Carol Elder
104 N Seymour St, Sullivan IL 61951
217.728.2522
carolelder@ganzeria.com
Projects
Grant proposal writing
Ganzerìa, 2004 to 2006
Wrote successful grant proposals
for area businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government.
Worked with each client to develop a strategy suited to the program
and wrote the proposal documents.
- Obtained over $5 million in federal funding
for a new Moultrie County Jail
as one of two funded proposals from among 80 applicants.
Funding source:
Department of Justice, Violent Offenders Incarceration / Truth in Sentencing program,
administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
- Obtained $160,000 in funding over 9 months of part-time grant writing
for a central Illinois nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities.
Funding sources:
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Initiative,
Illinois Housing Development Authority,
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago,
Illinois Department of Public Health,
Illinois Department of Human Services,
and the Lumpkin Family Foundation.
- Obtained funding for a local chamber of commerce
to start a farmers market
and for local agricultural businesses
to increase marketing activities
through the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
- Wrote a proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts
for an area arts organization;
funding decision pending until March 2007.
Statewide forum on local food systems
Ganzerìa, 2003 to 2004
Organized and facilitated
a statewide forum
on local food systems for a state government client
whose goals were
to gather information about existing efforts and future priorities
for the development of local food systems
and provide a networking opportunity for stakeholders
representing all parts of the state and all aspects of the food system.
- Identified key government, university, nonprofit, and private business stakeholders
and conducted interviews to obtain input on needs and objectives
for local food systems in Illinois.
- Created a brochure and invitation list to market the forum to stakeholders.
- Developed and managed the budget for the forum.
Made all arrangements for meeting logistics.
- Developed forum activities and materials
to promote discussion and knowledge sharing,
facilitated forum discussions,
and wrote a proceedings report for the client.
Full Service Community Schools
Ganzerìa, 2003 to 2005
Developed training activities and materials and conducted training
for the statewide Full Service Community Schools Initiative
of the Illinois State Board of Education.
- Co-facilitated a statewide team
that developed a plan to train teams of educators,
human service providers, and parent organization representatives
to assist local communities in developing school-community partnerships.
- Co-wrote training manuals using ideas and input from all team members.
- Co-planned and delivered training sessions
to teach multi-sectoral teams to use the training materials in local communities.
- Planned and facilitated statewide meetings
with educators, state agency representatives,
parent organizations, and other nonprofit organizations
to discuss Full Service Community School implementation strategies
and collaboration among various school-community partnership initiatives.
- Provided training to teachers
on the Full Service Community Schools philosophy, process, and approaches.
Community meeting facilitation
Ganzerìa, 2004 to 2005
Planned and facilitated a community meeting
for a grassroots Latino organization in central Illinois
to obtain input on activities and increase volunteer participation.
- Worked with the organization's Executive Director
to develop goals and an agenda for the meeting.
- Created publicity and invitation materials.
- Planned and facilitated meeting activities and discussion
to get participants' input on community needs,
prioritize needs that the organization should address,
identify existing resources,
and collect information on participants' skills and volunteer interests.
Nonprofit board training
Ganzerìa, 2005
Developed and conducted training for the Board of Directors
of a grassroots Latino organization in central Illinois.
- Met with Executive Director and board members
to identify training needs.
My research discovered that the organization's incorporation status had lapsed.
- Developed training materials
appropriate to the audience of volunteer board members.
Topics included effective meetings,
incorporation process and implications,
and legal responsibilities of boards.
- Attended two board meetings after the training
to provide coaching on applying the lessons from the training.
Start-up multi-sectoral partnership for a nonprofit client
Ganzerìa, 2002
Managed the start-up
of a government-business-nonprofit partnership
supporting an AmeriCorps literacy tutoring program.
- Facilitated a working committee of representatives
from a nonprofit youth service corps providing volunteer literacy tutors,
a university education program providing tutor training and materials,
and a large urban school district where tutoring would take place.
The working committee determined the program set-up tasks,
timeline, and required training for the program.
- Organized and created materials for meetings
of the high-level program steering committee
composed of business leaders from the nonprofit's Board of Directors,
the foundation funding the program,
the university education program,
and the school district.
- Developed a position description
for a new staff member to direct the program
and assisted the nonprofit client
with recruiting, selecting, and orienting the new program director.
- Developed and conducted training for the nonprofit staff
on the new service program,
including program activities, timeline, and staff roles.
Provided ongoing training and support
until a permanent program director was hired.
- Developed materials and documentation
to support the nonprofit client's implementation of the new service program:
program documentation, school partner agreement,
school management process and handbook, correspondence with schools.
Provided regular updates to the nonprofit client's Board of Directors.
- Assisted the nonprofit client's staff
with recruiting schools to participate in the literacy tutoring program.
- Facilitated general staff development sessions
on roles, collaboration, and communication for the nonprofit client.
Farmers market start-up
Ganzerìa, 2004
Managed the start-up of a local farmers market.
- Facilitated collaboration
between a local chamber of commerce,
soil and water conservation district,
city government, county health department, and vendors
to plan the location and operations of the farmers market.
- Researched characteristics of successful farmers markets.
- Obtained grant funding for marketing and coordination.
Administered the grant,
including tracking finances and writing monthly and final reports.
- Created materials documenting market regulations,
vendor registration requirements, and procedures for market operations.
- Developed a marketing strategy and created marketing materials,
including fliers, signs, magnets, newspaper ads, and press releases.
- Managed day-of-market operations,
including signage, parking, and vendor fees.
Web site content development
Ganzerìa, 2003
Developed Web site content
for a local chamber of commerce visitor's guide.
- Defined site structure based on audience and client needs.
- Researched relevant Web links
to maximize the information available to readers
while minimizing the frequency of updates required of the client.
- Wrote site content,
much of which has been used in the client's
successor site.
Cross-functional procurement teams
Financial Research and Advisory Committee, 2000 to 2001
Worked as part of a team
that planned and facilitated the development
of cross-functional procurement teams
for a city government client.
- Facilitated sessions with a pilot team
for capital construction projects
to map the procurement process, identify bottlenecks,
and define a new process to be used by the team.
Conducted team-building activities
to overcome a history of conflict and finger-pointing.
Team members represented end users, purchasing agents,
legal counsel, and contract compliance staff.
- Served as a coach to the pilot team during its first six months.
Provided feedback to the team leader in private
and to the team as a whole on their collaboration.
- Wrote a process manual for use by cross-functional procurement teams
dealing with other types of procurements.
Adapted the construction procurement team process
for use in professional services, commodities, and small purchases.
- Developed recommendations
for implementing city-wide cross-functional procurement teams
based on the pilot team's experience.
Public housing relocation process manual
Financial Research and Advisory Committee, 2002
Wrote a process manual for relocation of residents
during a public housing capital improvement program,
clarifying the timeline and steps in the relocation process
and detailing the responsibilities for staff and residents
throughout the process.
- Interviewed and conducted focus groups
with relocation staff, property managers, and legal staff
to document the steps of the relocation process
and ensure that the process manual content included all legal requirements.
- Wrote content breaking the process down
by step, by timeline, and by role,
so that users could reference the process from various perspectives.
Explained legal terms in plain English.
- Worked with graphic designers to ensure a user-friendly manual design.
- Provided regular updates to the client
to manage expectations on a sensitive project.
Minority- and women-owned business (MWBE) certification and compliance process improvement
Financial Research and Advisory Committee, 2000
Researched best practices and wrote recommendations
for improvement in minority- and women-owned business
certification and compliance processes
for city government.
- Researched companies and governments known for best practices
in MWBE certification and compliance.
- Interviewed staff from best practice organizations.
Created and used an interview guide
to facilitate comparisons and identify trends.
Wrote a compilation of best practices and examples.
- Mapped the processes currently used by the client
and identified bottlenecks.
- Developed client recommendations for process improvement.
Knowledge management system
Financial Research and Advisory Committee, 2000 to 2002
Designed and led the implementation of an internal knowledge management system
to track past projects and catalog document templates and examples.
- Defined the organization's knowledge management needs
and researched best practices in knowledge management.
- Developed a proposal and implementation plan
for approval by the Executive Director.
- Created an intranet with links to key research sources and client sites.
- Developed and implemented a project tracking spreadsheet.
- Revised the project document archiving system
and supervised a summer intern
who created a log to enable staff to find past project files stored off-site.
Intern management
Financial Research and Advisory Committee, 2000 to 2002
Hired and supervised summer interns.
- Worked with colleagues to identify intern projects
and developed a job description with responsibilities and desired qualifications.
- Researched target universities and Web sites
and posted the job description.
- Screened resumes, conducted first round interviews,
and selected candidates for second-round interviews with Executive Director.
- Conducted an orientation for new interns.
- Supervised some intern projects and served as a mentor at all times.
- Conducted exit interviews.
International youth exchange program management
Global Outreach, 1994 to 1996
National FFA Organization, 1992 to 1994
Managed all aspects of international youth exchange programs
for youth age 16 to 26,
including both foreign participants coming to the United States
and US residents going overseas.
Programs included internships, high school study,
summer homestays, and study tours.
- Evaluated applicant and host qualifications
and matched participants with appropriate hosts.
- Planned and facilitated interactive orientation and debriefing sessions
for groups of 2 to 50 participants.
Orientation topics included cultural adjustment,
program guidelines, participant expectations,
country-specific practical living advice,
and emergency procedures.
Debriefing topics included re-entry adjustment,
individual learning, and program evaluation.
- Counseled participants and hosts
on cultural adjustment, communication, and conflict resolution.
- Developed and administered surveys and focus groups
to evaluate program effectiveness and participants' personal growth.
- Wrote and designed program manuals, newsletters, and promotional materials.
- Collaborated with overseas partners to organize exchange program activities.
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