Carrie Hearns
New York,NY
Summary
Dynamic, creative, and organized grant strategist and writer with proven success at Film at Lincoln Center and Elevate grant consultancy, securing over $1 million dollars in grants in my first year. Built grant calendar, and spearheaded impact evaluation of programs which led to program growth. Skilled in project management and effective communication, I excel in cross-department collaboration and have generated over $4 million in funding throughout my career with strategic grant writing and prospect research.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Foundations and Grants
Film at Lincoln Center
03.2024 - Current
- Lead all grant strategy, prospect research, funder outreach and cultivation, and writing of grants, LOI's, one-pagers, reports, and slide decks. Work with finance to advise on and create project budgets.
- Developed a grant calendar that includes 15+ new fuding opportunities for the FY25 calendar year so far.
- Spearheaded impact evaluation of education and workforce development programming, leading to program expansion and the development of a new program to complement a current one, which led to winning $35,000 in grant funds from new funders on first time applications.
- Built out a grant management system and grant calendar in Salesforce CRM., tailored to meet best practices in grant data hygiene.
- Skilled in cross department collaboration, leading to the development of grant fundraising collateral, including education programming reports, and producing an impact video with our content creator of our workforce development and networking program for underrepresented filmmakers.
- Secured a $1 million dollar grant that will build out the Film at Lincoln Center Archives.
- Assist Philanthropy department on fundraising events, including Patron nights, Member Mingles, and the Annual GALA.
- Building a government strategy for cultivation in line with the organizations fundraising priorities.
- Implemented systems to organize grant materials.
Grant Writer
Elevate
05.2022 - 02.2024
- Grant strategy, prospect research, letters of intent, slide decks, letters of introduction, financial reports, and grant proposal writing, managing the process from start to finish. $3 mil+ awarded to my clients.
- Up to 16 written deliverables per month across a range of clients in the arts, collective impact, literacy, education, gender equity, and workforce development focused through an anti-racist and equity lens
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather necessary data for proposal development
- Advised and drafted cultivation strategy and communications.
- Federal (NEA), State, and City grant experience.
Federal (NEA), State, and City grant experience.
Project Manager
Elevate
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Worked closely with my directors across 8-9 client teams to research grant opportunities that align with client needs to create an actionable grant calendar.
- Successful tracking of internal and external grant deadlines.
Managed complex client, donor, and grant data using the Salesforce CRM System. - Proficient in Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Dropbox, and Zoom.
Coordination, agenda setting and note taking for all client meetings. - Point of contact for any systems queries.
- Coordinated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and provide project updates.
- Ensured compliance with organizational standards and industry regulations throughout projects.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
Reception/Assistant to Competitions Rugby
Irish Rugby Football Union
09.2019 - 11.2020
- Managed front desk operations, ensuring smooth visitor check-in and appointment scheduling.
- Coordinated communication between departments, enhancing information flow and response times.
- Developed and maintained filing systems, improving document retrieval efficiency.
- Created disciplinary documents with interactive forms using Adobe creative suite for domestic rugby.
- Worked with international rugby unions to process player clearances.
- Meeting room bookings and arranging of transportation for staff.
- Maintaining security and telecommunications systems.
- Assist ticketing office with Six Nations/Pro 14 queries and sales on match days.
Education
Master of Arts - Cultural Policy And Arts Management
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland12-2019
Master of Arts - Creative Writing
American College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland11-2017
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Impact Measurement and Evaluation
- Grant Writing and Collateral
- Prospect Research
- Effective communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Manager, Foundations and Grants
Film at Lincoln Center
03.2024 - Current
Grant Writer
Elevate
05.2022 - 02.2024
Project Manager
Elevate
06.2021 - 04.2022
Reception/Assistant to Competitions Rugby
Irish Rugby Football Union
09.2019 - 11.2020
Master of Arts - Cultural Policy And Arts Management
University College Dublin
Master of Arts - Creative Writing
American College Dublin
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