New York City Metropolitan Area
Nonprofit development and communications professional with a proven track record in securing substantial grant funding and crafting strategic communications. Expert in grant prospecting, narrative writing, and budget management for diverse funding sources. Skilled collaborator with experience in strategic planning and engagement with underserved communities. Developing proficiency in AI tools to enhance efficiency in grant-related tasks. Open to full-time staff roles, as well as project, contract, temporary and freelance assignments. Grant Management | Donor Engagement | AI for Grant Writing| Budget Development| Strategic Communications | Editing | Reports| Technical Fluency | Google/MS Suite | Research | Detail Oriented | Problem Solver
• Secured over $500,000 in grant funding from federal grants and foundations, and managed multiyear federal grants that totaled over $650,000 for domestic violence, legal citizenship, women’s mental health, immigration, youth empowerment and seniors. • Managed grant calendar, prospected and wrote grants, submitted applications, assigned tasks, and ran reports. • Led budget creation in partnership with finance department to support successful grant submissions. • Managed implementation of grants by collecting data to ensure goals were met by program teams and by writing and submitting reports to donor organizations. • Collaborated with members of development and marketing teams to strategize and enact quarterly philanthropy plan and goals by meeting weekly to discuss ideas, update plans and assign tasks. • Managed cross-functional teams to identify funding needs and sources in areas including gender-based violence, youth empowerment and at-risk youth, education, immigrant/underserved populations, mental health, legal and social services, gender-based violence, job creation and citizenship. • Researched and wrote monthly blog, published on Medium and Women for Afghan Women's website, that chronicled the organization's domestic and international activities. • Wrote and edited copy for website, newsletters, social media, speeches, emails, direct mail solicitation and donor correspondence. • Acted as subject matter expert on new funding opportunities, best practices and current trends in philanthropy.
• Collaborated with the Executive Director to develop and implement strategic communications calendar, and created and distributed marketing materials, press releases, web content, newsletters, speeches and correspondence, as well as social media postings, increasing visibility and stakeholder engagement. • Managed donors through the CRM, and drafted and distributed reports, mass e-mailings, renewal notices, gift processing and donation acknowledgments, as well as ensured accurate, current records of all interactions and contributions, and provided monthly reports to the executive director and board. • Secured diverse grant funding, sponsorships and donor contributions through targeted research and applications, successfully securing over $200,000. • Increased organizational visibility by spearheading community outreach events such as public programming, consultation services, and events management, and fostered partnerships with public officials, local governments and school districts. • Collaborated with the Executive Director to plan and execute the annual gala (virtual gala in 2020), securing the location, creating a volunteer committee, seeking donations for a silent auction, marketing the event, selling tickets, managing registration, and raising $40,000+ per year. • Coordinated all in-person programming, with a focus on underserved communities, featuring youth arts showcase, arts industry discussion panels, artists’ storytelling/poetry slams, art exhibitions and members' meetups; during Covid, adapted all programming to virtual platforms, occasionally serving as host. • Coordinated volunteer recruitment efforts by developing job descriptions and conducting interviews. • Commentator on monthly radio show, The Artist's Notebook, and guest commentator on other local radio programming.
• Wrote copy for and managed all aspects of publicity for theater summer productions, resulting in increased attendance at all performances
• Strategize an annual marketing/media plan, which results in strong attendance by writers, editors and literary agents.
Served as Marketing & PR Coordinator: photographed activities; wrote and posted copy for website and social media; drafted promotional materials and radio ad scripts; led email marketing campaign to local parent-teacher associations to increase awareness of year-round field trips and activities.