic insight make her an invaluable guide for grant writers looking to grow both their craft and their business.
MEET YOUR GRANT WRITING BOSSES
Dr. Krista Kurlinkus, Ph.D. and
Dr. Stephanie Weaver, Ph.D.
Krista and Stephanie bring a rare mix of academic rigor and real-world experience to Grant Writing Boss Club. Both have advanced degrees in Writing and Rhetoric, years of experience teaching university-level writing, and more than a decade working full-time as grant writing consultants with a diverse, active client roster.
Learn more about Krista and Stephanie below.
Krista Kurlinkus, PhD
Krista is the founder of Grant Writing Made Easier and CEO of Krista Kurlinkus, LLC. Over the past decade, she has helped clients secure tens of millions of dollars in grant funding and continues to lead a thriving full-service grant writing consultancy. Her ongoing work with a full client roster keeps her connected to the realities of grant writing and ensures that every strategy she teaches is tested and proven in the field.
An expert in the teaching of writing and the art of persuasion, Krista earned her PhD in English–Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies from The Ohio State University and spent more than seven years teaching university writing before launching her online programs. She founded Grant Writing Boss Club to help grant writers serve the greater good while building financially sustainable, purpose-driven businesses.
Stephanie Weaver, PhD
Stephanie is a grant strategist, curriculum developer, and co-leader of Grant Writing Boss Club. With a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, she brings deep expertise in persuasive communication and instructional design. Over the past decade, she has written everything from federal and state grants to academic publications, creative works, and educational materials — all grounded in her passion for clarity, strategy, and impact.
As a certified Notion Administrator, Stephanie led the design and development of the AI Grants Hub™, an advanced digital workspace that helps grant writers streamline their processes and integrate AI ethically and effectively. Her creative background, technical skill, and strategic insight make her an invaluable guide for grant writers looking to grow both their craft and their business.
Here's Why Now is the Time
Most nonprofits can't afford to keep a full-time or even part-time grant writer on staff.
You might think, if they need a grant writer, won't they just hire one? Hiring staff takes even more money than contracting work out.
Usually, the biggest factor is affordability. A nonprofit can commit to several thousand dollars to hire you to write a few grants, but they can't afford the $70k+ needed to hire and provide benefits for a staff grant writer.
This doesn't mean you should work for a low rate that can't keep you and your family fed. (Don't worry, I teach you how to determine your rate in the workshops).
It means you'll be writing fewer grants than a staff grant writer or you'll just be doing more specialized work.
For example, a nonprofit might hire you to conduct a grant search and evaluation, then take over on the writing themselves. That's still several thousand dollars in your pocket! Or maybe they ask you to revise a grant draft after they've already completed the bulk of the work.
(Again, I teach you how to pitch your services and help a client understand how you can most benefit them in the club.)
So, now is the time for you, as a freelance grant writer or grant writing consultant, to go all in.
Hear from More Boss Club Members
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Her Husband's Businesses
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by Word-of-Mouth
Zen Says We're Her #1 Grant Writing with AI Resource and
Danette Shares How She 4x'ed Her Income Using AI for
Grant Writing Strategies Learned in Grant Writing Boss Club
Kyoni Says Boss Club Goes Beyond Grant Writing and is Life-Changing
Sheila Says No Other Program
Offers What We Offer
Justina says her Ph.D. in Nonprofit Management Didn't Offer Anything Close to What We Taught
(& It's Amazing!)
Patience Gained the Confidence and Systems to Take Her First Paying Client After Only Doing
Pro-Bono Grant Writing For Years
Still have questions?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What will we learn in Grant Writing Boss Club? Is this right for me?
You should either already have some grant writing experience or advanced writing skills in another field that you can easily translate into grant writing skills. We don't believe in throwing people into consulting if they don't have the writing skills to do it successfully.
You should be ready to take the time and mental space to attend the monthly trainings, grant writing workshops, and office hours (or at least watch the recordings if you can't be there live). You can expect to do at least 1 hour of work each week.
You should be willing to be engaged in a community of folks who are there to support you and get your feedback as well. Showing up to the trainings, workshops, and office hours as often as you can and communicating with your peers on our Mighty Networks community is important to your success.
You should be ready to do some inner work to get yourself in the right mindset to succeed in your business. This is absolutely the most challenging but most essential part of doing this work. We'll be there to help you.
Should I take this course if I want to learn to write grants but have no interest in opening a grant writing business or being a freelance grant writer?
No, if you're interested in learning to write grants only, we recommend taking Grant Writing Made Easier.
Can I share a club membership with someone else?
No, each club member must purchase their own separate membership.
Can I join at a later date?
Yes, but registration may not be open again until 2026.
What if I miss a training?
All trainings, office hours, and grant writing workshops will be recorded and posted inside the club member site within one business day. If you know in advance you can't make a training and have specific questions on that month's topic, please email support@grantwritingmadeeasy.com with your questions or post them in the student community.
What if I have trouble logging in to the club or need help with something else?
You can reset your password from Mighty Networks login area. If you still have trouble logging in after resetting your password or need help with something else, email support@grantwritingmadeeasy.com, and we'll respond within one business day.
Do you offer scholarships or other payment plans?
We offer equity pricing, which includes the payment categories of BIPOC, Ally, and Supporter. Members self-identify with their appropriate category based on the definitions listed on the course info page, and we don't ask for any sort of "proof."
To make participation more accessible, we offer the following 12-month installment plans.
- Supporter Plan: Pay-in-full $4,500 or 12 monthly installments of $416 (total $4,992)
- Ally Plan: Pay-in-full $4,000 or 12 monthly installments of $375 (total $4,500)
- BIPOC Plan: Pay-in-full $3,500 or 12 monthly installments of $333 (total $3,996)
What if I want a refund?
You can learn all about our refund policy in our Terms & Conditions. The TLDR is we don't offer refunds on this program.
We do not offer refunds on Grant Writing Boss Club. We're asking you to make a commitment to learning, and we offer plenty of evidence that our training and support is phenomenal (see all of the testimonials above).
More Member Testimonials
“One of the things I gained was more confidence [to charge her new client instead of doing it for free]. . . . Before when I was writing [grants] I didn't ask for anything.
If you want to get your business’s foundation well-established, the Boss Club is an excellent place to start. You’re not going to second-guess anything you’re doing during the set-up of your business, and it’s going to ease your mind that you have a well-established business to move forward with.
It is a very good class to take. It eases the stress . . . . There are other classes I’ve taken on building a business where they only give you so much information and you’ve got to figure a lot of it out yourself. But with you, it’s very helpful.
You give step-by-steps…You give us the ability to be more confident and feel better as we’re setting up our own business.”
-Patience Frisby
"An awesome place to network with driven & inspirational bosses!
After joining the club I now have a template to use to better build out my grant writing services particularly & 2 new clients.
The most valuable lesson I learned were strategies to implement on how not to under sell myself, business & skills.
My favorite things about the club was the recorded sessions, workbooks & community of amazing people. I would highly recommend this club to anyone looking to structure a profitable grant writing business.
I absolutely enjoyed the club. It was both educational & fun!"
- Shametria Richardson, She’s Favored Network
"So valuable, well organized, and perfectly delivered!
My favorite parts were learning from experts and the community.
I also appreciated the suggestions Krista had of various tools and techniques she uses in her own business.
If you are an experienced grant writer who wants the flexibility and opportunity of owning your own business, the GWBC will guide you through this process.
Krista did a fantastic job!"
- Jeff Jackson, Clarity Grant Writing
"I've gone from feeling like no one would pay for my grant writing expertise to developing a price structure and feeling confident about the prices and list of services I offer.
The information, format, and structure allow new or seasoned grant writing professionals access to other accomplished professionals who offer priceless details regarding their journey, pitfalls, success and perspectives. I also loved the camaraderie.
I enjoyed the process and I'm looking forward to applying the knowledge and strategies as I build my business."
- Sheila Fleming, WesCourt Advisors
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