• Working directly for and with the executive director, spearheaded efforts to identify and obtain individual, corporate, foundation, and government contributions.• Produced proposals, sponsorship invitations, and requests for grants to procure funding for all organizational efforts and causes; including four successful grant requests to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).• Researched and tracked proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising.• Proofread all mailings, printed pieces, and online communications for the organization.• Oversaw the compilation of audience statistics for fundraising purposes.• Developed lists for cultivation and special events and ensured that notes for all interactions with potential givers were entered into Raiser’s Edge software with aid from others on the staff.

•responsible for preparing and submitting grant proposals and reports to foundations and corporations, including the organization’s first successful proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts and a 3-year $100,000 grant from the Lynch Foundation•responsible for proofing and editing program books and contracts•served as Project Manager of Breaking Down Barriers accessibility initiative beginning with its launch in 2011