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Jennifer
Walker
jenniferwalker319@gmail.com
Qualifications
Writing:
Professional writer with 7+ years of experience writing nonprofit
development and marketing copy, as well as articles that focus
on human interest stories, social and community issues, and health.
Editing:
Editor of nonprofit fundraising and communications copy, as well
as trade publications.
New
Media: Food blogger active in social media like Twitter, Facebook,
and LinkedIn.
Education
Pending, M.A.,
Nonfiction Writing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
May 2001, B.A.,
English, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Jan. 1999 -
May 1999, University of North London - London, England
Computer
Skills
Microsoft
Office; Adobe InDesign, Contribute, and Photoshop; Dreamweaver;
HTML Programming; Basic Raiser's Edge and DonorPerfect; Blogger
and WordPress
Experience
Freelance
Writer
(October
2008 - present)
Copywriter
for nonprofit development and communications departments. Specialize
in writing articles about social and community issues, human interest
stories, and health.
Senior
Grant Writer
(September 2008 - February 2009)
Grant
Writer
(March 2008 - September 2008)
Development
Associate
(November 2007 - March 2008)
The Salvation
Army, New York, NY
Wrote
proposals, reports, letters of inqury, and acknowledgements to
foundation donors; interviewed program officers and visited sites
in preparation for grant writing; organized budgets
Events
Coordinator
Americans for
UNFPA, New York, NY (January
2007 - July 2007)
Wrote
and edited event-related materials and worked with graphic designers
through production, managed events
Volunteer
Coordinator
Grand Street
Settlement, New York, NY (January 2005 - December 2006)
Developed
content and edited agency newsletter, wrote silent auction catalogue
and grant materials, wrote and updated website content, managed
volunteers
Intern
Baltimore
magazine, Baltimore, MD (August 2004 - December 2004)
Wrote,
edited, researched, and fact-checked articles and event listings
for publication
Program
Assistant
The Commonwealth
Fund, New York, NY (August
2003 - July 2004)
Coordinated
logistics for training seminars, assisted with fellowship marketing
plan
AmeriCorps*VISTA
External Relations Coordinator
Share Our Strength,
Boston, MA (July 2002 - July 2003)
Wrote and designed
program newsletter, coordinated nutrition classes with volunteer
chefs, planned and executed events, managed volunteers
Program
Assistant
National Sheriffs'
Association, Alexandria, VA (June
2001 - June 2002)
Wrote and edited
articles for Sheriff magazine, designed the domestic violence
program's website, coordinated trainings
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