Deanna Duncan Grand, M.A., Edd Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Port Angeles, WA, US

Work with a team of independent contractors to provide organizational and fundraising services to small nonprofit clients to accelerate the growth of their organizational capacity and programmatic impact. Services I provide are grantwriting, fundraising counsel, and philanthropic partnership development coaching.

• A consulting firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to nonprofits to meet their fundraising, management, and organizational development challenges. Services include:
• Fundraising and communications strategy
• Proposal, grant report, and annual report writing
• Prospect research
• Strategic planning
• Impact metrics development

Washington, DC, US

• Provided leadership and vision for foundation fundraising and development efforts to meet annual average revenue goals of $10M and build a culture of philanthropy in a fast-paced policy advocacy organization focused on.
• Secured multi-year, seven-figure grants totaling $5.25M from two new funders working in close collaboration with the President and CEO.
• Rebuilt major components of the development operations, including the implementation of Monday.com with Salesforce CRM; a prospect research function; a relationship mapping process; and a moves management system in a.
• Managed and empowered four development professionals using a Radical Candor approach to support their professional growth while creating a responsive, collaborative, accountable, and effective fundraising and.
• Developed and maintained relationships with donors and prospects through strategic outreach, stewardship, engagement, and communications.
• Served on the Executive Team contributing to the development and management of organizational priorities, operations, and growth.

Palo Alto, CA, US

*Served as organization’s first Director of Development developing and managing a portfolio over three years of 50 grants in close collaboration with CEO and Executive Director, increasing revenue from $10M in 2016 to $18M in 2019 to support LPI’s education research and policy work.*Lead all prospect research, developed all cultivation strategies, and.

Washington, DC, US

• Raised $6-8M annually from foundations, corporations, and individuals to support AEE’s education policy advocacy.
• Managed development operations, including implementation of eTapestry database, all grant and development calendars, and supervision of Development Associate.
• Served on the Senior Team contributing to the development and management of organizational priorities, operations, growth, and impact metrics.
• Collaborated with CFO on grant-related budgets and financial documents.
• Provided cross-cutting support to ensure timely and effective completion of grant-funded work and spend down to ensure renewed and increased funding.
• Wrote and edited all grant proposals, reports and board reports in collaboration with program staff and senior leadership using Microsoft Office Suite.

Washington, DC, US

• Secured and managed corporate, foundation, affiliate and individual donor programs to support the Foundation’s $2M budget.
• Collaborated with Gala Manager to develop and market sponsorship packages, deliver sponsorship benefits, and ensure high-quality sponsorship experience.
• Managed all development operations, including the selection and implementation of eTapestry database and processes, donor acknowledgement process, development reports, and supervision of Development Assistant.
• Conducted regular revenue reconciliations with SVP of Finance and monthly database audits with organization’s database administrator.
• Developed and implemented strategies and tactics for development-related goals in Foundation’s 5-year strategic plan.
• Managed the design and production of an innovative philanthropic capacity-building initiative for a cohort of NEA state affiliates, including a manual and video.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided leadership and vision for organization’s foundation and government fundraising as part of the overall revenue generation efforts that included corporate and individual giving to support annual $5-8M budgets.
• Co-lead design team and secured $8M in funding for the launch of FirstFocus, a national policy advocacy initiative.
• Secured $5M multi-year foundation general operating support grant.
• Secured $450,000 in government grants for community- and state-based programs.
• Developed an innovative GrantStation research partnership to support 50 communities’ fundraising efforts, enabling communities to raise over $1.66M.
• Developed and stewarded relationships with funding affinity groups.

Washington, DC, US

*Provided leadership and vision for ASTC’s sponsorship and development programs.*Created collateral materials to market Conference sponsorship program to qualified prospects.*Collaborated on grant proposals to the National Science Foundation and Institute for Museum and *Library Services for various ASTC programs.*Worked with ASTC’s international committee.

Washington, DC, US

*Created and oversaw annual development plan to meet $2.3 million budget through funding from foundations, corporations, individuals, and local and national government agencies.*Cultivated major donors ($1,000+) and other annual contributors through various direct mail campaigns, work place giving campaigns, special events, and personal requests.*Worked.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Education Policy And Practice

Master Of Arts (Ma), Theater, Film & Television

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And International Relations

Government And Theater