Spike Dolomite Ward Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Write foundation, corporate and government grants for children's literacy nonprofit organization. Track and report. Raised over $1 million in first 3 years.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Daily political blog about Trump and the Republicans with puns. https://medium.com/@spikedolomite

Successful grant writer for arts education, childhood literacy, and education, securing grants from the top foundations in Los Angeles as well as various government grants. Currently accepting freelance clients.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I coach Executive Directors and Board Chairs of small nonprofits on how to build a strong board of directors, get their name out there, how to write grant proposals and conduct annual fundraising campaigns, and how to plan annual events. I conduct seminars on how to start your own nonprofit, how to write grant proposals, how to market without a budget, and how to make the best use of social media.

3333 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, Ca 90068

Strategic planning, board development, fundraising for 164 seat theatre.

21201 Victory Blvd #235, Canoga Park, Ca 91303

Helped create the Ethical Consumer Movement that empowered consumers to use their spending power to advocate for, create and protect good jobs for Americans in order to strengthen the middle class.

7304 Jordan Ave, Canoga Park, Ca

Produced a benefit show of the Vagina Monologues in February 2013 for One Billion Rising to raise awareness for violence against women. Proceeds went to a local domestic violence shelter, Haven Hills. Directed by Emmalinda McLean.Produced "8", a play by Dustin Lance Black chronicling the federal trial of marriage equality by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact. June 20, 21, 22, 2013. Producer of open mics for the summer artwalks in Canoga Park, Justice for All art show and flash mob June 2014, family art and music July and August 2014. Facilitated Sunday morning guest speakers on how the arts save lives and transform communities summer 2014. Coordinated afternoon Roy Zimmerman concert January 2015, the one woman show, "Giving Up is Hard to Do" by Annie Abbott February 2015, and "To Begin the World Again: The Life of Thomas Paine" by Ian Ruskin March 2015, "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" by Ian Ruskin January 2016, "Marx Returns - the Second Coming" by Jerry Levy February 2016.

Introduced Nextdoor social media site to community leaders of the West San Fernando Valley.

San Fernando Valley, California

Started nonprofit organization that supported the arts in public schools of the San Fernando Valley. Primary fundraiser. Oversaw paid staff and 100 volunteers. Responsible for all PR and annual events. Produced a major arts festival every year in March, open to all 200 public schools in the San Fernando Valley. Responsible for outreach, booking schools, contracts, permits, guidelines, organizing orientation meetings, recruiting and training volunteers, curating visual art show, booking entertainment, coordinating and hiring sound and stage professionals, art workshops, booking vendors and coordinating rentals and floor plans, food and raffle donations, and all PR (press releases, billboards, radio interviews, barter for print ads, TV news spots, public TV videos), securing sponsors, working with city council offices, mayor, congressman and neighborhood councils. Led the organization from a Stage 1 organization (run out of my home) to a Stage 2 organization (autonomous from me with a $285,000 annual budget plus a great deal of in kind donations through various collaborations.)