Carla Wright

Experience

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  COUNTY CORP

  Nov 1980 - Aug 1993

  Vice President - Housing

  -Administered programs to benefit lower income home owners, renters, and home buyers.-Established networking opportunities for a group of housing assistance providers.-Designed programs, wrote grants, performed loan officer and housing counselor duties.

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  City of Hamilton, Ohio

  Aug 1993 - Feb 2003

  Neighborhood Development Administrator

  -Administered Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs ($2 million).-Submitted Consolidated Plans and Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports.-Subgranted funds: public facilities improvements, housing, services, and economic development.-Developed and conducted a training program for approximately 25 nonprofits annually.-Secured $225,000 through U.S. Department of Justice for a Weed and Seed Site.

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  ISUS, Inc.

  Feb 2003 - Jul 2012

  Grants Manager/Admissions Manager

  -Secured funding: YouthBuild [U.S. Department of Labor ($700,000)], AmeriCorps, KaBoom!-Exceeded enrollment goals for three (3) ISUS Institutes assisting dropouts.Managed data via a variety of databases, using multi-mode queries.-Developed Grants Management and Admissions manuals and implemented lean management principles to continually improve effectiveness.

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  Stark County Community Action Agency

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  Planner/Grant Writer

  -Conduct community needs assessments, guide program planning, and propose funding strategies.-Build relationships with funders and submit funding proposals ($750,000 awarded in 11 months).-Evaluate programs and report progress timely to funders and the community.

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  ICAN Housing

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

  Resource Development Manager

  -Wrote grants and managed the proposal development process for this nonprofit providing housing for homeless persons with severe mental illness. Rental housing included scattered-site and low-income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units.-Developed data management systems to ensure access to accurate data for reporting to funders (HUD, OHFA, FHLB).-Evaluate programs and report progress timely to funders and the community.

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  Carla J. Wright, Self-employed

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2017

  Independent Consultant

  Community Development Consultant (contractual) – Write grants and submit proposals for nonprofits and governmental entities.

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  Community Development Professionals, LLC

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2020

  Senior Project Control Specialist

  Lead projects relative to grant writing particularly public funding and technical writing required to respond to Requests for Proposal.Facilitate strategic planning, board governance and program development strategy sessions with nonprofits and localgovernment entities.Conduct community needs assessments, guide program planning, and propose funding strategies.Lead workshops and trainings in areas of nonprofit capacity building including grant writing, board governance, andresearch for public funding opportunities. Show less

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  Carla J. Wright, Self-employed

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  Independent Contractor

  Writing and editing funding proposals, strategic plans, procedural manuals, performance evaluation plans, training programs, annual reports, and public relations materials. Assessing data management capacity to improve decision making and image building.

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  Pathways To Growth

  Oct 2020 - now

  Grant Writer
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  Consultant

  Dec 2023 - now

  Grant Writer