Grant Writing and Fund Development Services
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Grant writing and grants management
I excel at distilling complex subjects into clear, concise messages and telling compelling stories. I work with your organization to outline, draft, and finalize submissions and craft strong grants based on your goals and a deep understanding of the funder’s priorities.
- Writing compelling proposals and reports from start to finish, including collaboration to craft new grant language based on your goals and grant request needs.
- Managing your grants calendar and reporting for existing grants.
- Supporting outreach to funders to build relationships and gather information for proposal success.
- Reviewing existing grants and fundraising materials to offer feedback on areas for improvement.
- Coaching your current grant writers to enhance their writing skills and effectively assist front-line fundraisers, including executive staff and board members.
- Building content management systems to support continuous fundraising success
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Prospect research and fund development strategy
I help organizations identify their most promising prospects, including foundations, corporations, and government grants, and understand the predicted value of their pipeline so they can make informed decisions about their fundraising goals. I also help build actionable relationship strategies to move prospects from names on a list into informed, qualified prospects and—ultimately—supportive partners.
- Identifying new foundation, corporate, individual, and government prospects that are a strong match for your missions and programs
- Creating a prioritized prospect list with actionable next steps to move your fundraising goals forward
- Supporting organizations in setting appropriate annual and multi-year institutional fundraising goals based on your prospect list and pipeline projections
- Developing strategy to build, maintain, and strengthen funder relationships
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Storytelling, publications, and strategic writing support
I capture impact stories for strategic publications such as annual reports and anniversary publications. I excel at helping you bring your dream project to life, operationalizing a publication from start to finish, and working with internal and external stakeholders, designers, and printers to manage projects from start to finish.
- Clarifying key goals, interviewing stakeholders to capture stories, and distilling key concepts
- Executing a project through drafts, reviews, and finalizing with attention to detail and strategic clarity
- Project management, including design, printing, and/or digital publication
- Utilizing the principles of ethical storytelling and asset framing
Publications
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Wildflower Seedlings 2021-22
In this inaugural edition of Wildflower Seedlings, the annual report for Wildflower Schools, I interviewed school leaders to create profiles celebrating their stories, and worked with a designer to bring the publication to life.
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Wildflower Seedlings 2022-23
Wildflower Seedlings is the annual report for Wildflower Schools, celebrating each new school that emerges across their network in the United States and Puerto Rico. Each year, I interview school leaders, create compelling stories, and work with Wildflower leaders and designers to bring these profiles to life.
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Wildflower Seedlings 2023-24
Wildflower Seedlings is the annual report for Wildflower Schools, celebrating each new school that emerges across their network in the United States and Puerto Rico. Each year, I interview school leaders, create compelling stories, and work with Wildflower leaders and designers to bring these profiles to life.
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Mariposa Case Study
This case study examines the impact of a Puerto Rico Montessori school operating in partnership with a shelter and care center for women and children who have experienced domestic violence. The case study provides the history and impact of the program, as well as tips for replication in other areas.
