Experienced nonprofit and small business writer
Name: Rebecca Lee Baisch
Type of Writer: Business Writer / Copywriter
Location: Idaho
Rate Type: per article (or blog post)
Average / Typical Rate:
My Website / Portfolio: http://www.cloudlancerwriting.com
Profile Summary
Business and Strategic plans
Grant writing and research (Hourly, contract or flat fee options, no commission-based payments)
Program definition and budgeting
Press Releases
Marketing white papers
Promotional or informational copy - B2B and B2C
Web copy
Blog posting
Editing and Proofreading (CMOS, AP)
My nonprofit experience includes employment as a grant writer and business manager for a nonprofit from 2002 to 2008, as well as a freelance grant writer and nonprofit consultant since 2008, with over $3.5 million in awarded grants.
As a small business owner and writer since 1984, I have experience in many types of industries including
heavy equipment manufacturing processes, retail and wholesale agricultural and construction equipment repair and sales, retail antique sales, gardening and landscaping, and equine breeding, training and sales.
Experience / Education / Qualifications
2012 grants written include over $200,000 for a food bank, $50,000 for a senior center, and $30,000 for a early childhood development center. Previously awarded grants include multi-year HRSA awards over $3 million and numerous foundation grants in the $5,000 to $25,000 range.
I maintain a blog dealing with advice to new or smaller nonprofits (cloudlancerwriting.blogspot.com), and have guest posted on grantgopher.com.
As a small business owner I have written employee and procedure manuals, marketing copy, white papers and web copy.
San Diego High School -Diploma, cum laude, 3.85 GPA
San Diego City College - Office Management, Bookkeeping - Diploma 3.62 GPA
Idaho State University - Human Resource Fundamentals - Certificate 2002
Eastern Idaho Technical College – Accounting Theory -Certificate 2009 - 10 credit hours
Grant Writing -12 credit hours
American Institute of Prof. Bookkeepers - recent - 13 CEU’s- Accounting 2011
Ashworth College - Landscape Design Certificate - 2009 16 credit hours
Other:
Various certificates in Microsoft Word, Excel, QuickBooks, medical terminology, medical billing
Member: American Grant Writer's Association
Puget Sound Grant Writers
Idaho Nonprofit Center - Business Affiliate