- Oversee all city grant processes and applications- Develop funding proposals to support multiple city departments - Helped secure over $40M in 2023 - Managed shifting funding priorities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic & strengthened the City’s grant processes- Regularly secure grants from national and state funders including the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Colorado Department of Local Affairs; Colorado Department of Transportation; Great Outdoors Colorado; Colorado Department of Criminal Justice; Denver Regional Council of Governments; Colorado Health Foundation, and more. - Compose related development and program-planning content including statements of work, funder reports, and evaluation plans.

Support the City of Lakewood's programs and services through research, development, and execution of funding strategies with a focus on grant writing, corporate sponsorship, and private and nonprofit collaborations.

Develop funding proposals to support mental health and related services for programs based in Jefferson, Gilpin, and Clear Creek counties. Focus areas include mental health counseling, early childhood services, suicide prevention, affordable housing, and school-based counseling. Regularly compose related development content, including funder reports and evaluation plans.

Responsible for organizational fundraising and development efforts, as well as the execution of the organization's strategic marketing and communications plan. Major responsibilities included: - Grant writing, research and reporting- Donor tracking and retention- Content creation for organization website, newsletters, annual reports, and social media- Planning and executing annual fundraising events - Assisting in development & implementation of statewide awareness campaigns- Serve as a mentor and content reviewer in the Early Childhood Colorado Partnership's Messaging Team

AmeriCorps VISTAs spend a year of service capacity-building for a community nonprofit to help eradicate poverty. In my position, I developed resources and built capacity for OMF by fundraising and grant writing, working with the Education Department, providing member support, and outreach to the community. Some of my projects included:- Successfully executed a Kickstarter fundraising campaign, raising $25,000 in 35 days- Managed annual silent auction fundraiser, securing nearly 100 in-kind sponsors and overseeing all event logistics- Developed a Google Analytics curriculum for the Education Department- Managed grant writing committee