Researched, initiated, wrote, and edited a successful government grant proposal to the National Historical Public Records Commission for the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (a special collections library at Harvard University). Due in large part to my efforts, the library was recently awarded a $150,000 grant to digitize its historically rich collection of Blackwell family papers. Senior development writer, researcher, and project manager with 17 years of experience. Strongly motivated to support the knowledge troves of universities, libraries, and museums and passionate about delving into relevant research, extracting its essence, and interpreting it engagingly in order to fund their work. Specialize in developing compelling material that cultivates donors. Skilled in producing all forms of grant proposal, stewardship, and donor relations texts. Outstanding knowledge of English grammar. Expertise in proofreading and editing. · Analytic and expository s