I helped write and edit this annual report for the foundation of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.
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In the midst of a recession, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida raised $38.5 million to improve its campus. Find out how they did it in this homepage article for Marts & Lundy. (Photo credit: Conservancy of Southwest Florida.)
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ote this white paper on market research results for Sandler Training, a leading provider of sales management training.
I helped redesign and write the 2009-2010 annual report for the Governor’s School Foundation. (Photo credit: MLW Governor’s School Foundation).
I wrote the book highlights for James K. Glassman’s promotional website for Safety Net (Crown Business, 2011), a book aimed at investors weary from the recent financial crisis.
The goal of microenterprise development is to create long-term solutions to poverty. In this brochure I wrote for ChildFund International, see how initiatives like village banking, microcredit, and income generating activities are changing the playing field for impoverished people worldwide.
Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)
Here are two articles I wrote for ChildWorld magazine. The first concerns sponsored children who took their vision for a better future to the UN. In the second article, a couple decides virtual visits aren’t enough–and travels to Bolivia to meet their sponsored child.
Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)
Gerlania when she was four when Esther began sponsoring her; now she is 18. Learn how a sponsor transformed the life of a child in this ChildWorld article.
Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)
I wrote fundraising letters to individuals and corporations on behalf of the Robert and Mary Anderson Charitable Organization, a small non-profit that provides rice, clothing, and computers, as well as medical assistance and educational scholarships to needy individuals and organizations in Liberia. I also submitted applications that resulted in a “Point of Light” recognition for the organization and a YWCA of Greater Richmond “Outstanding Woman” award for the founder. Please click on image to view most recent letter.
Photo credit: Comfort Y. Anderson-Miller
Every day, every hour, every minute, children face crisis situations. I wrote about a humanitarian organization’s response to the needs of children around the world in this 2007 Annual Report. Please click on image to view sample pages.
Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)
In Summer 2008, I taught a creative writing workshop to fourth and fifth grade students at the Peter Paul Development Center. The outreach and community center serves children from an inner-city Richmond community that is one of the ten poorest in the nation. The stories and artwork created in her workshop were collected into a journal for the children and their families. Please click on image to view sample pages from the journal.
Photo credit: Sandra Shelley
I have conducted grantwriting and research for a number of non-profits, including Virginia Commonwealth University’s First Novelist Award, the William Byrd Community House, Jake’s Reindeer Race, and the Billy Austin Sidewalk Project.
Photo credit: VCU First Novelist Award