Services
GRANT WRITING AND MANAGEMENT- I offer full service grant writing and management: drafting grant proposals, researching funders, assisting with funder cultivation, managing grants calendars, helping to determine annual fundraising goals, and more! Working with me, you’ll receive everything you need to grow your grants program and increase the amount of funding you win annually. I bring experience, focus, and a creative touch that make your grant proposals come alive, underpinned by rock-solid project management. I can help you distill your unique story and impact while creating clear, persuasive language that makes your organization stand out with funders. With a background that has spanned grant writing, fundraising, program management, and the arts, I am flexible and versatile. I can write compelling proposals, but I can also offer ideas that strengthen your programs and organizational strategy.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING- I can help you with other aspects of fundraising including annual campaign planning, appeal writing, major donor cultivation, and special events. If you are a small organization, I can help you set up a smart, efficient fundraising system that can grow and diversify your sources of revenue. If you are a larger, more established organization, I can help you improve your storytelling and fundraising tactics to bring in more annual revenue.
STORYTELLING- As a dynamic performer and storyteller, I can help your fundraising team get to the heart of your organization’s story and impact so that you can more persuasively reach your audience and inspire them to deepen their commitment to your cause.
STRATEGIC PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND PROGRAM IMPACT- Good grant writing can help you win more funding, but ultimately you need solid programs that deliver transformational impact in order to truly achieve fundraising growth and sustainability. Grant writing shines a spotlight on your organization. It can show you your strengths but also where there may be gaps in your programs, policies, and infrastructure that may cause funders to think twice about writing you a check. In addition to grant writing, I can work with you on how to develop programs, measure outcomes, evaluate impact, and build organizational infrastructure in ways that lead to improved grant writing success.
What you can expect working with me
1. Upfront listening where I absorb as much information about your organization as possible and identify the elements of your work that can be crafted into the strongest possible grants language. I can help you get to a level of detail that eliminates bland, generic language and allows you to communicate exactly what you are doing and achieving to prospective funders.
2. I will take the time to draft strong, succinct language that forms the foundation of your proposals for the year ahead. My goal is to give you great boilerplate that can also be put to use in other places, like in organizational case statements or on your website.
3. I will help you develop a solid grants strategy for the year ahead and then execute on it to achieve realistic results.
4. I will create a clear, efficient grant tracking process that ensures deadlines are kept, goals are met, and vital grant-related information is easy to review.
5. I will be responsive with communications, ensuring that I receive the necessary information to submit strong, competitive proposals on a monthly basis without taking up too much of your time.
