Grant Writing
Elissa Brown offers twelve years of successful grant-writing experience ranging from multi-million dollar federal initiatives to small operational support grants for local nonprofit organizations. Funding areas include both government agencies and foundations.
Grant writing is not descriptive writing. It is persuasive writing. You have to make a case that your program meets all the grant requirements, will accomplish its goals and will sustain itself in the future. You need to persuade the funders that your program is the kind of program they want to fund.
This takes:
Profile of Achievements:
Elissa Brown offers twelve years of successful grant-writing experience ranging from multi-million dollar federal initiatives to small operational support grants for local nonprofit organizations. Funding areas include both government agencies and foundations.
Grant writing is not descriptive writing. It is persuasive writing. You have to make a case that your program meets all the grant requirements, will accomplish its goals and will sustain itself in the future. You need to persuade the funders that your program is the kind of program they want to fund.
This takes:
- Solid program design with stakeholder involvement, realistic budgets and achievable work plans
- Detailed response to the criteria in the grant application
- Articulate and inspiring narrative
- Complete and professional grant packaging
Profile of Achievements:
- Obtained $50 million in federal funding for the City of Oakland resulting in over eight years of comprehensive, effective community revitalization programs.
- Brokered collaborative proposals resulting in $5 million for programs in the areas of service delivery, information technology, childcare training, etc.
- Obtained over $5 million in grants in a 5 year period for Madera County as a part-time grant consultant.