Valeta Prendergast
Development & External Relations Professional, Writer, Grant & Project Manager, Advocate for Women & Girls
- Role
- Development & External Relations Director (Outgoing) at Building One Community
- Location
- Winter Haven, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Valeta Prendergast
Compassionate, collaborative, and knowledgeable nonprofit leader with over 20 years of professional expertise. Currently managing a comprehensive portfolio of foundation and government grants for Building One Community (B1C)- Connecticut\'s premiere nonprofit organization of Fairfield County dedicated to integrating immigrants to life in the United States; on a contractual basis provide occasional grant writing consultancy services to nonprofit organizations; served as Grants Committee Chair for the LCU Fund for Women\'s Education and managed a portfolio of educational institutions across New York City; implemented a travel management policy, created and managed a contract requisition tracking system for outsourced vendors for a rapidly growing nonprofit organization. Visit my website at: https://thevpapproach.comFollow me on Facebook and like my business page: out more about me at: https://worldwidewomen.co/story/331
Experience
Development & External Relations Director (Outgoing)
Sep 2024 — Present · Fairfield County, CT, US
Education
Hunter College
Master of Science (M.S.), Urban Affairs and Planning
2005 — 2007
New York University
NYU Wagner - Clark Fellowship, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
2003 — 2006
Hunter College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
1999 — 2004
Skills
- Training
- Volunteer Management
- Program Evaluation
- Fundraising
- Budget Process
- Philanthropy
- Project Management
- Event Planning
- Public Relations
- Valuation
- Human Rights
- Risk Management
- Grants
- Program Management
- Investments
- Commercial Insurance
- 990 Filing and Compliance
- Community Organizing
- Program Development
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Grant Writing
- Leadership
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Portfolio Management
- Government Procurement
- Financial Analysis
- Budgets
- Financial Management Experience
- Finance
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Editing
- Proposal Writing
- Capital Markets
- Policy Analysis
- Microsoft Office
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- International Development
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