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Martha Houle

Martha Houle

Professor Emerita, Modern Langs & Lits

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Former Deputy Director, Resource Deveopment - Grants & Reporting at International Medical Corps

  • Education

    • Casa Xalteva, Granada, Nicaragua

      2014 - 2014
      Spanish Language

    • Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

      2011 - 2011
      Arabic Language

    • Building a Better Response

      2015 - 2015
      Certificate

    • University of California, San Diego

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      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) French Literature

    • Georgetown University

      2007 - 2007
      Executive Certificate Nonprofit Management

    • University of California, San Diego

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      Bachelor's Degree French

  • Experience

    • College of William and Mary

      Aug 1983 - Dec 2005
      Professor Emerita, Modern Langs & Lits

      Researcher and educator; teaching all levels of French language and literature, women's studies, international studies, humanities (specialty: 17th century French studies); program development and leadership experience (committee chairships, program administration).

    • Women for Women International

      Sept 2007 - Apr 2008
      Institutional Giving Officer

      Wrote, edited and researched for fundraising and stewardship of institutional and individual donors.

    • Children's National Medical Center

      May 2008 - Dec 2010
      Principal Gifts Writer (Associate Director), Children's Hospital Foundation

      Partnered with physician-scientists and major gift officers to develop persuasive proposals and business plans requesting a total of $124M in new gifts. Supported content research, writing and editing needs of Foundation leadership. Managed complex writing projects from inception to production.

    • Children's National Medical Center

      Mar 2011 - Mar 2014
      Director of Education, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation

      As the director of education in a hospital-based research Institute, co-created and administered high school/college/graduate internship and post-doctoral fellowship programs; created study abroad opportunity for science and bioengineering students from the Gulf; designed and implemented hospital- and research-based internships for disadvantaged high school students; actively engaged in building local and international relationships.

    • Education Plus Nicaragua

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Fundraising Consultant Pro Bono

      A not-for-profit that supplements education for children in the impoverished barrio of Pantanal (Granada). Advise on developing strategic plan for diversifying funding sources, specifically from foundations; advise on presentation materials, website communications, grant proposals, prospect research; site visit.

    • Organizing4Innovation

      Mar 2014 - Dec 2015
      Writing Consultant

      Advise on website content, presentation, communications; text editing

    • MedStar-Georgetown

      Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
      Writing Consultant

      Development of a principal gift proposal.

    • International Medical Corps

      Oct 2014 - now

      Supports private institutional fundraising efforts with project management and writing services. Partners with field and HQ technical and operations colleagues in all sectors and geographies to develop compelling proposals for potential donors, as well as accurate reports and other stewardship communications. Spent a month in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew in fall 2016 with International Medical Corps' emergency response team that facilitated the Ministry of Health's and the WHO's oral cholera vaccination campaign (see the link to the WHO website below). Show less

      • Retired

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Deputy Director, Resource Development - Grants & Reporting

        Nov 2022 - Sept 2024

      • Senior Manager, Institutional Advancement

        Jun 2018 - Nov 2022

      • Manager, Resource Development

        Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

      • Senior Resource Development Officer

        Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

    • The Catholic University of America

      Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
      Writing Consultant

      Wrote a brochure on a university fundraising priority for potential principal gift donors.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Building a Better Response Workshop

      International Medical Corps
      Apr 2016

    • Building a Better Response eLearning

      International Medical Corps
      Jan 2015
      View certificate certificate