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“Grant funding expands your ability to do more, serve more. Find out the joy that that comes with successful grant writing, and how it positions you to build on good work.”

FUNDER RESEARCH
Identify funding sources and viability, assist with letters of inquiry, pre-applications and deadline preparation.

GRANT SUBMISSION
Work with your team to develop full proposal including narrative and budget, or edit and assemble, to best meet needs.

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REPORTING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Negotiate optimal funding terms, help team understand and comply with all rules and reporting, and offer ongoing project support if needed.

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EVALUATION AND TRAINING
Analyze and synthesize data for complete project evaluation and post award details. Can provide staff grant training.

GRANT STRATEGY
Assess potential for partnerships and collaboration to leverage funding, create future funding matrix for ongoing growth.

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Experience

Grant Experience Working for you…Add a highly seasoned grant expert to your team and map a path of future revenue from private and public grant funders. Maggie McCarthy brings more than 30 years of experience as a large community foundation grant manager, private foundation director, and nonprofit organization leader. With extensive research and knowledge as both a funder and grant seeker, Maggie can guide your organization through the early stages of matching funding sources, grant application process and future planning with insight and in-depth understanding. Maggie has successfully submitted and managed multi-million dollar grants for the Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health.

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Albert Einstein

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John Muir

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Linda & Millard Fuller

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Farmer's Gazette

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Benjamin Disraeli

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Victor Hugo

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Benjamin Franklin

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Mark Twain

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Francis of Assisi

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Emily Dickinson

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Abraham Lincoln

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Anne Frank

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