•Grant Writing
•Prospect Research
•Program Development
Specializing in securing corporate, foundation and government support. Delivering exceptional fundraising solutions for: Museums, Artists, Colleges, Universities, Schools, Performing Arts Centers, Libraries, Municipalities, Historical Societies, Healthcare Organizations, Social Service Agencies, Environmental Groups, and Faith-Based Charities
. CAREER PROFILE:
Seasoned fundraising professional with expertise in developing comprehensive fundraising plans for nonprofit organizations. Accomplished grant writer with outstanding writing skills and flair for program and budget development and evaluation. Specializes in securing new sources of corporate, foundation and government support for arts & culture, education, health and social service organizations. Comprehensive studies in art history and museum management experience provides a unique background for creating compelling project narratives. Able to synthesize varied experience, information, and context to create unique solutions. Highly organized, unusually detail-oriented, accurate, reliable, dependable, works well under pressure, and meets deadlines. Effective communicator that understands how to manage relationships, especially competing interests, with integrity and transparency. Fluent in MSOffice (Word, Outlook Express, Excel, PowerPoint) and Raiser’s Edge. Writing samples are available upon request. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Director for Development, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
• Director of Grants, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
• Development Manager, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
• Museum Management Consultant, AMS Planning & Research, Petaluma, CA
• Manager of Program, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
• Auction Consultant, Antique Building Material Company, San Francisco, CA
• Associate Director, The Garden Antiquary, New York, NY
FREELANCE CLIENTS:
• Jennifer Levine, Artist, Montclair, NJ
• Montclair Arts Council, Montclair, NJ
• Moonstone Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Herron Roche, Poet, Verona, NJ
• Township of Montclair, Montclair, NJ
• Yass Hakoshima Movement Theater, NJ Center for Mime, Montclair, NJ
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
• First Congregational Church, Montclair, NJ: Chair, Stewardship Committee
• Kip's Castle Conservancy, Verona, NJ: Founding Board Member
• Charles H. Bullock School PTA, Montclair, NJ: Chair, Fundraising Committee
• Montclair Center Business Improvement District, Montclair, NJ: Secretary
and Board Member (2006-2009)
• Junior League of Montclair-Newark, Montclair, NJ: Community Development
Board (2005-2009)
