Michelle DiMuro, CFRE

Experience

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  AFP Greater Arizona

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2015

  Board Member

  Board Member, 2002-2007 serving as President in 2006; 2013 - 2015 AFP Professional Partnership Program –Mentor, 2008-2009, 2011 -2012, Chair, 2013-2015Committee Service has included Southwestern Regional Conference, Facilities Chair, Communications Committee, Education Committee,Career Services Committee, AFP Reserves Task Force Committee.

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  Desert Voices Oral Learning Center

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Development Director

  The first development officer for this school for hearing-impaired children. Responsible for developing all strategic fundraising initiatives, and implementation of all fundraising, community outreach, volunteer and special event programs.

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  Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona

  Aug 2002 - Nov 2009

  Grants and Research Manager/ Asso. Director of Development

  Responsible for the identification and researching of potential donors; establishing and cultivating grants relationships; writing and editing complex government, foundation, and corporation grants documents; generating grant compliance reports; collaborating with development team in areas of recognition, data management, marketing & communications, and special events; and maintaining productive relationships with staff, board and committees.

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  Westfield Consulting LLC

  Nov 2009 - Dec 2016

  President

  Michelle DiMuro's business, Westfield Consulting, provides full-service grant management. Services include review and critique of marketing, case and proposal documents; customized foundation, corporation and government prospect research; grant strategy and calendar development; grant application and proposal writing; and grant training of staff. Michelle has experience in writing for arts, health, education, human service and environmental missions.

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  Imprints of Honor (formerly Veterans Heritage Project)

  Jan 2016 - now

  Executive Director

  As the first Executive Director, my responsibilities are to provide leadership through strategic planning, capacity building, and board development; sound fiscal management and budgeting; fund development, community outreach and relationship building; coordinate program and committee oversight, and maintain a mission-centric work culture that values teamwork, effective communication, accountability and outstanding programming and service.