Sydney Gray
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) Elementary proficiency
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Swahili Elementary proficiency
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Maa Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Joshua Cox
Coordinating all of the pieces necessary for government grants can be difficult in the best of times. Having hired Sydney to manage the process of a major initiative right before a global pandemic, I had no idea what to expect. But Sydney kept us all together and organized despite the crisis. She delivered top-notch work above and beyond, and even submitted it early. She made it look easy! We hope to work with her again soon.
Antonio Alonzo
Sydney is so great to work with, and her expertise is on point! She always has an answer to your fundraising questions, and might just give you some life coaching along the way.
Joshua Cox
Coordinating all of the pieces necessary for government grants can be difficult in the best of times. Having hired Sydney to manage the process of a major initiative right before a global pandemic, I had no idea what to expect. But Sydney kept us all together and organized despite the crisis. She delivered top-notch work above and beyond, and even submitted it early. She made it look easy! We hope to work with her again soon.
Antonio Alonzo
Sydney is so great to work with, and her expertise is on point! She always has an answer to your fundraising questions, and might just give you some life coaching along the way.
Joshua Cox
Coordinating all of the pieces necessary for government grants can be difficult in the best of times. Having hired Sydney to manage the process of a major initiative right before a global pandemic, I had no idea what to expect. But Sydney kept us all together and organized despite the crisis. She delivered top-notch work above and beyond, and even submitted it early. She made it look easy! We hope to work with her again soon.
Antonio Alonzo
Sydney is so great to work with, and her expertise is on point! She always has an answer to your fundraising questions, and might just give you some life coaching along the way.
Joshua Cox
Coordinating all of the pieces necessary for government grants can be difficult in the best of times. Having hired Sydney to manage the process of a major initiative right before a global pandemic, I had no idea what to expect. But Sydney kept us all together and organized despite the crisis. She delivered top-notch work above and beyond, and even submitted it early. She made it look easy! We hope to work with her again soon.
Antonio Alonzo
Sydney is so great to work with, and her expertise is on point! She always has an answer to your fundraising questions, and might just give you some life coaching along the way.
Credentials
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Women's Entrepreneurship
Cornell UniversitySep, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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GRAY Ink
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United States
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Construction
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Principal
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Jan 2020 - Present
Gray Ink is a strategy studio working in operations and revenue generation with nonprofits and mission driven forprofits. Gray Ink has worked with our clients to raise $44 million in non-dilutive capital to support them in meeting their revenue and impact goals. We have worked with governments, nonprofits, and social impact companies to develop compelling operational and revenue strategies grounded in data and research. While we work across a number of industries, we specialize in economic development including both entrepreneurial support and workforce development. In 2020, despite the pandemic our retainer clients saw an average budget *growth* of 74.4% with our services bringing an average return on investment of 1,224%. Our areas of work include: - U.S. federal government grants and contract bids - U.S. city grants and contract bids - SBIR/STTR proposals - E.U. nongovernmental and small business grants - Public, private, and family foundations - Corporate CSR and foundations We work with clients to identify opportunities, strategize approach, cultivate funders, develop proposals, and report on successes.
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Mama Maji
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founding Director
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Oct 2012 - Present
Mama Maji supports women innovating in water around the world, providing the training and support critical to empower them to create the communities and businesses they envision. Since founding, Mama Maji has trained 700+ women in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Zimbabwe in building businesses and leading in their community, 300 of these women became Maji Mamas, training 25,000+ in critical issues of water and sanitation and providing 37,300 people with clean water. Started and built an innovative nonprofit working at the intersection of women, business, and water to directly provide the training and services women in the developing world were requesting. Developed and facilitated curriculum in business 101, collaborative business development, leadership, public speaking, marketing, and crowdfunding. Fostered 30+ partnerships with public, private, and governmental organizations and hundreds of personal relationships across six countries, setting a solid organizational foundation for organizational development and growth.
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Tulane University
Master's Degree -
2002 - 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
2002 - 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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