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Grants PRO PRFounder
Jan. 2023Development Specialist and Program Design boutique firm (GrantsPRO PR) with PR and US clients such as Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, Iniciativa Comunitaria, Taller Salud, Huertas College, Habitat for Humanity International and others. Offering services in: grants research, pre award and post award Development work. Private, State, Federal and Foundation grantwriting, strategic fundraising plans and Development Capacity Building and training.
TALLER SALUD INCDevelopment Leader
Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2024Advised Executive Team on Development plan, federal grantwriter, private foundation grantwriter, program design for women's health, domestic violence and community violence programs.
FUNDACION SILA M CALDERON INCDirector Of Development
Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2020Río Piedras, Puerto RicoLead the Executive Team in Planning efforts for Development, Supervised Compliance Staff, Federal, Local and State Grantwriter.
Habitat for Humanity of Puerto RicoWorkforce Development Specialist and Development Consultant
Nov. 2017 - Dec. 2023
NYCOSHDirector of Development and Operations
Aug. 2015 - Mar. 2018New YorkLed Development Efforts for non-profit working in workforce health. Fundraised more than 2MM a year including state government, private and New York Department of Justice Grants. Designed earned income strategies and led gala team. www.nycosh.org
Ricky Martin FoundationExternal Senior Development Consultant, Ricky Martin Foundation
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2013San Juan, PRServed as a Development Advisor to the Executive Director and Capital Campaign Members. Co-designed and executed the BEYOND THE CALL Capital Campaign for the Tau Center for Youth, a human rights focused school for at risk kids in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Wrote federal, state and local grants. Developed capital campaign web-site, guidelines, protocols, contracts and benefit packages. Co-produced New York Benefit in Soho, NY for the Tau Center. Designed funding strategies, fundraising plan, budget and evaluation reports on funding goals for the Board.
Helping Hands, Inc.Senior Development Consultant
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011Supported the execution of fundraising plans for two education clients in Puerto Rico: Carlos Beltran Academy and Fundacion Chana & Samuel Levis. Revenue strategies included: Annual Gala Events, Marketing Campaigns and Grantwriting.
Habitat for Humanity of Puerto RicoDevelopment and Capacity Building Consultant
Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2010
Self-EmployedSenior Development Consultant
Jan. 2007PR and USDesigned and execute a 360 Degree Vision in Development, in which leaders run 6 parallel revenue tracks in their Annual Fundraising Plan: entrepreneurship, corporate, government, grantmanship, social media and events. My work includes the design and management of the annual plan. My work is facilitated by programs such as Donate Now of Network for Good, and/or Giftworks, or other donor software. Clients include: Daddy Yankee, Fundacion Luis Munoz Marin, Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico's Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nuestra Escuela, Inc., Scuba Dogs Society, Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Puerto Rico's Museum of Art, San Juan Philharmonic, Inc., Chana & Samuel Levis Foundation, Instituto Nueva Escuela, Puerto Rico Youth-at-Risk
Fundacion Corazon GuerreroExecutive Director
Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009San Juan, PRPrimary Advisor and executor of the vision, design and organizational development of the celebrity's Foundation Start-Up. Led the founder's team in identifying the causes, target audiences and building the organization's legal, programmatic and financial & donor structure. Key Results: Harvard Philanthropist of the Year Award (2008), Billboard s Philanthropist of the Year (2009) Leveraged $500,000 from multiple sources and created effective working partnerships with international foundations, Puerto Rico s government agencies and four of Puerto Rico's Top 100 Businesses to advanced the foundation's impact with youth in the criminal justice system.
Farmworker for Justice CampaignLegislative Campaign Director
Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2006Albany, New York AreaPrimary lead in statewide human rights campaign promoting the passing of the Farmworker Labor Protections Act, legislation that would grant equal labor rights to New York s farmworkers. Organizer of fundraising strategy to finance campaign, including events for donor recruitment and cultivation. Other work included: campaign strategy design, communications strategy with allies, writing, lobbying, community organizing of multiple constituents and media relations.
New York State Defenders AssociationStatewide Community and Campaign Organizer
Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2005Albany, New York AreaPrimary lead in social justice campaign to expose inadequacies in New York s public defense system and promote policies to improve it with higher quality standards, independence and accountability. Responsibilities included: Community Organizing, Educating, Campaign Manager and Grant writing Conducted community needs assessment and educated and organized statewide groups on how to assert their right to quality counsel and favor legislation that would build a better and indenpendent Public Defense System in NY.
National Urban FellowsAlumni
Jan. 2000 - Jan. 2001
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