Ruth Delaney Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York, New York

 Manage technical assistance to 130 college/prison partnerships selected to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative by the US Department of Education. Assistance includes implementation planning, providing substantive knowledge and expertise, building peer learning communities, conducting site visits, planning and delivering.

Greater New York City Area

 Lead technical assistance to 16 college/prison partnerships in seven states selected to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative of the US Department of Education.  Lead technical assistance to New Jersey as it implements a post-secondary education continuum beginning in prison and continuing in the community, as part of the.

New York, NY

 Assist in the development of the Pathways from Prison to Post Secondary Education project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Sunshine Lady Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This includes assisting in drafting the RFP and selecting states and evaluators, designing financial.

Greater New York City Area

 Provide technical assistance and support to site leads in states receiving Vera’s assistance under Phase II of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.  Research, draft, and edit Vera’s Price of Prisons: What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers, including designing the survey; distributing to states; collecting, reviewing, and certifying 40 responses with DOC.

Greater New York City Area

 Draft communications materials and web content, grant proposals and reports, and PowerPoint presentations for a $3M organization with 17 offices and 200 staff in Afghanistan, Nepal, and the West Bank.

 Write and edit proposals, reports, letters of inquiry, budgets, and acknowledgements for foundations, corporations, and government grants for a $16M national policy and direct service anti-poverty organization with sites in CA, NJ, NM, and NY; assist in securing the organization’s first federal grant for $500k.

• Working directly with the Senior Director of Institutional Giving, Senior Development Officer:
• Wrote and edited proposals, reports, LOI’s, budgets, and acknowledgments for foundations, corporations, and government grants, both for restricted and unrestricted gifts.

• Assists Program Manager in developing and overseeing a $15 million portfolio of 34 active grants:
• Designing and executing grant-making strategies and reviewing grant applications within the context of the Foundation’s mission, program guidelines, and goals;
• Monitoring the work of grantee organizations including: reviewing and analyzing reports, conducting site visits, evaluating financial statements, assessing grant impact, and writing and editing grant recommendations.
• Supporting potential grantees in developing proposals, budget negotiations, and assessing outcomes;
• Advising and assisting grantees in identifying alternative and/or additional funding sources; and
• Conducting due diligence related to organizational finances and capacity.

• Created and managed systems to track incoming grant requests, docket formation, and grant assessments for a $45 million grant program with 129 active grants;
• Reviewed letters of inquiry and recommended Foundation action, drafted staff meeting notes, and wrote distributed a weekly administrative email, and provided administrative support to eight program officers;
• Updated the Foundation’s web site, completed final proofreading of all Board materials assembled bi-annually, and provided office-wide editorial and technical support; and
• Selected and interviewed candidates for hire with the Administrative Director and Director of Criminal Justice Programs.

Ph.D., Sociology, Candidate

M.A. Liberal Studies, Women'S Studies, Criminal Justice

B.A., English

Activities and Societies: Sr. Margaret Williams Prize for Literary Criticism, English Honors, Castle Scholars Honors, Portfolio Honors

Education record

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa