Laura Grzybowski

Director of Development at Historic Newton
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Newton, Massachusetts, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Development
      • Mar 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Associate Director of Advancement
      • Feb 2022 - Present

    • Stewardship Officer
      • Aug 2021 - Present

    • Annual Fund Manager
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2021
    • Egypt
    • Human Resources
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor
      • Sep 2013 - Aug 2021

      • Independently copyedit, proofread, and typecode projects for publishing houses • Independently copyedit, proofread, and typecode projects for publishing houses

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Associate
      • Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Events and Outreach Associate
      • Jul 2016 - 2017
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Development Associate
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

      • Work with Development directors to edit and produce high-quality letters, proposals, reports, and briefings as well as work with researchers in the Institute for Aging Research to create donor-friendly write-ups on their work • Plan and implement select events and dinners for 40+ guests. Also support event planning efforts including researching potential venues, preparing for meetings, coordinating mailings, tracking event responses in Raiser’s Edge, assisting at events, and coordinating post-event follow-up • Provide general support for the Development Office, including background research on current and prospective corporate and foundation funders, preparing materials for donor outreach, and organizing and maintaining the Development Office library Show less

    • United States
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Administrator
      • Mar 2013 - Sep 2013

      • Provided a wide range of administrative and project support to over 40 research staff, including document formatting, composing correspondence, coordinating with the Contracts Department, and organizing meeting logistics • Using Microsoft Excel, tracked project finances and provided budget templates to researchers. Processed invoices and other financial documents in a timely manner, ensuring contractors and consultants were paid promptly • Maintained and updated project information in the main project database to help meet federal tracking requirements • Consistently met critical deadlines when coordinating proposal submissions for federal and private grants and research contracts Show less

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Associate Editor, Production
      • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

      • Oversees 15–22 projects simultaneously, balancing longer schedules, and increasingly complicated formatting; continues to hire freelancers and review their work• Delegates tasks to an assistant when necessary while supervising their work and providing feedback and guidance • Manages and coordinates the sample page review process by distributing sample pages from authors to assistant editors. Maintains the sample page database and provides training, support, and feedback to assistant editors. Revises and updates procedures as needed• Familiar with XML coding and using web-based typesetting programs as well as vast experience with Microsoft Word formatting. Extensively utilizes The Chicago Manual of Style Show less

    • Assistant Editor
      • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

      • Independently produced 60 book projects, far surpassing the set annual goal of 35 to 40 titles; to press on time rate of over 95%• Managed at least 12 projects concurrently while balancing scheduling and consistently meeting to press deadlines • Hired freelance proofreaders and indexers as needed. Regularly reviewed proofreader and author manuscript corrections for accuracy and style while also making style and formatting corrections and decisions• Communicated regularly with typesetters, freelancers, authors, and other departments to keep projects on schedule Show less

Education

  • New York University
    Certificate in Publishing
    2009 - 2009
  • Clark University
    Master of Arts (M.A.), American History (United States)
    2006 - 2008
  • Clark University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Global History
    2002 - 2006

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