Stop Chasing Grants and Start Winning Them with Alanna Taylor

April 23, 2026·21 min·2-min readconversationalself improvement

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Alana Taylor, founder of Granted Success, shares her journey from virtual assistant to a nationally recognized grant-writing expert with over a 60% win rate, helping mission-driven, Black-centered nonprofits secure over $1 million annually. Her 'because' is empowering Black women in the n

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Alana Taylor

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Alana Taylor

Books

The Four-Hour Work Weekby Timothy Ferriss

Companies

Granted Success

Products & Tools

GrantReady Elevation Audit

Topics

Grant strategy for mission-driven nonprofitsSustainable revenue models in the nonprofit sectorLeadership pitfalls for Black women foundersBoard development and governanceConsultant-client boundaries

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