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Jacqueline (Jackie) White is an entrepreneurial minded professional with a focus on strategic funding and planning. As a former elite athlete, she brings a well honed ‘pursuit of excellence’ mindset to collaborative efforts as she works with organizations to forward their mission. She’s been a member of the Global Grant Writers Collective since August 2021. 🦄
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Before joining the Collective, Jacquline was a personal fitness trainer. 🏋️♀️ As an Olympic alternative for the U.S. Olympics team for Judo, she enjoyed training others. When ownership changed at the gym she worked at, she landed at a box gym. She found herself frustrated, not valued, and at the mercy of someone else’s schedule.
She has decades of nonprofit experience in various roles and considered a career switch to grant writing. 💯
✨ Her major wins so far?
🧁 Working from home with a flexible schedule.
🧁 Making a much higher salary than she was before.
🧁 The Global Grant Writers Collective helped her to a complete 360 reinvention in her career - in just one year!
🧁 Convincing organizations she could do the job for them by overcoming their questions about her experience level.
✨ Advice for those considering starting a grant writing journey?
“If you want an opportunity to change your current trajectory, jump on board,” Jacqueline said.
✨ Resources and links:
🔸 “Get Good With Money:Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole” by Tiffany Aliche
🔸 “We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power” by Rachel Rodgers
🔸 Fortius Grant Solutions: www.fortiusgrantsolutions.com/
Still have questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: www.learngrantwriting.org/faq
Or, email us at info@senworks.org.
🧡 The Team at Learn Grant Writing
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:14 Jackie’s Background
01:00 How Jackie Landed In Grant Writing
02:33 Jackie’s Proudest Achievements
04:20 Overcoming Questions About Her Grant Writing Experience
06:00 Using Funding Strategies To Build Financial Stability
10:03 Jackie’s Plans For The Upcoming Year
10:55 Attending The Inaugural Global Grant Writers Collective Retreat
12:55 Collective Member Meetup
13:32 “The Global Grant Writers Collective Has Helped Me…”
13:57 Rapid Fire Questions
16:00 Advice To Those Debating Going After Their Dream
16:51 Traveling to North Carolina