Grants
Private foundation, corporate and government grant writing for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Publications
Copywriting and editorial services: press releases, annual reports, brochure copy, newsletters, artist statements, testimonials, bios, gallery notes, web text.
Research
Foundation and corporate research services to non-profit organizations, schools and businesses.
Background
Twenty years non-profit management experience with an emphasis on the arts and education, historic preservation and international development. Received Certificate in Arts Management from the University of Massachusetts (Arts for Social Change); trained Paralegal (State of Massachusetts), former Apple Hill Development Director, coordinated successful five-year $12 million Capital Campaign for World Learning and the School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT; served as resident director for the MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH; co-founder of PeaceTek, a recycling program designed to provide non-profit organizations with computer equipment, extensive non-profit consulting services, including needs assessments, strategic planning, marketing and development consulting, and grant writing.
Client List
New Hampshire Rivers Council, Concord, NH. Editorial services, foundation and government grant opportunity research for statewide conservation organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of New Hampshire rivers.
Boston Classical Guitar Society, Boston, MA. Development and marketing consulting for concert series funding and related partnership initiatives.
Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, Nelson, NH. Portfolio of successful grant applications for program development, scholarships (domestic and international) and capital improvements from sources such as United States Department of State (USDOS), New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (NHCF), New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA), and a large variety of private foundation and corporate sources. Most recent success is an award of tax credit funding announced by the NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) for a new building to serve Apple Hill’s educational outreach programs in Nelson, NH.
Manchester Community Music School, Manchester, NH. Strategic planning and grant writing for 1,100-student music center. Emphasis on program expansion, scholarships, and building renovations.
Discover Europe, LTD., Dublin, NH. Brochure copy and itinerary design for travel company specializing in customized group tours for museums, schools and other organizations.
Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, NH. Researched and prepared four successful grants for small arts organization in the Monadnock Region, including funding for a new digital photography studio.
Families In Recovery, Brattleboro, VT (now part of the Brattleboro Retreat). Development consultant to women's substance abuse treatment facility, including grantwriting, conference and program planning, legislative relations and special events.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT. Arts Management consulting for various projects, including grant writing, legislative and media relations, and special events.
Prescott College, Prescott, AZ. Development consultant to college president. Board building, special events and implementation of a major donor program.
ARTSHIP, Oakland, CA. Grant writing, legislative relations and program planning to acquire former warship SS Golden Bear from the graveyard fleet to be transformed into a floating arts venue at Jack London Square.
The Experiment in International Living (now World Learning) and its School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT. As Capital Campaign Coordinator, responsible for foundation research and submissions, corporate grants and ongoing stewardship.
John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, IL, Arts Management consulting to Chicago-based foundation providing a venue for international exhibitions.
The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH. Grant proposals and reports to foundations, including National Endowment for the Arts, MacArthur Foundation and Reader's Digest awards as well as private foundation sources. Copywriting for newsletters and annual reports; artists' bios and statements.
Berry Hill Galleries, New York, NY. Research and copywriter for exhibition catalogue for Master of the American Renaissance, a traveling show of the works of George de Forest Brush.
American Town Hall, Dublin, NH. Development and public relations outreach for non-partisan voter registration initiative spearheaded by 94-year old political activist "Granny D" (Doris Haddock), who walked across the United States to promote campaign finance reform.
Board Service and Awards
- Monadnock Eastern Slope Association (MESA), Vice President 2004-2006
- Dublin Community Preschool, Vice-President, 2001-2003
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Trustee, 1998-1999
- City of Chicago, Cultural Affairs Grant Recipient, 1991
Contact
Edie Powell
Bee’s Wing Farm (Visit my Farm Blog!)
28 Oxbow Road
Dublin, NH USA 03444
Telephone: 603-563-5024
edie@beeswingfarm.com
