Betsy Vincent

About Betsy Vincent

I am a development professional with seven years of experience working collaboratively to…

Experience

1. Development Manager for Governments

   CDP

   Sep 2021 — Present

   Hired as the first Development Manager on the CDP North America team to focus on obtaining grant funding from the U.S. and Canadian governments to support CDP\'s global work running the world\'s largest voluntary disclosure system that helps investors, companies, cities, states and regions in over 100 countries to understand, manage, and act to improve their climate and nature impacts. • Lead grant management processes for CDP\'s first grant from the U.S. government, through which we are receiving ~$3.8 million in funds over 5-years as a subcontractor on a USAID cooperative agreement to address deforestation in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Worked with CDP\'s legal, program, and finance staff in the U.S, U.K, Brazil, and Indonesia to establish and finalize the grant budget, work plan, Monitoring and Evaluation plan, contract, internal compliance, financial, processes, and more. • Prospect and lead grant application processes for grants from U.S. federal agencies like USAID, DOS, EPA, DOC, and others (including in consortium), as well as from US-based multilateral funders (e.g, GEF). • Support funding-related relationship-building with government, multilateral institution, consultant, and NGO contacts. • Lead grant management and proposal processes for large foundations as needed, including leading narrative/financial reporting on a ~$475K grant from the Walmart Foundation for CDP Forest\'s work and spearheading the successful proposal submission and grant management processes for a significant grant renewal request. • Research and write overviews of the U.S. and Canadian government grant giving streams and priorities to identify the best potential funding opportunities for CDP and craft fundraising strategies in areas such as Forests, Water Security, Oceans, Nature, Climate, and more,