Rachel Werner

CEO of RBW Strategy

Rachel Werner is the Principal of MyFedTrainer and owner and CEO of RBW Strategy, LLC. She conducts trainings through her own courses and speaks at local, regional, and national conferences on all grant related topics. She has over 23 years of experience with government grants.

Rachel and her team members have collectively garnered over $450 million for nonprofits and have managed over $2.5 billion in grant funding. She is an active member of the National Grant Management Association, Grant Professionals Association, and is a Certified Grants Professional (since 2014) and a Project Management Professional (since 2010).

Articles by Rachel Werner

Compliance

Survival in the New Age of Successful Grant Management

Let's take a look at the 3 key changes in grant management, what these changes mean for nonprofits, and how resources can prepare your org for survival.

August 10, 2026 | 8 min Read

Internal Controls

Internal Controls Are Your Secret Ingredients for Grant Funding Success

If your organization receives federal grant funding, internal controls are the quiet infrastructure holding everything together. They shape how decisions [...]

May 6, 2026 | 5 min Read

Compliance

The Top 3 Ways Nonprofits Can Become Grant Compliance Warriors in 2026

If you receive, manage, or are paid out of federal grants, the past 12 months have felt like a roller [...]

February 2, 2026 | 5 min Read

Grants Strategy

Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient

With the recent federal administration changes, there is a lot of uncertainty in the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors. Federal grant [...]

March 17, 2025 | 5 min Read

Financial Reporting

Untangling (and Preparing for) the New Uniform Grant Guidance

Top ten updates that will be implemented on October 1, 2024 It’s the news that all our grant enthusiasts and [...]

August 22, 2024 | 6 min Read

Grants Strategy

I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

In the last five years, nonprofits have witnessed a significant upswing in the availability of federal funding. Initiatives like the [...]

May 23, 2024 | 5 min Read