Grant Writer Early Childhood

Michele Girard

Founder, Ivanhoe Development

Website: https://ivanhoe-development.com/

Specialities: Grant Writing & Compliance, Program Design & Evaluation Focus: Direct Social Services Provision, Poverty-Alleviation, Equitable Community-Led Development Years of Experience in Nonprofit Sector: 8

Funds Secured-to-Date: 2.8 million in 24 months

Grant Approval Rate: 70%

Professional Experience:

Organization: Little Earth (Minneapolis, MN)

Organization Focus: Direct Social Services Provision to Native families in Section 8 Housing Dates Worked: March 2021-Present

Services Provided: Grant Writing & Report Compliance, Program Design, Program Evaluation, Corporate and Individual Donor Development, Strategic Planning

Organizational Budget Increase: 28%

Highlights:

Designed and Secured Funding for Native-led Behavioral Health Program in partnership with the State of Minnesota, Better Way Foundation, and Carlson Family Foundation

Designed First-Generation Native Homeownership Downpayment Assistance and Education Program

Designed and secured funding for Comprehensive Decolonizing Data Evaluation Plan in partnership with Urban Indian Health Institute

Designed and secured funding for Section 8 Housing Needs Assessment and Capacity-Building project in collaboration with Minnesota Housing

Trained Program Directors in Program Evaluation methodologies Organization: La Familia/The Family Center (Fort Collins, CO) Organization Focus: Latinx/Immigrant-Focused Early Childhood Learning Center Dates Worked: March 2022-Present

Services Provided: Grant Writing, Report Compliance, Program Design, Budgetary Management Highlights:

Designed and secured funding for Early Childhood Outdoor Play Capital Campaign

Designed and secured funding for Northern Colorado's First Early Childhood Education Education program in Spanish in partnership with Front Range Community College Organization: Outreach Fort Collins (Fort Collins, CO) Organization Focus: Homelessness Prevention

Dates Worked: March 2022-Present

Services Provided: Funder Prospecting, Grant Writing, Report Compliance, Strategic Planning, Program Design, Program Evaluation, Budgetary Management

Highlights:

Designed and secured funding for a comprehensive Northern Colorado Street Outreach Plan in collaboration with the United Way of Weld County and the City of Loveland, CO ($830,000+)

Train Executive Director and Program Directors on sustainable grants management practices Organization: Roots of Development (Washington D.C. & Haiti) Organization Focus: International Development through Community-led Action Dates Worked: September 2022-Present

Services Provided: Technical Writing, Strategic Planning, Program Design Highlights:

Designed Organizational Pitch and Strategy Proposals for potential funders

Lead Grant Writer on Leadership Center Capital Campaign Organization: Little Earth Early Childhood Learning Center (Minneapolis, MN) Organization Focus: Native Early Childhood Learning Dates Worked: March 2021-present

Services Provided: Grant Writing & Compliance, Strategic Planning Highlights:

Designed and secured funding for Cost-sharing model for community rental space in partnership with the Domestic Abuse Project and Native American Community Development Institute Organization: Peak Community Church (Fort Collins, CO) Organization Focus: Asylum Seeker Economic Development Services Provided: Program Design, Grant Writing

Highlights:

Designed Asylum Seeker Economic Small Business Development Program Education:

University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs Master of Development

University of Maine, Honors College

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & International Affairs Grant Review Boards:

Minneapolis Foundation-Racial and Economic Justice Minnesota Department of Health-COVID-19 Community Engagement and Diverse Media Minnesota State Arts Board-Operating Support

Board Positions:

PRISM, 2020-2022

Minneapolis Department of Parks & Recreation’s People for Parks Fund, Board Member 2020-2022 Conferences Presented:

1. Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals “Successfully Advancing Transportation Equity through Community-City Partnerships”

2. American Planning Association Minnesota Chapter ““Successfully Advancing Transportation Equity through Community-City Partnerships”

Awarded Grant Funders (A selection):

State of Minnesota Department of Health

State of Minnesota Housing

State of Minnesota Department of Human Services

City of Minneapolis

Hennepin County

Better Way Foundation

Carlson Family Foundation

Northern Colorado Continuum of Care

Bohemian Foundation

McKnight Foundation

Larimer County Behavioral Health

Minneapolis Foundation

Minnesota Department of Human Resources

Urban Indian Health Institute

Otto Bremer Trust

State of Colorado Department of Human Services

Colorado Health Foundation

Development Software:

Classy

Donor Perfect

Raiser’s Edge

Apricot

Tableau

Salesforce

ArcGIS

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