What does your nonprofit need to bring your grant program to the next level? This question can be complex for smaller organizations - especially if you have an on-staff grant writer whose supervisor's expertise is not in institutional fundraising. Let's talk about what your team needs. Short-term, tailored coaching can be an ideal boost for teams who have the internal capacity to manage the grant process but face challenges in identifying how to put that capacity to most effective use. Despite my own tagline, good grants require more than just good words! I offer:- Training and coaching for your on-staff grant professional - Grant portfolio development and relationship management planning for your key funders, both current and prospective- Development of grant program resources, from boilerplate copy to performance measurement framing to client/participant story banks- Traditional grant writing services for private foundations and city/state/federal funding sourcesI bring a career's worth of experience to your team: - More than 20 years of writing for nonprofits and professional services.- Human services focus, ranging from affordable housing to early childhood education. - Experience with private foundations and public grants, contracts and procurements. - Program and operating fundraising; capital projects; job creation and business-development resources. - Served as staff for aggressive grants program, including multi-year awards for six- and seven-figure commitments, that helped to triple UTEC's revenue over time, from $2.1M (FY11) to $7M (FY18).- Additional work with nonprofit fundraising, from event marketing to direct mail to major-donor outreach and proposals.- Experienced project leader for cross-departmental staff.