NOTE: I do not accept LinkedIn connections to people who I do not know. If you are interested in meeting or networking with me, email or call me rather than sending a LinkedIn request.==========================================I have worked (and volunteered) in the nonprofit sector since high school. During the early years of People Making a Difference (PMD), I worked with great people and causes at The Nature Conservancy, Earth Share of New England, St. Francis House, Cambridge Cares About AIDS, etc. as well as successful, freelance grant writing for additional charities in Greater Boston. Beyond my vision for PMD, my goal is to share what I've learned about volunteer resources and management (particularly since involving 6,000+ volunteers in PMD 1992-2012) in high-impact, customized ways to improve how charities effectively engage volunteers in carrying out their missions. Tsurda and Tsurada are common misspellings of my last name.Specialties: volunteer resources, recruitment, screening, management, program development and scaling; project planning; event management; training; consulting, development/fund raising; grant writing; event planning; organizing science bowl competitions; communications; media relations; certified in ServSafe, first aid, and CPR; sheep herding