Deborah Brown Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Deborah Brown Consulting specializes in grant writing, project management, board governance and foundation start-up. We increase funding and promote a greater good in line with clients’ missions.Grant SupportDeborah Brown Consulting helps organizations throughout the grant process—from the initial stages of readiness audits, research and planning, to writing, evaluation and reporting. Deborah is versed in navigating the rigorous requirements of competitive grants, alleviating applicant stress and allowing clients to focus on the business at hand. A skilled matchmaker, Deborah is committed to creating sustainable win-win partnerships between grantees and funders.Project ManagementDeborah Brown Consulting customizes services to help nonprofit, foundation, for-profit and hybrid clients with a variety of special projects. These include needs assessments, research, program development, and donor advisement. A seasoned communicator, quick-study and adept problem solver, Deborah is a committed team-builder and versatile ally.Board GovernanceDeborah Brown Consulting helps organizations develop strong boards of directors from initiation, recruitment and structuring, to meeting management, board secretary work, and long-term growth. DBC has a proven track record of cultivating high-functioning, strategic board teams that give organizations the financial stability, governance and resilience needed to bring their vision to life.To learn more, visit: http://dbconsults.co/

Ossining, Ny

Acted as front-line representative for president, assisting with internal and external relationship management and interfacing with major donors. Helped with board affairs including board development, meeting coordination and leadership support. Wrote and delivered presentations to external audiences to promote policy initiatives and represent the organization, and undertook grant writing and special projects as needed.

New York And Bucharest

This Foundation, a legacy institution of the Romanian-American Enterprise Fund, supports entrepreneurship, community building and education in Romania. Assisted with foundation establishment, board formation and development, and with planning overseas and domestic board meetings. As board secretary, worked closely with board leadership, executive team, drafted board meeting minutes, contributed to annual report and website copy and maintained board and corporation records. https://www.facebook.com/RomanianAmericanFoundation/

New York And Bucharest

This fund was a social venture created to help Romania transition to a free-market economy. Cultivation of western business practices and standards and high level workforce development were its hallmark achievements. These were realized via undertaking innovative private equity investment, micro-lending, privatization and other business endeavors. As director of corporate communications and corporate secretary, worked with a high level team of entrepreneurs and diplomats to support the mission of this unique, hybrid for-profit/non-profit foreign aid endeavor.

New York And Nationwide

Managed customer relations and retention nationally for Barnes & Noble bricks and mortar stores, and those of several chains owned by Barnes & Noble, Inc. Oversaw department working to learn directly from customers, resolve conflicts and reward customer loyalty. Trained a highly effective, talented team to write as befitted booksellers and to handle serious issues and customer contact sensitively, respectfully and efficiently. Worked collaboratively with team to develop effective processes to respond thoughtfully to a high volume of communications by phone, email and letter. Assisted field employees with customer retention personally and through policy implementation. Coordinated with Barnes & Noble executive team to capture and adapt to customer feedback.

New York And National

In-house writer and executive assistant to CEO. Duties included speech writing, scheduling, travel arrangements, coordination of regional meetings and other special events, teaching at regional meetings, customer service functions, internal and external corporate communications.

Manhattan

Publicist, in-house writer, special events coordinator. As part of a team of writers, contributed to annual report, alumni magazine and special writing and marketing training for engineering students.

Manhattan

Managed foundation aiming to facilitate the development of children's innate creativity within the education system. Researched art and aesthetic education programs nationwide via extensive travel, personal contacts, site visits and study, Researched children's media and educational assessment best practices for fostering creativity, studied aesthetic education with Maxine Greene at Teacher's College. Forged alliances with innovative individuals and organizations to further the work of this operating foundation, gave presentations on the foundation's work and on aesthetic education and participated actively in Grantmakers in the Arts to help develop philanthropic policy regarding aesthetic education. Worked with a team of artists, gallery owners, educators and organizations on policy formation and advocacy for the field.

Summer Fundraising Intensive, Fundraising, A

Activities and Societies: Completed training regarding annual appeal, mobile and online fundraising, the art of the ask, reading financial.

Grant Proposal Writing Seminar

Completed grant lifecycle and proposal writing seminar.

Aesthetic Education

Studied aesthetic education with Maxine Greene.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And International Relations