Rebecca A. Sayles has enjoyed a career spanning over 30 years with small- to mid-size cultural institutions -- as Program Officer, Director of Development, and Executive Director. She currently provides independent advisory and interim transition services in the areas of development assessment reports, donor research, staff and board training, fundraising planning, and grant and development communications writing. She has taught fundraising and grant writing at Westchester Community College (NY), with an emphasis on how to combine sound managerial, fiscal, and fund development planning to achieve organizational stability.
Organization
Concord Community Music School
Reference Name
Daniel Acsadi, Executive Director
Phone
603-228-1196
Address
Concord, NH
Description of Work Done
Interim Director of Development (September 2021-August 2023):
--conduct prospect research (individual and institutional sources) and lead prospecting meetings and major donor briefings with board;
--structure and mount special appeals;
--maintain and monitor grants calendar; research, write, edit, and process proposal narratives, budgets, collateral, and reports for government and foundation grants;
--supervise staff in gift recording and acknowledgment practices in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge;
--conduct prospect research (individual and institutional sources) and lead prospecting meetings and major donor briefings with board;
--structure and mount special appeals;
--maintain and monitor grants calendar; research, write, edit, and process proposal narratives, budgets, collateral, and reports for government and foundation grants;
--supervise staff in gift recording and acknowledgment practices in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge;
Organization
The Park Theatre
Reference Name
Peggy Ueda, Board Member
Phone
603-562-8464
Address
Jaffrey, NH
Description of Work Done
Draft and edit grant proposal narratives and budgets and other development materials to create a meaningful and compelling case for support and consistency of messaging.