My primary responsibilities include: writing compelling narratives, prospecting for new sources of grant funding, proofreading proposals, communicating program needs in a manner that aligns with funders' missions, researching data relevant to proposals, improving process flow, drafting/ adjusting budgets, maintaining positive relationships with foundations, creating reports, and maintaining a database of grants.

My five years of grant writing experience have included: researching viable funding for a variety of 501(c)3 organizations, matching non-profit organizations with potential funding, applying for funding, building healthy communications between each 501(c)3 and their grantors, creating a grant-tracking database, tracking multiple grants, reporting program outcomes, and renewing funding. Daily responsibilities included:• Researching possible funding opportunities (private, federal, or corporate) for 501 (c)3 organizations• Public speaking—presenting grant applications to county boards, private foundation boards, or private organizations• Researching relevant data to help clients’ narrative take on a compelling edge• Crafting proposals with language that aligned clients with private/ federal grants• Communicating across a variety of departments to assimilate information into proposals (i.e. gathering budgets, speaking with program directors about program goals, learning outcomes from care coordinators, etc.)

Responsibilities include researching and applying for grants (private, state, and federal), determining grants are a good fit for current organization, reaching out to potential funders, maintaining relationships with funders, follow-up reporting for grant monies won, and continuing to grow via professional development.My accomplishments at Refuge for Women have included the following:• Grew a database of potential donors from scratch• Developed and/ or strengthened community connections who assisted with giving • Built solid funding from 100% new sources• Won 100% of federal grants applied for• Won grant funding that accounted for over 30% of our annual budget within my first year• Maintained positive relationships with donors, which has helped foster repeating grants• Multitasked deadlines—worked on many projects in different phases at once• Developed project-specific budgets• Collaborated with community organizations to increase fundraising, awareness, and repeat donors• Expanded my working knowledge of grant writing and fundraising via courses and professional mentorship• Tracked and reported follow-up information for grants received

I tutored students one-on-one in Algebra I and II, Geometry, Biology, German, and English. I taught private and group ACT classes, focusing on the math and science portions with an emphasis on test-taking methods, tips, and skills.

Daily schedule, employee progress tracking/ motivation, cash handling, customer service, sales, charitable donations

Modified students' daily lessons/ exams to fit their IEPs, provided visual prompts to help students stay focused and on task, removed students from situations that overwhelmed them and brought their focus back to the activity/ lesson at hand, encouraged independent reading, reported individual student's progress to parents/ teachers.