Experience

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  Independent Fundraising Consultant

  • Self employed

    • Apr 2015 - Present

    My services included helping non-profits identify potential funders and funding opportunities, with a particular focus on foundations and corporations; developing strategies for approaching funders; providing writing and editing, as needed, in developing proposals; providing advice on budget dev...

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  The Center for International Environmental Law ...

  • 1350 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036

  • Director of Development

    • Nov 2013 - Mar 2015
    • 1350 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036

    Responsible for all aspects of fundraising for CIEL, an organization that employs legal strategies and provides assistance to on the ground organizations in gaining a voice in decisions that affect their livelihood, the environment, and their health and well being. Activities included: managing ...

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  Kevin Parker, Fundraising Consultant

  • 917 French Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

  • Independent Consultant

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2013
    • 917 French Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

    Provides fundraising research and guidance to nonprofit organizations, Specializing in foundation giving particularly related, but not confined to environmental; social justice; and national and international policy issues. Identifies funding sources, develops approach strategies, assists with p...

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  Clean Air-Cool Planet

  • Director of Foundation Relations

    • Apr 2009 - Oct 2010

    Activities included developing strategies for approaching major foundation funders; fostering the integration of the the Clean Air-Cool Planet's Climate Policy Center in Washington with CA-CP New Hampshire office; identifying potential foundation support for growing menu of internationa...

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  Climate Policy Center

  • Washington, DC

  • Development Consultant

    • Sep 2004 - Mar 2009
    • Washington, DC

    Chief fundraising consultant for the Climate Policy Center as an independent organizations and following it's merger with Clean Air-Cool Planet . Duties comprised continued guidance to Center fundraising efforts focusing on private Foundations and institutions. This included developing pro...

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  Worldwatch Institute

  • Washington, DC

  • Director of Foundation and Institutional Relations

    • Jun 2001 - Mar 2004
    • Washington, DC

    Responsibilities included ensuring that Worldwatch raised funds from the foundation sector, which represented 40 percent of the organization's income. This entailed: maintaining relations with existing foundation donors and developing strategies for approaching potential new sources of fundin...

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  Conservation International

  • Washington, DC

  • Consultant -- Foundation Giving

    • Aug 2000 - May 2001
    • Washington, DC

    Provided strategic advice to Foundations Unit of CI’s fundraising operations; worked with policy staff to develop climate change proposal, which subsequently raised $350K from the Henry Luce Foundation; developed strategy documents for approaching key foundation supporters; identified prospects...

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  World Resources Institute

  • Director of Foundation and EPA Relations

    • Jan 1999 - Mar 2000

    Responsibilities: Managed relations with top dedicated foundation funders; developed coordinated strategies to maximize overall foundation funding as well as funding from specific major donors; ensured proposal coordination with WRI program staff; providing assistance and guidance to program staff during the proposal development process; oversaw foundation prospect research; met with foundation staff to explore areas of mutual interest; coordinated with other funding sectors ( individuals, and corporate) to ensure that overall funding and budgetary needs were met; secured funding from the U.S. EPA and manage cooperative agreements.

  • Acting Director of Development

    • Feb 1998 - Dec 1998

    Responsibilities: Raised organizational budget of $14.7 million; supervised 7 professional and two support staff; assembled departmental budget; met with foundation and government funders; coordinated joint project efforts with other non-profit groups; reported on fundraising progress to the WRI Board; shepherded strategic planning process for the development department; launched pro-active effort to educate others at WRI on fundraising; worked with development staff to create new strategies to promote greater Board involvement in fundraising.

  • Associate Development Director

    • Oct 1986 - Jan 1998

    Responsibilities: met with staff of government agencies and private foundations on WRI funding needs; coordinated fundraising effort for WRI's Climate Initiative; managed government cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Government of the Netherlands, and United Nations Environment Programme; worked with corporate funders and helped to identify corporate prospects; coordinated proposal development for several key WRI program areas, most notably for WRI's Climate, Energy and Pollution and Information Programs; formulated foundation and corporate approach strategies; developed and wrote proposals in concert with program staff; developed project budgets; spoke and met with foundation staff to explore mutual interests with WRI; apprised funders and prospects of progress in different projects; tracked the progress of proposals with foundations; prepared briefings for meetings with funders; handled miscellaneous correspondence; supervised production and submission of proposals.

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  Environmental Defense Fund

  • Foundation Coordinator

    • Jul 1985 - Sep 1986

    Responsibilities: Developed and implemented system for tracking proposals; supervised research on foundation prospects; developed and wrote proposals and reports to funders; tracked cash flow on foundation grants; grants administration for restricted funds; drafted correspondence for executive director; supervised development intern.

  • Special Assistant to the Deputy Director

    • Mar 1984 - Jun 1985

    Responsibilities: Established new development operations; coordinated foundation gifts; developing and writing proposals; supervised stock gift transactions; prepared briefings for foundation meetings; supervised and edited 1983 Annual Report; help to lay groundwork for major donor campaign and drafted accompanying brochure.

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  Kevin Parker, Fundraising Consultant

  • Washington, DC

  • Independent Consultant

    • Aug 1982 - Feb 1984
    • Washington, DC

    Served as a writer/editor in the South Asia Division of the World Bank focusing on projects in Pakistan and subsequently editing reports on smuggling in Myanmar and composing miscellaneous correspondence to various Bank offices in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Nepal. In addition, conducte...

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  The National Association of Realtors

  • Washington, DC

  • Writer/Researcher

    • Jan 1982 - Jul 1982
    • Washington, DC

    Chief writer/editor for Homeowner Today, newsletter. Contributing columnist, Real Estate Today magazine and reporter for Realtor News weekly newspaper.

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  Partners for Livable Places

  • Washington, DC

  • Writer/Researcher

    • Mar 1980 - Dec 1981
    • Washington, DC

    Chief Writer/Researcher, Place magazine, Partners' News and Economics of Amenity News (semi-monthly newsletter); contributing editor, Livability newsletter and various books and manuscripts; principal membership liaison.