Are you ready to grow your grant writing business from $10k months to $50k+ months?

You’ve already built a grant writing business that makes money but now you want to build something that hasn’t created another job for you.

If you’re ready to scale your six-figure business so you can step back, take time off, and trust your team to deliver—

This program is for you.

Join a community of grant writers
making multi-six figures.

Remember when you thought hitting six-figures would mean freedom….but you’re still glued to your computer screen with multiple grant deadlines, answering emails at 10 PM, and working weekends…thinking this can’t be it.

And If We're Being Real...

You’ve already paid for coaching in the past. So why are you still…

  • Operating as a generalist 

  • Doing the typical marketing tasks (mailing list, social, podcast), but still no consistent leads

  • Charge hourly instead of retainers

  • Work overtime just to keep up

  • Have clients who are not ideal

  • Spending too much time managing both clients and subcontractors

  • Not effectively communicating value to clients beyond just securing grant

  • Nervous about increasing pricing with your renewal conversations

You’ve outgrown basic business advice.

Join a community of six-figure business owners.

These are business owners who are:

  • Shifting from project-based pricing to 5-figure retainers

  • Building teams that can run without them, so they can step into true CEO leadership

  • Clarifying their niche to attract clients who pay well and align with their mission

  • Creating signature frameworks that showcase their speciality skillset

  • Streamlining client delivery so they stop reinventing the wheel with every project

  • Reimagining what their time is worth and how they want to show up in their business next

This is a space to create from intention instead of urgency.

You didn’t build a six-figure business just to have to do All the work.

You no longer want to be the business and you want to take a break and projects still get done.

Imagine finally leading your business like the CEO it needs.

Get a clear proven path forward. 

Get real strategy and someone who can tell you exactly what to focus on, so you can execute and scale your business with confidence.

You’re trying to position yourself for premium clients without a premium setup.

You’re trying to land larger clients with development teams. 

You’re ready for real retainers but you’re not quite sure what it is yet.

You’re working on packaging and pricing and you want clarity on what your ideal offer actually looks like and you want to feel confident pitching it to clients who get it and can pay for it.

You’ve been told to niche down… but into what?

You know your natural sweet spots But you want real feedback on what makes sense for your expertise and your revenue goals.

You’ve outgrown entry level programs.

You’ve picked up a few gems along the way and now you’re ready for strategy and next-level leadership.

You’re doing this solo and you’re tired.

You’re figuring it out, day by day and you’d love to learn with other grant writing business owners at  your level of business.

What you’re dealing with now​

  • You need hands-on coaching to refine your niche, pricing, and business structure so you can work with fewer, higher-paying clients
 
  • You know you’re good at what you do, but you feel like you’re working way too hard for the money you’re making
 
  • You know you should be marketing more, but who has the time when you’re doing everything else
 
  • Still letting project-based clients run the show
 

  • Still managing subcontractors and rewriting work you paid someone else to deliver.

  • Your systems are stitched together with manual processes, spreadsheets, and apps that don’t talk to each other.

You need a strategy that actually helps you SCALE—not just another generic course

Apply now to join the community

The Best Strategy For You At This Phase:

Work with a coach who’s still in the arena, getting client referrals, closing deals, and landing premium clients

This isn’t about hitting $50K a year. It’s about building to $50K months. Become the go-to grant professional in your niche.

Through customized coaching, get clients who pay you well and a team (even just one person) you can count on so you’re not stuck doing it all.

Working with me for coaching ensures you’ll get training on:

We’ll use my proven framework—the same one I use in my own business to grow to multi-six figures so you can raise your rates and start landing premium nonprofit clients.

APPLY NOW TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY

Introducing

You Are the Prize 5P Framework

Scale Your Business in 180 days using the customized 5P Framework

Click on the tabs below to learn about the framework and program modules.

Embrace the Power of Your Expertise

Objective: Highlight your expertise in a field where grant writers are in high demand. 

  • Recognize and leverage your unique grant writing expertise to stand out in a field where the demand for high quality grant writers exceeds supply.
  • Reframe your beliefs around nonprofit budgets and the “limited resources” as many nonprofits actively invest in quality grant writing services.
  • Leverage your unique background and experience to determine your target market and niche.
  • No more burnout by setting firm boundaries and learning how to say “no” without guilt.

Pick a Profitable Niche

Objective: Go from chasing underpaying clients to being a sought-after, high-value grant writing expert who commands premium rates.

  • Select and deepen your niche by recognizing specificity increases your value rather than limits your opportunities. 
  • Determine high revenue potential niche with high demand to ensure profitability.
  • Create a strategy for positioning yourself as the go-to expert in your niche.
  • Evaluate niche scalability to create premium service packages and reach higher-value clients. 

Attract Your Ideal Clients

Objective: Gain clarity and strategy to consistently attract high-quality, well paying nonprofit clients, positioned as in-demand expert.

  • Use simple, effective strategies to bring in steady business without working 40+ hours per week. 
  • Client attraction systems that generate consistent, qualified leads without constant traditional marketing.
  • Practical tools to identify, approach, and convert ideal nonprofit clients through targeted messaging that addresses their specific needs.
  • Position yourself as premium service provider, attracting clients who respect your worth and are willing to pay it.

How to Package Your Services

Objective: Get the solutions to price for profit by positioning your value to attract high quality nonprofits.

  • Stop using “market rates” or compensation studies and instead price based on the true value of your expertise and impact.
  • Demonstrate how investing in your high-quality grant writing services creates exceptional ROI.
  • Position your value by focusing on process and quality rather than solely focusing on grant win rates. 
  • Structure contracts to create predictable, ongoing revenue streams rather than one-time project fees.

Build a Grant-Writing Team 

Objective: Free up time from overworked solo grant writer to attract quality grant writers to your team.

  • Free up 10+ hours per week with systems and processes even as a solopreneur or with your team.
  • Identify when your business is ready to expand beyond your individual capacity and effectively delegate tasks.
  • Develop clear criteria for making your first hire selection without time consuming job postings / announcements.
  • Establish compensation models for your grant writing team that balance competitive pay and ensures profit for your business.

The Bonuses

  • Ditch time-draining proposals sent for each new potential client
  • Get access to high-converting discovery call scripts to confidently close premium clients.
  • Expert grant writing reviews to refine and strengthen your proposals.
  • Proven scope of work samples so “just one more thing” doesn’t eat your profit.
  • Step-by-step SOPs to build and manage your grant writing team efficiently.
  • First-time outreach script to land premium clients

And even MORE tools for your business!
Join a community of grant writers
making multi-six figures.

This is the same system my clients use to raise their rates, attract better clients, and scale, without burnout.

Here’s what they’re saying:

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How this Coaching is Different...

This Isn’t Past-Tense Expertise

Grow Your Business

Enhance your Life

  • Led by a current grant consultant running a multi-six figure business
  • No outdated strategies or vague advice
  • High-level, practical guidance that helps you book better clients
  • Real support that work Today
  • Systems that save you 10+ hours a week
  • Highlight the transformation your services create for your clients
  • Build a repeatable and clear service model
  • Step out of never-ending deadlines into growth mode
  • Wake up energized and not buried in admin tasks
  • Lead sales calls with clarity and confidence
  • Set boundaries and still get paid well
  • Become a real CEO who gets to strategize and scale.
MEET YOUR COACH

Hi, I'm DeaRonda!

Apply Now to Join the Community

I started where you are. I was undercharging, attracting the wrong clients and my sales calls were a complete disaster! 

Although I graduated high school and college with honors – I have an MBA from Ashford University and Bachelor of Science degree from the prestigious Tuskegee University…running a business wasn’t my forte, and sales? Well, let’s just say I couldn’t close a deal to save my life. 

Fast forward a few years and now I have multi six figures in gross sales, I’m fully booked, I’m referring out business, and my clients don’t want me to leave!

I’ve built my grant writing business, June First Firm, so that I get to work with my ideal clients day in and day out, without having to chase business or say yes to projects that don’t feel good to me.

I’ve seen so many quality grant writers want to do their own consulting but don’t know where to start or how to do it well. I want to share my success with other women grant writers by teaching you my systems and frameworks to get fully booked.

A little bit more about me:  I have worked at and consulted with numerous leading nonprofits as a grant professional and have grant awards totaling $45M+.  

Is This Program For You?

Investing in the right program for your current stage of business is key.

That’s why I’ve made it a little easier for you to decide.

See if this program and community are your next best steps.

  • You’re ready to scale to multi six-figures with fewer clients
  • You’re willing to make bold moves to build your business
  • You’re ready to stop reinventing the wheel with every new client
  • Ready to work with a coach who currently has a grant writing business
  • You want a team (even a small one) and systems that helps you grow
  • You’re done playing small and ready to lead like a true CEO
  • Have not work with or managed your own clients 
  • You’re chasing short-term cash without a long-term play
  • You’re not ready to invest time or energy into real change
  • You’re resistant to change, structure, or feedback
  • You’re still trying to serve everyone and hoping something sticks
  • You’re more comfortable staying busy than building something that lasts
  • You’re chasing short-term cash without a long-term plan
  • You’re not ready to invest time or energy into real change
  • You want someone else to do the work
  • You’re resistant to change, structure, or feedback
  • You’re still trying to serve everyone and hoping something sticks
  • You’re more comfortable staying busy than building something that lasts.
Join a community of grant writers
making multi-six figures.

Your questions answered

Frequently Asked Questions

This isn’t generic advice. Learn from a successful grant consultant that is currently working with grant writing clients today earning multi six-figures. 

This program is designed for grant writing business owners averaging about $10k per month. If you are currently not averaging this monthly revenue but want to be around a community of six-figure grant writing business owners, then this is for you.

Get the tools (swipe copy, templates, feedback) that you an implement the same day to help you reach your revenue goals. Build with clarity and efficiency.

Coaching packages range from $2,500 to $7,500 depending on the level of support you choose.

Absolutely. All you need is Wi‑Fi: the entire curriculum is online and every Live strategy call is recorded so you can replay it anytime.

Book a discovery call to ensure it is a good fit for you or send an email to info [at] junefirstfirm.com

The only emails for You – an experienced grant consultant who wants to grow their grant writing business to multi-six figures 

Because….

You’re ready to step back, take time off, and trust your team to deliver!

Advice you won’t find on Google.

Insight from a coach who has a grant writing agency.

Community that actually gets what you do.

    @junefirstfirm

    DeaRonda Harrison | Coach for Six-figure Grant Consultants

    I teach grant writing consultants how to scale to multi six-figures in their grant writing business with systems and strategies.
    @dearondaharrison

    5 Signs That You Need to Delegate (Even If You Don’t Know It Yet) 1. You’re booked out, but your bank account isn’t booming. You’re working constantly but the revenue doesn’t reflect the effort. That’s not a hustle problem—it’s a delegation one. 2. You dread the admin work you keep putting off. If your calendar is full of client work but your invoices, emails, and project tracking are messy… it’s time to let go of the back-end. 3. You can’t take time off without checking in. If your business pauses when you’re offline… that’s a delegation red flag. 4. You’re turning away aligned clients because you’re “at capacity.” But scaling isn’t about working more—it’s about building better support so you can say yes to the right opportunities. 5. your business is stable—but not growing. You’ve hit a ceiling. Not because of talent. But because you’re doing too much of what someone else could do—with the right systems. Delegation doesn’t mean letting go of control. It means creating capacity to lead, grow, and breathe. Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures .Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    5 Signs That You Need to Delegate (Even If You Don’t Know It Yet)

    1. You’re booked out, but your bank account isn’t booming.
    You’re working constantly but the revenue doesn’t reflect the effort. That’s not a hustle problem—it’s a delegation one.

    2. You dread the admin work you keep putting off.
    If your calendar is full of client work but your invoices, emails, and project tracking are messy… it’s time to let go of the back-end.

    3. You can’t take time off without checking in.
    If your business pauses when you’re offline… that’s a delegation red flag.

    4. You’re turning away aligned clients because you’re “at capacity.”
    But scaling isn’t about working more—it’s about building better support so you can say yes to the right opportunities.

    5. your business is stable—but not growing.
    You’ve hit a ceiling. Not because of talent. But because you’re doing too much of what someone else could do—with the right systems.

    Delegation doesn’t mean letting go of control.
    It means creating capacity to lead, grow, and breathe.

    Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures .Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    3 Ways to Build a Grant Biz That Runs Without You

    1. Create a bench of contract grant writers you trust.
    Not just “anyone who can write grants.”
    Hire specialists who align with your niche—like charter schools, federal compliance, or global and give them clear SOPs, templates, and onboarding.

    2. Create Signature Offers That Don’t Rely on Custom Everything
    Stop reinventing the wheel for every client.
    Build repeatable frameworks—like a Grant Readiness Audit or Compliance Roadmap—that deliver consistent value without custom chaos.

    When your services are productized, your team can deliver with excellence (even when you’re not on every call).

    3. Maximize Systems for your grant business:
    Dubsado (workflows); Leverage AI to capture meeting for immediate follow up notes and action items to save you 10+ hours/week, Zapier to connect systems for automation

    Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures. Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    What’s Actually Stopping Your Business From Hitting Multi-Six Figures You’re telling people you’re a grant write but so is everyone else. If people can’t instantly recall what you’re exceptional at, they’re scrolling past you or hiring someone who’s clearer. You “work with nonprofits”? Cool. So does 90% of LinkedIn. You “support community-based orgs and social services”? That’s not a brand. That’s a blur. Here’s the truth: If I can’t remember you, I can’t refer you. If you can’t clearly say what you’re great at—nobody else will either. Your next level isn’t just about getting more clients. It’s about owning what makes you unforgettable. Start here: ✅ Grant Readiness Strategy – Helping orgs get fundable before they ever apply ✅ Grant Management & Compliance – Keeping funders happy and dollars flowing ✅ Food & Water Access – Specializing in systems that literally save lives ✅ Charter & Public School Districts – Deep expertise in K–12 funding ecosystems ✅ External Evaluator – Your data doesn’t lie, and you know how to tell the story ✅ International & Global Funding – You work across borders and scale impact Get specific. Get paid. Get remembered. Stop hiding behind generic titles. Lead with your brilliance. You’re not just a grant writer—you’re a category of one. Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures. Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    What’s Actually Stopping Your Business From Hitting Multi-Six Figures

    You’re telling people you’re a grant write but so is everyone else. If people can’t instantly recall what you’re exceptional at, they’re scrolling past you or hiring someone who’s clearer.

    You “work with nonprofits”?
    Cool. So does 90% of LinkedIn.
    You “support community-based orgs and social services”? That’s not a brand. That’s a blur.

    Here’s the truth:
    If I can’t remember you, I can’t refer you.
    If you can’t clearly say what you’re great at—nobody else will either.
    Your next level isn’t just about getting more clients.
    It’s about owning what makes you unforgettable.

    Start here:
    ✅ Grant Readiness Strategy – Helping orgs get fundable before they ever apply
    ✅ Grant Management & Compliance – Keeping funders happy and dollars flowing
    ✅ Food & Water Access – Specializing in systems that literally save lives
    ✅ Charter & Public School Districts – Deep expertise in K–12 funding ecosystems
    ✅ External Evaluator – Your data doesn’t lie, and you know how to tell the story
    ✅ International & Global Funding – You work across borders and scale impact
    Get specific. Get paid. Get remembered.
    Stop hiding behind generic titles.
    Lead with your brilliance.
    You’re not just a grant writer—you’re a category of one.

    Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures. Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    You have the skills. ✅ Now it’s time to attract your clients. ⬆️ Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures. Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    You have the skills. ✅
    Now it’s time to attract your clients. ⬆️

    Get the only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures.

    Join the newsletter. Link in bio🔗

    Why do Nonprofits Hire Grant Consultants

    1. Expertise That Gets Results
    Grant consultants understand how to find, assess, and write for funding opportunities — and more importantly, how to win. They bring knowledge and strategy that internal staff may not have the time or experience to develop.

    2. Time-Saving and Capacity Boosting
    Nonprofit teams are often stretched thin. A grant consultant can step in and own the process — from research to writing to submission — allowing staff to focus on delivering services instead of scrambling to meet deadlines.

    3. Strategic Alignment
    A good consultant doesn’t just chase money — they align funding opportunities with the organization’s mission, programs, and growth goals. They help nonprofits pursue the right grants, not just any grant.

    4. Short-Term Support Without Long-Term Payroll
    Consultants offer flexible, retainer models that provide high-level support without the overhead

    The only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures💫

    Because…

    You’re ready to step back, take time off, and trust your team to deliver!

    Advice you won’t find on Google.

    Insight from a coach who has a grant writing agency.

    ✅Join a Community that actually gets what you do.

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    I started where you are. I was undercharging, attracting the wrong clients and my sales calls were a complete disaster! Although I graduated high school and college with honors, running a business wasn’t my forte, and sales? Well, let’s just say I couldn’t close a deal to save my life. Fast forward a few years and now I have multi six figures in gross sales, I’m fully booked, I’m referring out business, and my clients don’t want me to leave! I’ve built my grant writing business, June First Firm, so that I get to work with my ideal clients day in and day out, without having to chase business or say yes to projects that don’t feel good to me. I’ve see grant writers hitting $10k per month but still burnt out and doing all the tasks. I want to share what I’ve learned with other women grant writing business owners by teaching my 5P Framework so that you go from $10k to $50k months. Whether that means building a team, setting better boundaries, or running your business solo maximizing systems... You get to decide what being an stress-free CEO looks like for you. Join a Community of Six Figure Grant Writing Business Owners. Link in Bio🔗

    I started where you are. I was undercharging, attracting the wrong clients and my sales calls were a complete disaster!

    Although I graduated high school and college with honors, running a business wasn’t my forte, and sales? Well, let’s just say I couldn’t close a deal to save my life.

    Fast forward a few years and now I have multi six figures in gross sales, I’m fully booked, I’m referring out business, and my clients don’t want me to leave!

    I’ve built my grant writing business, June First Firm, so that I get to work with my ideal clients day in and day out, without having to chase business or say yes to projects that don’t feel good to me.

    I’ve see grant writers hitting $10k per month but still burnt out and doing all the tasks.

    I want to share what I’ve learned with other women grant writing business owners by teaching my 5P Framework so that you go from $10k to $50k months.

    Whether that means building a team, setting better boundaries, or running your business solo maximizing systems...

    You get to decide what being an stress-free CEO looks like for you.

    Join a Community of Six Figure Grant Writing Business Owners. Link in Bio🔗

    Looking for a new Tubi movie to watch this weekend. Happy FriYay! #ForeveronNetflix had me all in my Feels. A really good series. 👏🏾

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    #ForeveronNetflix had me all in my Feels. A really good series. 👏🏾

    3 Mistakes Even Seasoned Entrepreneurs Make

    1. Underpricing strategy work
    You’re charging for deliverables, but giving away your strategic brain for free.
    That 90-minute “quick call” that unblocked your client’s entire roadmap?👀 It was the deliverable. Seasoned ≠ cheap. Start charging like your insight is the asset—because it is.

    2. Hiring late and training poorly
    You finally say yes to help—then overload a contractor with tasks, no context, and no SOPs. They struggle. You get frustrated. They leave. You do it all yourself again.🛑 Slow down to scale up. Invest in how you onboard, not just who.

    3. Avoiding CEO time
    You tell yourself you’ll “think about the business” when you get a break. But breaks never come because you’re stuck in it—not leading it. CEO time isn’t a luxury—it’s the only way you stop accidentally recreating a job you want to quit.

    Tired of making the same mistakes and ready for a change?

    Send me a DM to learn more or click link in bio.

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    I work with experienced grant consultants who are crazy good at what they do but who are stuck in the grind, charging hourly like it's 2012... No more undercharging and chasing low-budget clients. Instead, get Retainer clients and Systems that don't need babysitting; A lean, two-person team that keeps the business running (even when you're OOO) Because you didn't leave your 9-5 just to work 24/7 in your OWN business. You're not just a grant writer. You're a CEO earning multi-six figures! Join the You Are the Prize Weekly Emails The only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures Because…. You’re ready to step back, take time off, and trust your team to deliver! Link in my bio🔗

    I work with experienced grant consultants who are crazy good at what they do but who are stuck in the grind, charging hourly like it's 2012...

    No more undercharging and chasing low-budget clients.

    Instead, get Retainer clients and Systems that don't need babysitting; A lean, two-person team that keeps the business running (even when you're OOO)

    Because you didn't leave your 9-5 just to work 24/7 in your OWN business.

    You're not just a grant writer.

    You're a CEO earning multi-six figures!

    Join the You Are the Prize Weekly Emails

    The only emails you need to grow your grant writing business to multi-six figures

    Because….

    You’re ready to step back, take time off, and trust your team to deliver! Link in my bio🔗

    The micro-freedoms. The quiet, personal shifts that don’t show up in Instagram highlights—but make every day feel more like mine. 1. Saying “no” to the wrong clients—and meaning it. I used to say yes out of fear. Fear of missing out, fear of not making enough, fear of not being liked. Now? I know who I’m for and who I’m not. That clarity gave me my time and peace back. 2.Choosing who I work with (and who I don’t). I’ve worked with dream clients—brilliant people doing work that matters. But I’ve also walked away from red-flag projects that would’ve drained me.That’s not luck. That’s leadership. 3.Working when I’m at my best—not just when I’m expected to. Some days I hit my stride at 10 AM. Others, it’s 6 PM with a playlist and tea. I don’t force creativity into a 9–5 box anymore—and the quality of my work (and my wellbeing) proves it. 4.Not working on Fridays just because I “should.” I used to wear overwork like a badge of honor. Now, Fridays are for rest and an ease into the weekend with family, and doing absolutely nothing if I want to.That wasn’t always the case—but building my business around what matters to me made it possible. 5.The Freedom to Pay My Team—Fast No “I’ll pay you when the client pays” energy here.I’ve built in enough cushion (and credit) to pay my subcontractors promptly, and that trust keeps amazing people around. These freedoms didn’t show up all at once. They came after hard decisions, clear boundaries, and building a business that runs with me at the center—not just clients and deadlines. And yes, I still work hard. But I no longer trade my well-being for someone else’s urgency. So if you’re in that six-figure zone wondering what’s next… Ask yourself: what kind of life do I want this business to create? Then build from there. Join the YATP Newsletter- Link in Bio

    The micro-freedoms.
    The quiet, personal shifts that don’t show up in Instagram highlights—but make every day feel more like mine.

    1. Saying “no” to the wrong clients—and meaning it.
    I used to say yes out of fear. Fear of missing out, fear of not making enough, fear of not being liked. Now? I know who I’m for and who I’m not. That clarity gave me my time and peace back.

    2.Choosing who I work with (and who I don’t).
    I’ve worked with dream clients—brilliant people doing work that matters. But I’ve also walked away from red-flag projects that would’ve drained me.That’s not luck. That’s leadership.

    3.Working when I’m at my best—not just when I’m expected to.
    Some days I hit my stride at 10 AM. Others, it’s 6 PM with a playlist and tea. I don’t force creativity into a 9–5 box anymore—and the quality of my work (and my wellbeing) proves it.

    4.Not working on Fridays just because I “should.”
    I used to wear overwork like a badge of honor. Now, Fridays are for rest and an ease into the weekend with family, and doing absolutely nothing if I want to.That wasn’t always the case—but building my business around what matters to me made it possible.

    5.The Freedom to Pay My Team—Fast
    No “I’ll pay you when the client pays” energy here.I’ve built in enough cushion (and credit) to pay my subcontractors promptly, and that trust keeps amazing people around.

    These freedoms didn’t show up all at once.

    They came after hard decisions, clear boundaries, and building a business that runs with me at the center—not just clients and deadlines.

    And yes, I still work hard. But I no longer trade my well-being for someone else’s urgency.

    So if you’re in that six-figure zone wondering what’s next…

    Ask yourself: what kind of life do I want this business to create?

    Then build from there.

    Join the YATP Newsletter- Link in Bio