Experience

Riverkeeper

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Grants Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Responsible for raising $1.5-$2 million in foundation and government grant sources, about 35% of total organizational revenue  Develop proposals, grant budgets, narrative and financial reports, solicitation and acknowledgement letters, program updates, and cultivation materials for the following programs and projects: dam removal; water quality; habitat restoration; climate change; trash-free waters; Indian Point; and drinking water protection  Helped develop and secured funding for new dam removal program  Secured organization’s first $500k foundation grant  Research and cultivate prospective funders  Arrange and attend meetings with prospective and current funders, including trips on the Riverkeeper patrol boat  Develop and prepare annual income projections  Provide grant updates to Board of Directors  Work closely with program and finance staff to develop plans and budgets for proposals and ensure compliance with grant requirements, contracts, and budgets  Attend and work cultivation, outreach, tabling, and fundraising events  Lead a shoreline cleanup site as part of the annual Riverkeeper Sweep  Served on internal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee and played a senior role in writing the organization’s first DEIJ Plan.

• Grants and Prospect Research Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017



KB Consulting

• Cortlandt Manor, NY

• Consultant

  • May 2004 - Sep 2015

  Operated successful consulting practice, whose scope of work includes coordinating capital campaigns, and developing case statements, proposals, and related solicitation materials; writing foundation and government grant proposals and reports; conducting funding prospect research on foundations and corporations; developing and maintaining tracking systems for funds raised, reporting requirements, and pending proposals; and acting as development liaison with board task forces. Clients have included: • Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) (Hawthorne, NY) • The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (Washington, DC) • Make-A-Wish Foundation® (Hudson Valley Chapter) (Tarrytown, NY) • The Garrison Institute (Garrison, NY) • Citizen Engagement Lab (CEL) (Berkeley, CA) • The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) (New York, NY) • Slim Peace Groups (Washington, DC/Israel) • New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund (Newark, NJ) – $2 million capital campaign • The New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (New York, NY) – $1.65 million campaign • The New York Association for New Americans (New York, NY) • The New York Women’s Foundation (New York, NY) • The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States (New York, NY)



Human Rights First

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Foundations

  • Apr 2000 - May 2004

  Responsible for meeting the organization’s various obligations with foundation funders, including developing proposals, reports, solicitation letters, program updates, and cultivation materials for the following programs: Asylum; International Refugee Policy; Human Rights Defenders; International Justice; Workers’ Rights; and U.S. Law & Security  Responsible for raising $2.5 million annually in foundation funds  Researched prospective funders and developed comprehensive funding “maps” for individual programs  Cultivated prospective foundation funders through written materials and appropriate follow-up  Drafted funding proposals and prepared funding reports in collaboration with program staff  Developed and prepared quarterly, mid-year, and annual income projections.



NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR NEW AMERICANS (NYANA)

• New York, NY

• Senior Program Development Specialist

  • Jun 1997 - Mar 2000

  Performed program development activities related to raising foundation and government funds for the following immigrant and refugee services programs: Legal Services and Citizenship Project; Center for Women and Families; Workforce Development; and Acculturation  Assisted program staff in design of new initiatives  Conducted research and developed grant proposals, correspondence, and concept papers for submission to government agencies and private foundations  Prepared program and project budgets  Prepared monthly grant reports for executive staff.



International Rescue Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 1997 - May 1997

  Assessed training and supervision of refugee health service program on the Thai/Burma border  Developed indicators to monitor process and impact of programs in terms of service delivery  Developed and tested assessment tool during March 1997 field visit to refugee camps  Made recommendations to IRC field team  Reviewed terms of references for independent evaluation team. Assessed training and supervision of refugee health service program on the Thai/Burma border  Developed indicators to monitor process and impact of programs in terms of service delivery  Developed and tested assessment tool during March 1997 field visit to refugee camps  Made recommendations to IRC field team  Reviewed terms of references for independent evaluation team.



INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S TRIBUNE CENTRE

• New York, NY

• Intern

  • Dec 1996 - May 1997

  Developed electronic resource project on women’s human rights for manual on international human rights law instruments  Conducted research and wrote articles on women’s use of the Platform for Action for April 1997 issue of The Tribune  Attended and reported on biannual meetings of the Convention of the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Developed electronic resource project on women’s human rights for manual on international human rights law instruments  Conducted research and wrote articles on women’s use of the Platform for Action for April 1997 issue of The Tribune  Attended and reported on biannual meetings of the Convention of the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).



BANGKOK YMCA

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Consultant, Community Development Program

  • Jun 1996 - Aug 1996

  Assisted in administration of a child prostitution prevention program  Raised full budget through grants and in-kind donations for a rural women’s vocational training project, implemented October 1996  Developed rural women’s health education program, implemented February 1997 and raised full budget through grants  In a volunteer capacity for the Global Alliance Against Trafficking of Women (GAATW), edited case studies for manual on the traffic of women, published Sept. 1996. Assisted in administration of a child prostitution prevention program  Raised full budget through grants and in-kind donations for a rural women’s vocational training project, implemented October 1996  Developed rural women’s health education program, implemented February 1997 and raised full budget through grants  In a volunteer capacity for the Global Alliance Against Trafficking of Women (GAATW), edited case studies for manual on the traffic of women, published Sept. 1996.



OVERSEAS SERVICE CORPS OF THE YMCA

• Taipei, Taiwan

• English Instructor

  • Sep 1993 - Jul 1995

  Developed curriculum for Kindergarten Program implemented in 1995-96  Taught English 20 hours per week to adults, junior high school students, and Kindergarten  Planned lessons and teacher workshops  Organized summer camps for staff and students  In a volunteer capacity for a local women’s organization, developed bilingual rape awareness project. Developed curriculum for Kindergarten Program implemented in 1995-96  Taught English 20 hours per week to adults, junior high school students, and Kindergarten  Planned lessons and teacher workshops  Organized summer camps for staff and students  In a volunteer capacity for a local women’s organization, developed bilingual rape awareness project.