Sharon has over 19 years of a wide-range of development experiences for corporations, universities, and non-profit organizations

Sharon has over 19 years of a wide-range of development experiences for corporations, universities, and non-profit organizations.

• Sharon has over 19 years of a wide-range of development experiences for corporations, universities, and non-profit organizations.

• During that time she has acquired research, writing, strategic planning, solicitation, management, and stewardship skills she applies to seeking and managing grants. Other specialized development skills such as high-profile international event and sponsorship management and European grant seeking, complement these fundamental skills.

• The slides that follow are selected experiences that highlight her particular capabilities when both seeking and managing grants from governments, corporations, and foundations.

Foundation Center classes on International Foundations & Corporate/Foundation Grant Seeking

• Foundation Center classes on International Foundations & Corporate/Foundation Grant Seeking

• The Grantsmanship Center, Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

• Foundations & Public Policy class, Georgetown University

• M.A. Organizational Leadership

September 2009 – June 2011

• September 2009 – June 2011

Strategic Development Planning

• Strategic Development Planning
• Creation of Individually Crafted “Opportunities Portfolio” highlighting specific inter-organizational congruencies for corporate and foundation solicitations
• Proposal Review and Advice – e.g., United States Institute of Peace, CSIS
• Sponsorship Proposal Review – e.g., collaborative event proposal with INSA
• Board Engagement
• Utilization of Board Members’ Circles of Influence for Corporate & Foundation Solicitations
• International Prospecting
• Creation of database of European Foundations with Peace and International Security Focus
• Marketing Survey of National & European Organizations on women’s leadership for WIIS Montreal Center

August 2007 – June 2009

• August 2007 – June 2009

Prospect Research

• Prospect Research
• Support to Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
• Utilization of Grants Databases
• Foundation Search
• Foundation Center Online
• Other smaller, e.g., Grant Select
• Prospecting grants for
• University’s special programs, e.g., National Security Summer School
• Targeted Solicitations
• Meeting Briefings with Foundation Executives

Staff Engagement

• Staff Engagement
• Mapping Circles of Influence
• Relationship Links to Foundations
• Trustee Circles
• Training for proactively assessing grant prospects
• Deans
• Academic Project Managers
• Development Staff
• Trustees
• Executives/Chancellor

Volunteer: March 2006 – February 2008

• Volunteer: March 2006 – February 2008

White House Faith-Based Community Initiative

• White House Faith-Based Community Initiative
• Represented local congregation in Washington meetings
• Washington, DC & NY City Introductions
• High-Profile Individuals: e.g. Margaret Tyler, Gates Millennium Scholars Foundation
• USAID: American Hospitals Abroad
• USAID: Desk Officer for Liberia
• Academy for Educational Development
• Liberian Embassy
• Multi-sector Collaborative Fundraising
• Multi-sector Collaborative Proposal Development
• Sand , Filter Company, Coca-Cola, and Former Youth Soldiers
• Collaboration Meetings
• University, Corporate, Foundation, Faith-Based Representatives
• US Chamber of Commerce, Business Civic Leadership Center – Washington & New York CSR Meetings

March 2006 – June 2007

• March 2006 – June 2007

• Events Coordinator for Commonwealth Scholars
• Virginia state rendition of State Scholars Initiative
• Sponsorship Paradigm for Launch Event with Governor & Cabinet
• Solicitations of Corporations
• Presentation to Annual Meeting of Virginia Chambers of Commerce
• Federal Grant Management
• WICHE Summit for State Scholars Initiative
• Grant Proposal Workshop
• Sole Non-Director- Level Employee to Participate
• Administration of Budget for Launch Event
• Stewardship of Corporate Sponsors

• Virginia Career Education Foundation

• Strategic Fundraising Plan
• Presentation to Board of Directors
• Concept and Presentation to Virginia Chamber of Commerce for state-wide Career Day
• Board Development
• Participation/Sponsorship from Directors’ Corporations

Recognition Benefits

• Recognition Benefits

• Product & Category Exclusivity
• Organization logo as Auditorium and Luncheon Sponsor
• Logo on Card with Guest Gift (Lapel Pin)
• Sponsorship recognition on the following materials:
• Logo on auditorium signage onstage
• Logo on event signage in entryway
• Logo & website link on VCEF’s webpage
• Logo tag on video archive of video conference
• Logo in program book with full page acknowledgment
• Name in media releases
• Name in VCEF’s annual report
• Recognition at VCEF’s annual business/education conference including program reference

August 2004 – July 2005

• August 2004 – July 2005

Grant Solicitation & Management

• Grant Solicitation & Management
• Grants Management - 1st six months
• Creation of Database/Spreadsheet to Review Outstanding Grants
• Renewals and Revisions
• Stewardship of Existing Grant Relationships
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Westwind Foundation
• International Foundation
• Work with Program Managers/Directors to establish proposal priorities and scope of work
• Coordinating event invitation lists with executives from prospect foundations, e.g. UN event
• Oversight of Grants Manager – 2nd six months
• Review status of grant proposals
• Edit and review proposals
• Prioritize grant solicitations

Strategic Fundraising Strategy

• Strategic Fundraising Strategy
• Created annual Gala event
• Introduction to and involvement of Jeffrey Sachs & Millennium Villages
• President Clinton awardee in subsequent years
• Developed Sponsorship Paradigm/Corporate Solicitations incorporating Millennium Development Goals
• Corporate Grant/Sponsorship Solicitations
• Initiated Relationships through Chairman’s Office of Major Corporations
• Example: Abbott Laboratories, Director of Global Citizenship
• Example: Oscar de la Renta
• Example: Sumner Redstone, Viacom
• Created Solicitation Package for Corporate Sponsorship of BOT-led event
• Secured Presenting Sponsorship ($5K) from local banking leader

February 2003 – September 2004

• February 2003 – September 2004

Introduction to Corporate Foundation Grant Making

• Introduction to Corporate Foundation Grant Making

• Grants Management
• (Community Relations Department)
• Participation in Cyber Grants Implementation and Training
• Document Retention Management (included Grants Office)
• Emergency Contingency Plan & Readiness (included Grants Office)
• Organizational Environment (included Grants Office)
• Liaison between Executive Office and Grants Office
• Grantmaking (Assisted CEO & COO)
• Helping Hand Emergency Fund: FM assisted over 45 non-profit organizations in 2004 with over $2M
• Washington Business Journal Award for Grantmaker with Largest $ Contribution in Washington, DC region 2004
• Numerous Other Organizational Awards
• 9/11 Fund – Speech to victims/grant recipients on behalf of CEO

Grant Making Related Organizational Activities

• Grant Making Related Organizational Activities

• Human Resources Management
• Administrative Assistance Needs Review
• Led Administrative Assistants Committee
• Training for New Managers & Corporate-wide Management Retreat with new CEO
• Training in Retention Management
• Foundation Operational Management
• Change Management (assist new COO – inaugural and staff meetings)
• Chief of Staff – attended Executive Meetings with four Directors
• Managers Committee Member (Assisted Director of Communications)
• CEO’s Strategy Committee Member (Assisted Director of the Foundation)
• Developing Roles & Responsibilities & Job Descriptions
• Coordinating Department Employee Performance Reviews
• Strategic Financial Management (Spending/Investing Endowment) – assist COO
• Planning/Budgeting – assist COO
• Reporting to CEO and Freddie Mac corporation – assist COO
• Benchmarking with other Foundations (research and reporting)
• Liaison with Consultants for Organizational Efficiency

Initiated Grantmaking in COS Capacity

• Initiated Grantmaking in COS Capacity
• Presented to & Funded by the Foundation Executive Office
• Inter-Departmental Corporate Sponsorship Initiative – Herndon Housing Festival
• Do Something: to open Washington Office (100K)
• Grant Funded Research: e.g., Johns Hopkins – The Impact of Homeownership on the Outcomes of Children (50K for two years)
• Board Relations
• Sarbanes-Oxley Briefing Book on the application of SO to non-profit organizations

October 2000 – September 2001

• October 2000 – September 2001

Subcontract Administration

• Subcontract Administration
• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Training
• Contracts/Subcontracts Training
• World Bank Systems Training
• Modification Agreements
• Sustainable Tourism
• Educational Exchange
• Infrastructure Development – Energy, Water
• Home Office Administration
• Budget and Expense Reports
• Executive Presentations for Foreign Governments
• Proposal Preparation
• Report/Communications Development
• Proposed Newsletter for Global Development Projects
• Presentation to Senior Executive Staff
• Approved and Funded by CEO
• Presentations to invite participation by Staff
• Survey of Staff in Global Foreign Offices

Volunteer: 1992 – 1997;

• Volunteer: 1992 – 1997;

• Contract Employee: 1997 -1998

• Introduction to Grantseeking & Prospecting
• Developed a list of prospective donors with a focus on corporate sponsorship
• Fundraising Solicitations
• Coca-Cola: $25,000 for International MOAS in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Inter-American Development Bank Working Group on Youth Development
• Proposal Development
• Proposal for Televised, Multi-site Live and Interactive MOAS
• Approved for solicitation by the Director of External Relations and the Secretary General

Prospective Ph.D. Organizational Leadership

• Prospective Ph.D. Organizational Leadership

Research Committee Member, “Nonprofit Resources for Children and Youth in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Region,” An Urban Institute Study, April 2004. Available at: www.urban.org.

• Research Committee Member, “Nonprofit Resources for Children and Youth in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Region,” An Urban Institute Study, April 2004. Available at: www.urban.org.

• Chair and Discussant of “NGOs and Aid Policies” in Porto, Portugal, August 17-20, 2011 at WISC Third Global International Studies Conference on “World Crisis: Revolution or Evolution in the International Community?”

• Participant in first ever meeting of NGO’s of ECOSOC affiliation with Member States at the United Nations

• Participant in 7th Annual UN Summit on Reinventing Government, Vienna, Austria, June 2007.