David Wight Email & Phone Number

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--Developed government, foundation, and corporate grant proposals;--Maintained agency relations with foundations and other private funders;--Coordinated fundraising activities for management staff;--Planned and helped develop new programs;--Worked with community collaboratives, including in East Palo Alto to advocate for youth development initiatives;--Prepared program budgets and other funder-required documents;--Drafted narrative for Annual Reports and Annual Appeals;--Wrote grant progress and final reports;--Conducted in-service training workshops on grantsmanship.

--Wrote recently released novel Crossing Nevada, Book I; for more information, please visit http://www.davidwightconsulting.com/books/--Helped plan and develop new nonprofit programs;--Wrote grant proposals, generating more than $25 million in grant funds for nonprofit agencies;--Wrote narrative for follow-up grant reports;--Wrote feature articles and other copy for agency newsletters;--Wrote feature column, My Career as a Warrior Fan, for the Golden State Warriors Playbook magazine;--Wrote working draft narrative of state water policy recommended by the Environmental Water Caucus (2003).

--Had responsibility for overall operation of a commercial, residential, and industrial property management firm in Berkeley;--Supervised office staff;--Developed and monitored contractual arrangements;--Procured loans;--Drafted monthly and annual reports;--Developed budget forecasts and financial statements; and--Served as business liaison with attorneys, accountants, and finance/real estate brokers.

--Edited, designed, and distributed the Division Report, Nevada's statewide mental health newsletter;--Edited, designed, and distributed NNAMI, the advocacy newsletter for the Northern Nevada Alliance for the Mentally Ill;--Drafted narrative for state MH/MR 6-Year Human Resource Development Plan; --Developed and drafted narrative for Nevada MH/MR statewide AIDS policy;--Developed grant proposals to support mental health services for homeless families in Northern Nevada;--Coordinated in-service training programs for management staff;--Coordinated vocational placements for adults with mental illness;--Wrote feature articles for Nevada Works (State Job Training Office); and--Wrote and designed staff recruitment and agency brochures.

--Co-authored government publication, Work Stress and Physical Fitness Levels of Park Rangers of Yosemite National Park;--Helped manage the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at San Jose State University, and taught college-level courses;--Coached boys and girls track and field teams at Leland High School, San Jose, CA;--Managed youth sports programs for SouthBay YMCA;--Owned and operated a guided bike tours company in Northern California.

M.S., Recreation Administration

B.A., Liberal Arts