Executive Development Consulting for arts and culture

As a leader in the arts and with significant success in strategic fund development I partner with cultural institutions, nonprofits, and individual artists builds sustainable, high-impact funding strategies and programs that can grow and thrive. With skills refined through executive arts leadership and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration of International Management, I bring years of experience in the funding ecosystem along with extensive success in grant writing and development. Having designed and written the actual grant evaluation frameworks for the California State Library and the City of San Francisco, I know exactly what funders look for—because I helped build the rubrics. Beyond that I have had extensive success in fundraising and grant writing and want to share my passion for bringing nonprofit arts and culture programs to life.

Reach out to discuss if your project is right for a collaboration and I will be happy to consult, direct or support your grant writing and fund raising efforts.

Billing is charged as a fixed fee service for Executive Development Consultant work which includes:

  • Grant Audit (diagnosing past rejection): $125 flat fee to review and critique a grant application.

  • Project-Based Writing: $5,000-$10,000 for major applications, $500-$1500 for individual artists and smaller applications.

  • Grant prospecting: $500/month to oversee grants research and pipeline management.

Proven Funding Impact

  • $850,000 – California State Library

  • $1.0M+ – City of San Francisco (OEWD) across multiple awards

  • $500,000 – Major Individual Donor Gifts

  • $150,000+ – Multi-year federal awards (NEH, NARA, US State Dept)

  • Artist Awards – Guggenheim Fellowship, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, SFAC Legacy Award

Executive Experience

  • Executive Director, Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA)

  • Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

  • Former Trustee, San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)

Consulting Services

  • Institutional Grant Writing: End-to-end management of major government, foundation, and corporate proposals.

  • Artist Fellowships: Translating creative vision into highly competitive national awards and grants.

  • Strategic Planning: MPA-level needs assessments, logic models, and evaluation frameworks to prepare organizations for six- and seven-figure funding.