New Mexico Nonprofit Consultant Profile
Claudia Lucas
The Written Edge
PO box 36543
Albuquerque, NM 87176Phone: 505-271-1336
Fax: Same
Email: Lucaswriter424@cs.comI consult, train and do freelance work in grant writing, in addition to providing writing services for other areas of fund raising, such as, annual appeal letters and corporate sponsorship appeals for special events.
Professional fundraising experience spans over 8 years. As a consultant, nonprofit fund raising manager, and in a program development capacity, the sum of my experience, success and specialty are as follows.
1) Consulting in the areas of: health care; education: youth development; and programs for women and children (3.5 years)
2) Nonprofit management in the areas of: parenting education; family counseling; adoption services; DWI prevention grants management; advocacy for single parent support services and environmental preservation program (2.5 years)
3) Program development in the areas of: public awareness and education on waterfront revitalization and redevelopment; educational series focusing on the health care needs of elder Native Americans; and a scholarship incentive program for teens at-risk of dropping out of high school (2.5 years)
Foundation grants awarded range from $5,500 to $100,000
Federal grant monies $154,000
Other services: grant writing workshops and training materials for staff development in grant writing.
M.A., Communication
Certificate Urban and Regional Planning
University of Hawaii at ManoaSum of writing experience spans over 24 years, highlights of other areas include:
- Advertising (advertising manager-weekly newspaper)
- Newsletters, press releases (public information - Univ. of Hawaii - tropical agriculture)
- Legislative reports and resolutions (House Health Committee, State of Hawaii)
- Curriculum (Univ. of Hawaii and Univ. of NM)
- Needs assessment research conducted in the areas of health, human services, education and environment