Nora Thompson

Grants Manager at Danspace Project
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Grants Manager
      • Aug 2021 - Present

    • Development Manager
      • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

    • Writer In Residence
      • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

      Provide written responses to Eiko's live performance and video works to contribute to her artistic process, and assist with the editing and organizing of an upcoming book about Eiko's solo project

    • Writing and Outreach Assistant
      • Oct 2016 - Jan 2020

      Manage outward communications for renowned performance artist, Eiko Otake, including social media, e-newsletters, and website, and assist in copyediting for grants, proposals, and creative essays. Consultant and assistant for Eiko's upcoming photo and essay book.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Arts Grant Writer
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

      Managed institutional funding portfolio for Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement's arts organization providing a vibrant performance season, arts education, and artist residencies to the Lower East Side community and beyond. Managed institutional funding portfolio for Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement's arts organization providing a vibrant performance season, arts education, and artist residencies to the Lower East Side community and beyond.

    • Movement Consultant
      • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

      Consulted on staging, movement interludes, and physical embodiment for actors in Carly Feinman's new play directed by Miranda Haymon, Reflux, for its debut at the Broadway Bound Theater Festival. Consulted on staging, movement interludes, and physical embodiment for actors in Carly Feinman's new play directed by Miranda Haymon, Reflux, for its debut at the Broadway Bound Theater Festival.

    • Choreographer
      • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

      Choreographer for If Sand Were Stone, a new musical and official 2018 selection of the New York Musical Festival. If Sand Were Stone centers around a poet, Billie, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s. Billie’s increasingly fragmented thoughts and visions are made visceral through movement, music, and poetry. Choreographer for If Sand Were Stone, a new musical and official 2018 selection of the New York Musical Festival. If Sand Were Stone centers around a poet, Billie, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s. Billie’s increasingly fragmented thoughts and visions are made visceral through movement, music, and poetry.

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

      Managed all social media, outreach, and digital content for the Company and its various initiatives. Assist in tour coordination, event production, grant writing, and database management. Managed all social media, outreach, and digital content for the Company and its various initiatives. Assist in tour coordination, event production, grant writing, and database management.

    • Senior Sales Representative
      • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

      Advised insurance brokers and executives of large companies to determine how different employers and their employees could benefit from BeneStream's service, Medicaid Migration.

    • Business Development Associate
      • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

      Supported Senior Sales staff by generating leads, creating marketing materials, running savings analyses and ROI calculations, writing proposals, and managing client relationships.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Sep 2014 - May 2015

      Research Assistant for study on Smoking Cessation in School Based Health Centers, assisting in program design, creation of recruitment materials, and implementation. Research Assistant for study on Smoking Cessation in School Based Health Centers, assisting in program design, creation of recruitment materials, and implementation.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Tour Guide
      • Feb 2013 - May 2015

      Lead campus tours for prospective students and their parents, giving them general information about the University, as well as providing them with my own perspective through anecdotes from my personal experience. Lead campus tours for prospective students and their parents, giving them general information about the University, as well as providing them with my own perspective through anecdotes from my personal experience.

    • Winter Office Intern
      • Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

      Assisted in office tasks and organization and managed various studio spaces for classes, workshops, and informal performances. Assisted in office tasks and organization and managed various studio spaces for classes, workshops, and informal performances.

    • Business Development Intern
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      Supported Business Development Team through generating leads, creating and sending promotional materials, writing proposals, and managing client relationships. Acted as general office support through reorganizing office technology support systems, scheduling appointments, and manning the call center (assisting low-income workers in Medicaid enrollment over the phone in English and Spanish). Supported Business Development Team through generating leads, creating and sending promotional materials, writing proposals, and managing client relationships. Acted as general office support through reorganizing office technology support systems, scheduling appointments, and manning the call center (assisting low-income workers in Medicaid enrollment over the phone in English and Spanish).

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Campus Ambassador
      • Jan 2014 - May 2014

      Created brand awareness at Wesleyan through promotional events and social media presence. Created brand awareness at Wesleyan through promotional events and social media presence.

    • Telephone Interviewer
      • May 2013 - Jul 2013

      Conducted local and national surveys with individuals over the phone. Conducted local and national surveys with individuals over the phone.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

      Worked at the Yale Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Lab running an experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and recruiting new participants for our various studies. Worked at the Yale Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Lab running an experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and recruiting new participants for our various studies.

    • Intern
      • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

      Helped set up the farmers' markets (tents, signs, etc.) and sold bread at the CitySeed stand. Supported the office staff by manning the phones, filing, contributing to the weekly newsletter, and working on the Connecticut farms database. Helped set up the farmers' markets (tents, signs, etc.) and sold bread at the CitySeed stand. Supported the office staff by manning the phones, filing, contributing to the weekly newsletter, and working on the Connecticut farms database.

Education

  • New York University
    Master's degree, Performance Studies
    2021 - 2022
  • Wesleyan University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Dance and Science in Society
    2011 - 2015
  • CIEE Study Abroad in Buenos Aires
    2013 - 2013
  • Hopkins School
    High School Diploma
    2005 - 2011
  • The Mountain School
    2010 - 2010

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