A Grant Writer

Virtual Assistant & Freelance Publicist I am an enthusiastic, tenacious, focused and self-motivated individual who enjoys working independently as well as in a team. I have over fifteen years’ experience working in varied environments. My typing skills are over 60 wpm and I have recently been assessed on PC packages and am at an advanced level on MS Word and Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook and fully conversant on a MAC. I have extensive experience in recruitment and candidate management due to my career when I was working in the city. More recently I have been working as a V.A as well as a Public Relations Consultant in the film industry remotely from home, so I am used to being self-motivated and am comfortable working on my own. Since working in the film industry I have been able to acquire skills such as creation of websites for films and use of applications such as wordpress, build up social networking via various online mediums such as linked in, fb, twitter, myspace, etc. I have written plenty of proposals for funding for films, etc and this would be rather good for me to do for you, Please see my portfolio attached! Kind Regards Nicki

Firstly, I'd like to know a few things: Where does your current funding? What is your current ($ figure) need for funding? How many applications are you seeking? Are the granting agencies chosen already? Have you worked with these bodies in the past? Do you have partners that you can ask for "In-kind" contributions that will bolster an application? In the last year I've finished 11 applications for Funding (Federal, Provincial and Not-for profit). I've secured funding on 5 of 11 and all 11 were forwarded for further review (3 currently under evaluation). I'd love to discuss this with you in more detail to establish a relationship working on grant applications into the future.

I have a passion for academic writing, and through my undergraduate and graduate studies, I have enjoyed working in a variety of academic disciplines from freshman English papers to Ph.D research proposals and dissertations. Additionally, I have written abstracts, prospectuses, research proposals, and other documents essential for applications and professional advancement purposes. I have presented scholarly papers at professional conferences around the country. These demonstrations routinely required me to produce essays, research papers, argumentative papers, biographies and case studies. All these experiences with Academic writing and my curiosity about a wide variety of subjects provided me with ample opportunity to hone my research skills. I am an expert in APA style and have experience with MLA, Chicago/Turabian and Harvard styles as well. Rest assured my well-researched, concise and focused material designed to produce the best results.

Hello, I have a degree in Literature so, I believe I can help you with this. If you have any questions about my ability, please contact me. Best Wishes, Fiona Chambers