Denise is a content strategist who loves to craft compelling and engaging print and online content, including grant proposals, nonprofit development communications, social media content, newsletters, and articles.
In addition to her writing expertise, Denise is a professional proofreader with several years of experience with proofing content, from the first draft to the final proof.
In addition to writing, Denise enjoys singing, listening to music, watching movies, reading, attending cultural performances, and spending time with her family and friends.
When she is not pursuing her own hobbies, Denise enjoys being her daughters' biggest fan as she watches their musical performances with great joy and pride!
Denise has almost ten years of experience in the nonprofit sector in several capacities, including volunteer management, grantwriting, grants management, and fundraising leadership for community-based institutions, and currently, higher education.
Denise is very skilled and experienced in all aspects of fundraising, but specializes in major gifts, grant writing, and donor relations.
Denise is passionate about education and seeing youth reach their highest academic potential. As a former educator, she is deeply committed to using her writing skills to secure funding for students, especially those from marginalized communities.
Her educational writing skills and experience include articles, social media posts, website content, fundraising appeal letters, email blasts, and grant proposals.
Denise has over nine years of experience in grantwriting, having written over 150 grant proposals for private, community, and family foundations, in addition to state and federal grant agencies.
Denise uses a relationship-based approach to grantwriting through grant prospecting, grantwriting, donor cultivation, and reporting as part of donor stewardship.