Malin L. Ber

Malin L. Ber an Cell, Email Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics Specialties: * Grant writing: winning proposals to foundations, corporations and government agencies; logic models; funder relations; program evaluation; budgeting; non-profit finance. * Development communications: press releases; direct mail campaigns; newsletters; annual reports; web copy; social media. * Research: prospect research; theoretical/empirical economic research; statistical analysis. * Well versed in the New York Times Style Guide and the Chicago Manual of Style. * Proficient in Raiser's Edge 7 and Salesforce. Professional Experience: Grant Writer — ACE Programs for the Homeless April 2012 — present * Expanded ACE's institutional funding base by more than $250,000 during the course of 5 months. * Researched and identified over 20 new grant makers during the course of 5 months, and won grants in the $2,000 - $100,000 range from several of those. * Wrote/developed new copy for grant proposals, LOIs and grant reports for over 40 foundations and corporate funders during the course of 5 months. * Wrote/developed copy for a direct mail campaign targeting X prospects previously unfamiliar with ACE, which yielded an X% response rate and a total donation revenue of $XXXX (fill in later). * Worked closely with the Development Director to launch a new communications strategy, aimed at expanding ACE's donor base and engaging younger supporters. Conceptualized and created new content for several agency newsletters, press releases, appeals, a press kit, an info brochure and ACE's website. * Grew the agency's Twitter following by 25% in 5 months, and utilized Twitter to form new partnerships, acknowledge gifts, as well as cultivate new and existing supporters. Grant Writer/Development Staff — Union Settlement Association November 2012 — April 2013 * Main grant writer for Union Settlement's Youth Services division (12 programs, annual budget $3M) * Won several foundation, corporate and government grants in the amounts of $2,500 - $80,000 from finders including the Starbucks Foundation, DYCD and the NY Community Trust. * Wrote/developed new copy for grant proposals, LOIs and grant reports for approximately 30-35 corporations, foundations and government finders during the course of 4-5 months. * Identified and approached at least 10-15 institutional grant makers who were new to the agency, during the course of 4-5 months, and won grants from several of those. Freelance Writer, Editor and Translator September 2005 — December 2012 Post-Doctoral Fellow - Columbia University August 2003 — August 2005 Education: Ph.D., Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, June 2003 Visiting Ph.D. student, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2001-2002 (full scholarship furnished by the Sweden- America Foundation). EFTA00306930