Professional Statement:
Transform Your Nonprofit with Clear Expectations and Expert Guidance for Success!
Welcome to Trudy J Ware Grant Writing Services, your trusted partner in preparing your nonprofit for grant success. Grants can be highly competitive, and winning can profoundly impact your organization. To increase your chances of success, assessing your organization's grant readiness is crucial for ensuring your nonprofit is well-prepared to secure the funding you need.
Domestic assistance in the public arena and Philanthropic environments is a competitive world of money that demands the expertise of a Grant Writer reliant on a nonprofit’s collaborative partnerships with business, education, economics, health care, and the justices that support human fundamental structures of a community. More than 25 years of Trudy's career has been with the public and nonprofit sectors as a Health Administrator, Federal Contractor, Grant Professional, and Grant Educator.
Trudy founded Trudy J Ware Grant Writing Service and Nonprofit Consulting in 2013 and is currently available for work that aligns with an organization's mission facilitated by Grant Research and Writing involving solutions for healthy communities; she holds a master’s degree in health administration and finance, a Small Business Administration 8(a) Native American Woman-Owned Federal Contractor Business Certification and is Certified in Grant Professional Competencies at a master’s level.
Mission: Trudy J Ware provides Grant Writing Services to nonprofit organizations through Business Consulting, Grantsmanship, and Organizational Development to enhance the vitality of communities. Her consulting business works with nonprofits, federal and Native American tribes, states, multiple municipalities, and partnerships, bringing them together to provide innovative solutions that benefit the target population and communities. She offers grant writing services focusing on winning grants, such as volunteer programs, leadership development, business growth, healthcare access, social and human services programs, transportation improvements, climate change, workforce development, and more.
Grant Awards:
Total Federal Grants – Department of Energy and Department of Defense:
$7,630,000
Total Municipality Grants
538,000
Total Foundation Grants
1,245,000
Total Corporate/Sponsorship
23,000
Experiences And Accomplishments Before 2013:
Health Administrator Navajo Nation; Health Administrator Arizona Native American Tribes; Tribal Liaison Consultant to Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona Legislature, The Health Care Financing Administration and Arizona Tribes that established precedence nationally for systems change in the funding and provision of Medicaid services for eligible Native Americans residing on the reservation.
Nativesun & Associates LLC; Founder; Scottsdale, Arizona
Executive Recruiter – Proposal and Technical Writer placing Native American professionals in employment or contracted positions.
Federal SBA 8(a) Contractor – Researcher and writer of winning proposals with the Federal Departments of Defense and Energy for labor/hour contracts that included recruitment and employment management agreements with Native American professionals.
Selected Lockheed Martin Protégé, Minority Small Business Contractor.
Experiences And Accomplishments 2018-2023:
Trudy J Ware Grant Writing & Consulting: Work aligns with an organization’s mission facilitated bv Grant Research and Writing involving solutions for health communities; a Grant Writer reliant on a nonprofit’s collaborative partnerships with business, education, economics, health care, and the justices that support human fundamental structures of a community.
Northwest Valley Connect, NVC; Volunteer essential 501(c)3 Transit Organization, Surprise, Arizona
Inhouse Grant Writer and Program Developer whose assistance increased a $150,000 budget to $500,000 during four years.
Additional Opportunities:
Developed and implemented the certification for the Governor’s Points of Light Service Enterprise
Wrote the Department of Economic Security Vendor Contract
Wrote the Tohono O'odham Nation 12% Gaming Grant for Arizona West Valley Transit, denied by Maricopa County and picked up by the Arizona State Legislature for funding and dissemination to a corporate investor, Toyota, May Mobility, for a current pilot program focused on autonomous hybrid vehicle transit in Sun City West, Arizona.
Wrote a Grant Match between Nina Mason Pulliam, Virginia G. Piper, and Vitalyst Foundations for micro-transit services in the West Valley.
Volunteerism – 2015-1018:
AmeriCorps Inc.: Experience Matters, Inc.; Phoenix, Arizona
Treasures 4 Teachers Inc. Writer/Project Developer
Unlimited Potential Inc. Writer/ Board Developer/Recruitment Specialist
Phoenix Area Agency on Aging, Inc. Wrote Volunteer Profiles for Program Highlights
Membership – Grant Professional Association, Arizona
Education:
University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado
MS Health Administration & Finance
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Gilbert Community College, Gilbert, Arizona
Certificate Grant Writing
Grant Writing Training Foundation, Goodyear, Arizona
Master's Level Certificate Grant Professional Competencies
Letter of Recommendation:
Date: November 14, 2022
For: Trudy Ware
From: Dr. Beverly A. Browning, Director – Grant Writing Training Foundation
Achievements and Knowledge Gained:
Successful completion of 33 grant industry competencies for grant professionals.
Exemplary due diligence, industry knowledge, and expertise demonstrated in an 80-hour applied practicum that included:
ogrant research,
ofunder relationship-building strategies and initial contact protocol for grant-seeking organizations,
opre-award grant planning using the theory of change model,
ogrant writing,
ogrant proposal editing,
opost-award grant management reporting,
ogrant industry practices, standards, and ethics, and
odemonstrated tenacity and high proficiency in submitting research and writing assignments for a capstone project, including researching grant funding, writing a complete foundation and federal grant proposal, and preparing a project budget.
Recommendations: I wholeheartedly recommend Trudy for any position that requires a high-performing grant professional.
Authorizing Signature: