Amplify

Chris Massie attended the live recording of the Amplify workshop when we created it a few months ago— before we went live with the Amplify site. While attending, he said, “I’m ready to write my book, now… I’ll get...

In this episode we continue our discussion on making & marketing your own book. In the previous talk we discussed myths & misconceptions about self-publishing. Let’s go further.   First there are five...

For the majority of writers, self-publishing is THE BEST way to go— it enables you to maintain control of your message as you begin making an impact with your ideas. (Plus, it’s faster than traditional publishing AND...

We ALWAYS suggest that writers, speakers, coaches, communicators (and others) START with the book…

“Don’t aspire to eventually write the book,” we say. “START with the book.” Here’s why— once you write the book you...

One of the most important, overlooked aspects of the launch = your launch team… Not only will it enable you to increase your reach, but the launch team will also help you refine your message. Notably, this works TWO...

We continue talking about what to do to make sure people know about your book when it goes live for sale… (If you haven’t listened to the previous episode, go there to get the “other half” of this one.) Here’s your...

Most writers think about creating the book, but we don’t think about “launching it” and getting it out there. But, if we want people to read it, we’ve got to let them know it’s available… That’s the topic of this...

One of the best way to view grant-writing (and see how to “win” even when you don’t get the grant) is this: ⭐️ When you write a grant proposal you have the opportunity to put the mission of your organization into the...

After learning WHO you can apply to for a grant, as well as WHAT goes into a request, you need to tackle the HOW and WHEN questions. We outline them both in this episode… First let’s talk HOW… 📫#1 = Some, you send in...

In the previous episode we talk about eight OBJECTIVE items you need for every grant proposal. Here, we outline eight SUBJECTIVE items, each related to your specific request. You could also think of them like this: 💙...

Every grant you write will require these EIGHT things… (So, make a filing system, keep them handy… and, if you don’t have them, acquire them, bc you absolutely MUST have them.) #1 = 501c3 verification #2 = Form 990...

I don’t know if any nonprofit leader that got in it because they wanted to spend their time raising money. They ALL got into it for the mission-- for the impact they want to make. But... The mission requires...