Areas of Work
Grant Prospecting & Research
You likely are drawn to your work because you are passionate about the mission and not so much about building revenue streams. If you are set up as a nonprofit, it is far from obvious how to secure the funds to keep that mission going. In fact, it’s a business all in itself to understand where to look for grants and to know who is interested in your cause, and why. It’s not you: philanthropy is unnecessarily complex. I take pride in understanding your organization and mission like you understand it to help find the most promising grant opportunities. Using industry-leading grant databases, I continuously search and share a curated list of grant opportunities based on your needs and capacity.
Grant Writing
A friend asked me, “Do you like writing grants?” In truth, they’re hard to write. They’re made harder with arbitrary word limits, difficult questions, and inflexible deadlines. What I like about writing grants is the power they bring to realizing your cause. I approach grant writing as if your organization is my own. I strategize with you. I create program and organization descriptions with mileage for your future use but I never settle for bland, cookie-cutter writing. I’ve worked on both sides of the grant-seeker and grant-reviewer process and know how off-putting a vague or obviously recycled proposal comes across.
Strategic Communications
A strategic communications approach ensures the best impact for your communication efforts. You need a method that approaches your goals, your objectives, and your tactics in the right order –and recognizes the staff and resources that you have on hand.
Social Media Communications Alignment
I’m not a marketing or social media professional. I’m someone with years of marketing and social media experience from learning on the job. I’ve built numerous websites (like this one) and manage multiple Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook accounts for nonprofits because I know their missions and issues. I’ve taught myself social media hacks and newsletter tools to save time and money and I can do that for you too.
Sector Areas
College access
K-12
Higher education
Workforce Development
Basic Needs (Income, Housing)
Federal (NIH, NSF, Dept of Ed)
State (DOA, DWD, WEDC)
