Experience

Merola Opera Program

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Institutional and Individual Giving

  • ‏أكتوبر 2021 - - الحالي

• Director of Contributed Giving

  • ‏نوفمبر 2017 - - الحالي

  Primary responsibility strategizing and implementing institutional and individual contributed giving, including researching and writing proposals to foundations and corporations, writing and strategizing fundraising appeals to Merola members and prospects; editing, writing, and proofreading most Merola communications; being a resource for prospective Merola Legacy Society members; and coordinating Signature Events for Merola's annual Benefit Gala auction.

• Director of Foundation, Corporate and Government Relations

  • ‏مايو 2013 - - الحالي

  Primary responsibility is researching and identifying new prospects, and developing proposals in the areas of foundation, corporate and government partnerships. Other responsibilities include being a resource for prospective Merola Legacy Society members and coordinating Signature Events for the annual Gala auction.

• Merola Opera Program Board member

  • ‏فبراير 2000 - ‏مايو 2013

  Development Chair, Board Governance Chair, Benefit Gala Benefit Chair, Auction Chair, Vice President, Chair of Ad Hoc Committee on Increasing Revenue

• Acting Director of Development/Membership and Marketing

  • ‏أبريل 2008 - ‏فبراير 2009

  I was Merola's Development Chair. When our Director of Development and Marketing left, I went to work for Merola on an interim basis while we went through a staff restructuring and recruited a new candidate. Among other things, in this position I have:overseen the marketing materials for Merola's 2008 summer seasonworked on our fall fundraising drive, including letter writing and overseeing the mailingdeveloped revenue projections for the budget for our 2008/2009 fiscal yearworked on the development of a new websitegenerated new membership outreach ideas



Self - Employed

• Freelance editor & provider of support services for writers

  • ‏مارس 2010 - - الحالي

  I offer editing, copy editing, proof reading, social media and website management, e-books formatting, and other publication and marketing support services to writers. More info at http://tracygrant.wordpress.com/editorial-and-marketing-support-services/

• Freelance Nonprofit Development & Marketing Consultant

  • ‏يناير 2007 - - الحالي

  In freelance work with San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, The Food Pantry, The Singer’s Gym, La Luz, Porchlight Theatre Company, and Family Builders, my work includes:• Writing marketing brochure copy• Researching funding sources and putting together development calendars• Writing LOIs and grant proposals• Writing fundraising letters and overseeing direct mail and electronic appeals

• Novelist

  • ‏مايو 1988 - - الحالي

  Author of eight historical novels and four novellas in collaboration with Joan Grant (mother) and seven historical novels on my own (the latest two are Vienna Waltz and The Mask of Night). Just completed Imperial Scandal, to be published in April 2012. Beginning new book set in Paris during the White Terror. Also author of Voices Heard Round the World: the Merola Opera Program at 50 Years