Brittany Delany Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, California, United States

•Direct management, stewardship and solicitation involved in meeting goals for foundation, corporate and government revenue for the Museum. •Manage a portfolio of current and prospective partners and oversee all grant related activities. •Secure sponsorships and cultivate partnerships to support Exhibitions, Programs, Special Events and Initiatives.

▪ Produce performances, workshops, scholarship, events across the U.S. ▪ Manage contracts, agreements, bookings, touring, technical production. ▪ Create and perform in multidisciplinary projects with dancers, choreographers, visual artists, musicians, scholars.▪ Design and lead marketing strategies and fundraising campaigns.

Los Angeles, California, United States

▪ Directed and expanded the Foundation’s portfolio of grants, managing over $1 million annually, to support special programs, scholarships, fellowships, basic needs and workforce development initiatives. ▪ Identified, developed and submitted proposals to foundations, government and corporations.▪ Collaborated with foundation and campus leadership, faculty, staff and community partners. ▪ Presented at conferences and events.▪ Cultivated and secured sponsorships and gifts for annual gala, events and campaigns.▪ Engaged in coalition-building to strengthen collective impact on issues including food access, housing, health and equity. ▪ Managed and supervised Development Assistant, Office Assistant and volunteers for Foundation projects.▪ Cultivated relationships with major donors and philanthropists.

▪ Wrote and managed grant proposals for clients in arts, culture and creative writing▪ Researched alignment with funders and clients to cultivate meaningful relationships and impact

▪ Developed and directed fundraising and marketing campaigns. ▪ Crafted effective communications for newsletters, annual appeals, social media content. ▪ Advised clients on best practices and strategies for successful grantsmanship, donor relations, business partnerships and nonprofit management.

Los Angeles, California, United States

▪ Managed initiatives in supporting technology for good, fundraising, advocacy, grant proposals and digital heritage archiving programs ▪ Researched trends and developed strategic plans leveraging 3D, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, LiDAR, photogrammetry▪ Secured a new partnership and opportunity with L.A. County to develop a digital heritage project using Augmented Reality. ▪ Coordinated strategic global partnerships that led to key business wins and included travel to Iceland, Belgium, and Keyport, Washington▪ Developed communications across all social media platforms, e-newsletters, public relations and blogs▪ Cultivated partnerships and collaborations for digital archiving preservation ▪ Led the website renovation and refresh, and improved Google Ads▪ Conceptualized and co-wrote a winning proposal for a global technology heritage competition by Our World Heritage

Los Angeles, Ca

▪ Wrote grant proposals for humanities, science and technology▪ Researched and analyzed digital cultural heritage organizations in U.S. and Europe▪ Developed relationships with funders, professors, scientists and archaeologists to expand network and build strategic opportunities for program development and press▪ Coordinated timelines for ongoing digital archiving cultural heritage of Venezuela, Syria▪ Crafted branded communications for social media, e-newsletter, website▪ Supported the digital archivist with multiple systems of data and metadata management

▪ Co-managed Membership programs and Visual Arts Scholarship program▪ Developed print and digital advertising campaigns with Event Director and Executive Director for annual signature event La Quinta Arts Festival, recognized as #1 Fine Art Festival and #1 Fine Craft Festival in the U.S.A. Annual revenue = $3M. ▪ Managed successful live entertainment program, coordinated artist contracts and cross-promotions▪ Increased significant engagement and reach across digital and social media, building and branding new profiles on key platforms▪ Created strategic communications for website, blog, press, sponsors ▪ Problem-solved and implemented improvements for Artist registration to increase efficiency and effective operations, in collaboration with staff.

Greater Palm Springs, Ca

▪ Conceived of and produced programs including community listening sessions, arts salons, panels and workshops, including a fundraiser event, the ArtsTank grant and ‘Artists, Audience, and Place’ creative placemaking and marketing workshop in partnership with Americans For the Arts – a seminal event bringing together creative professionals across the Coachella Valley. ▪ Built and directed social media communications and branding for two organizational accounts, developing outreach across arts and culture, tourism, education and civic engagement. ▪ Managed Events Calendar for website and assisted with curation for monthly Arts and Culture Itineraries and Arts News Digest e-newsletters▪ Researched and evaluated fundraising strategies and programs ▪ Developed and submitted successful 75-page application to the International Festival & Events Association for Greater Palm Springs to win World Festival & Event City designation in 2016, joining premier destination cities▪ Coordinated Arts Advocacy initiatives on the local, state, and national levels▪ Participated on creative career panel for annual local half-day career explorations experience for high school students.

▪ Wrote, secured, and managed grants from foundations, city, state and federal government, totalling over $220,000. ▪ Managed development calendar and funding reports ▪ Secured a capacity building grant to support organization’s shifts in space, staffing and business model. ▪ Developed fundraising strategies▪ Assisted Executive Director and Bookkeeper with administrative support

San Francisco Bay Area

▪ Prospected strategic funding opportunities and artist residencies▪ Wrote and secured grants from foundation and city▪ Led capacity building and strategic planning activities: securing a leadership and mentorship program for Executive/Artistic Director and developing an Advisory Board▪ Produced 'Rocked By Women: Panel & Performance Excerpts' 2013 and 'Sarah Bush Dance Project presents Rocked By Women' 2014 in San Francisco, and planned for touring opportunities. This show is part of their main repertory. ▪ Secured foundation support, press coverage and professional video documentation of 'Rocked By Women' 2014. ▪ Created annual budget and project budgets▪ Developed strategies for communications & outreach▪ Coordinated schedules, contracts with venues, vendors and dancers▪ Organized photo and video documentation▪ Grew and cultivated healthy relationships among individual donors, fiscal sponsor and funders▪ Created administrative systems for company files

▪ Wrote feature articles / Networked locally and internationally / Assisted with event planning▪ “Student Dancer Promotes, Writes for New Urban Dance Magazine”, Wesleyan Connectionhttp://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/people/2008/0208delany.html

San Francisco Bay Area

▪ Managed marketing and production timelines for multiple projects. ▪ Supported Executive Director with grant writing and fundraiser events.▪ Coordinated company bookings and tour opportunities. ▪ Produced successful fundraiser event with silent auction, dinner and performance

▪ Performed in new works at Universities, Festivals and Artist Residencies▪ Coordinated schedule for cast and crew rehearsals, residences and performances▪ Researched grants and performing opportunities▪ Tracked financial data for grant and research ▪ Developed business plans for non-profit incorporation▪ Secured press coverage▪ Recruited new company members▪ Problem-solved production details ▪ Cultivated partnerships in the local and regional communities for presenting and funding new work ▪ Assisted with writing and editing Andrew W. Summer Mellon Research Grant, July-Aug. 2008 ▪ Translated and documented work from significant Dominican anthropologists and performers

▪ Tracked finances / Wrote press releases / Created a blog / Assisted with preparing coursework▪ Scheduled studio spaces / Served as Dance Department liaison to visiting artists

B.A., Double Major: B.A. Dance:Choreography & Performance / B.A. French Studies

Activities and Societies: Varsity Squash, Precision Dance, Theater, WESpace, Cardinal Council

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