Carol Bornstein Email and Phone Number

Since launching Carol Bornstein Consulting, LLC in 2014, proposals that Carol has written have helped her clients collectively raise close to six million dollars in competitive grant funds from private and corporate foundations.Carol’s primary area of focus is on writing winning grant proposals on behalf of her nonprofit clients – many of whom either have insufficient resources to support a full-time grant writer, or who need additional support for existing grant writing staff. Her… Show more Since launching Carol Bornstein Consulting, LLC in 2014, proposals that Carol has written have helped her clients collectively raise close to six million dollars in competitive grant funds from private and corporate foundations.Carol’s primary area of focus is on writing winning grant proposals on behalf of her nonprofit clients – many of whom either have insufficient resources to support a full-time grant writer, or who need additional support for existing grant writing staff. Her individualized services include: Assessment of current grants program and funding needs Funder prospect research Program development Budget development Proposal writing Proposal review, editing, and proofreading Grants calendar management Post-award grants reporting Executive coaching and mentoring in fund development  Project ManagementTo date, Carol’s clients have included: United Way of Greater Houston Holocaust Museum Houston The Rose Brazoria County Counseling Center  St. John's Episcopal Church - LaPorte, Texas Depelchin Children's Center Cancare Krist Samaritan Center  Hope for Three  Family Hope  The Arc of the Gulf Coast  Imagine Enterprises  PEERS® of TexasCarol is Grant Professional Certified (GPC) through the Grant Professional Certification Institute. She serves as President of the Southeast Texas Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association. Show less

Worked with the Associate Vice President for University Advancement, university deans, faculty and staff to identify, prioritize and strategize funding requirements for their respective programs, including:-UHCL Four-Year Initiative. Co-wrote a proposal generating $1,000,000 to facilitate the university's expansion to become a four-year university in August 2014.-UHCL Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Generated more than $425,000 in contributions through grants and… Show more Worked with the Associate Vice President for University Advancement, university deans, faculty and staff to identify, prioritize and strategize funding requirements for their respective programs, including:-UHCL Four-Year Initiative. Co-wrote a proposal generating $1,000,000 to facilitate the university's expansion to become a four-year university in August 2014.-UHCL Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Generated more than $425,000 in contributions through grants and sponsorships.-First-generation scholarship programs. Through targeted grant proposals, generated scholarship funds to enable nearly 60 economically-disadvantaged students of diverse backgrounds to be the first in their family to pursue a university degree.-Researched and cultivated prospective private and corporate foundation grantors.-Developed corporate sponsorship programs for university alumni and community outreach events, scholarship initiatives, Office of Career Services, Student Life Office and the Environmental Institute of Houston.-Developed and coordinated UHCL’s first formalized planned giving program "Legacy Partners." Show less

Responsible for solicitation and cultivation of individual and foundation gifts of $1,000 or more to Houston Public Media, as well as planned giving activities including stock transfers, bequests and other deferred gifts. Developed and promoted a multi-tiered “Friends of ACT” giving program with associated benefits for individual gifts ranging from $1,000 - $50,000. Wrote and obtained foundation grants totaling over $200,000 annually. Cultivated individual donors to obtain contributions of… Show more Responsible for solicitation and cultivation of individual and foundation gifts of $1,000 or more to Houston Public Media, as well as planned giving activities including stock transfers, bequests and other deferred gifts. Developed and promoted a multi-tiered “Friends of ACT” giving program with associated benefits for individual gifts ranging from $1,000 - $50,000. Wrote and obtained foundation grants totaling over $200,000 annually. Cultivated individual donors to obtain contributions of $1,000 - $20,000 in the form of cash and/or securities transfers. Developed and promoted the “Legacy Circle”, a program for donors planning estate gifts (from $1,000 to $1,000,000) of bequests, trusts and annuities. Show less

Responsible for administration of the Member Services, Planned Gift and Major Donor departments at Houston Public Media. Supervised and managed a staff of six, and managed on-air membership, direct mail, telemarketing, planned giving and major gifts campaigns. Raised over $4,200,000 in individual, major and planned gift revenue annually, including over $200,000 in foundation grants.

Responsible for generating and funding awareness and education programs for the American Diabetes Association throughout a 12 county region in Central Florida.