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WORK EXPERIENCE
Four Points Editing, LLP
Managing Partner
2003 – Present
Consultant services for a variety of industries around the country and the UK,
including secondary schools, colleges, corporations and non-profit organizations,
specializing in fund development including grant writing; RFP development and
responses; development of white papers, briefs, brochures, marketing copy and
proposals across a broad range of topics. Four Points specializes in handling
multiple grant applications from initial client introduction through to project
completion, including the recruiting and management of professional writing
staff. Additional services covering grant application reviews for substantive
editing as well as criteria compliance to ensure the most competitive proposal
possible. Four Points boasts a minimum 60-70% funding success rate for its
clients and provides a comprehensive array of services from funding prospect
research to developing customized funding plans based on client
program/service needs to facilitating program design sessions, providing
best-practice guidance and creating both qualitative and quantitative and
quasi-experimental evaluation plans.
Prepared Response, Inc.
Senior Grant Manager
February 2007 – January 2009
Contractor: January 2009 - Present
Leadership for all funding opportunities including federal, state and local
proposal and RFP development and submission, ongoing research for funding
prospects, and coordinate project funding goals with marketing and sales
objectives. Management of school grant project including recruiting and managing
a staff of up to 15 freelance grant writers; 15 out of 22 applications submitted
in 2007 resulted in over $5 million in funding. (School grants project managed
through Four Points Editing, LLP in 2005 resulted in $1.69 million for Prepared
Response services; $2.2 million in 2006). Skills and experience include:
• Writing and Content Development
o Production of a wide range of written materials including RFP/RFI responses,
Grant Proposals, Evaluation Reports
o Manage the RFP/proposal process from receipt of bid to delivery of final
product to client
o Bid/No Bid evaluation process
o Coordinating cross-functional teams to support the bid process
o Final product professionally presented to client using Adobe InDesign
o Familiarity with RFP Express
• Other Services
o General editing and review processes for other client collateral to ensure
continuity of branding and inclusion of the most up to date company
product/service information
o Contract management activities including experience with General Services
Administration (GSA), California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) and Texas
Department of Information Resources (DIR)
o Funding research
• Skills
o Ability to quickly adapt and write effectively about new client
product/services content
o Ability to communicate effectively with company stakeholders to include all
input
o Insight into strategic development; identify aspects of the company that
present challenges in clear, precise terminology
o Extensive knowledge of sales process and professional services industries
o Proficient at research and paring/summarizing salient information from large,
complicated government and legal documents
o Highly Organized and Works Independently; experience managing and coordinating
large projects of more than 100 contractors
o Deadline Oriented
o Conceptual knowledge of accounting, budgeting and financial reporting
o Ability to process all types of funding projects via government web submission
portals including grants.gov
Oswego County BOCES
Grant Writer
Co. Rt. 64
Mexico, NY 13114
September – June 2003 (temporary academic year position)
Responsible for the researching, planning and writing funding proposals to
support educational programming and activities in Oswego County’s 9 school
districts. Federal, State, regional, local, corporate and foundation proposal
writing experience. Professional grant writing seminars and individual assistance
offered. Additional duties include developing and implementing plan to create a
non-profit arm (Foundation) of organization.
Weston T. Hyde Educational Foundation
Executive Consultant
Mexico, NY 13114
January 2003 – May 2004
Developed non-profit organization in recognition of retiring BOCES
superintendent. Conducted community visioning session, developed and conducted
orientation meeting and materials for new board members, completed all state
agency paperwork and reporting for 501(c)3 status; created budget and funding
plan. Organized kick-off fundraiser, as well as all other administrative
functions. This work was conducted in a consulting capacity.
Wcities.com
Regional Managing Editor
Berkeley, California
January 2000 – February 2003
Writing and editing of travel-based content for 110 cities in the Eastern United
States, Canada and Europe. Managed contributing editor staff of 100-150,
including invoice processing, writer editing, budget management and resource
allocation/management. Content included client-based projects on accommodations,
restaurants, tours, events, visiting the city and city guides. Financial
management and reporting responsibilities as required per project.
Arts and Culture for Oswego County
Executive Director
Oswego, NY 13126
September 1997 – October 2001
Responsible for all management and leadership activities of non-profit arts
council, including fundraising, human resource management, quarterly newsletter,
program development, database development and management, volunteer recruitment
and retention, board planning, budgeting, sales, membership cultivation, event
planning, grant writing and project management (including reporting), media and
public relations, public speaking and marketing and promotion. Wrote weekly
newspaper column in Palladium Times on non-profit management and the arts.
Increased budget from $45,000 to $350,000 in three years; increased membership
53%. Developed new educational programs including county-wide
cultural/education/arts program.
SUNY Oswego
1983 - 1997
Various positions in grant writing, event planning, alumni relations and alumni
scholarship management and administration, fundraising and corporate and
community relations. Also served
as Secretary to the President’s Office from 1989-1991 and Associate Director of
Business and Community Relations from 1991-1998.
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