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Our Team & How We Work

Our team consists of one full-time and three part-time subcontracted writers and researchers. This core group continues to excel at producing winning grant proposals and identifying grantmakers for the various projects and programs of our clients.

Diane Gedeon-Martin, President

Diane created The Write Source in 1993 because of her passion for helping nonprofits achieve their goals.  She knew that she could use her nearly 15 years of corporate marketing management experience with Fortune 500 companies and a couple of years as a nonprofit development director to make their grant-seeking efforts successful.  In fact, Diane began her career in grants in 1988 when she sat on the other side of the table reviewing proposals from local nonprofit organizations in her role as a regional marketing director managing the corporate giving program for a major fast-food chain.

Today, The Write Source stands as a testament to her skills and talent for providing exemplary grant-seeking services.  She has a very strong, corporate work ethic; she has extremely high standards.  Her track record of preparing successful grant proposals, case statements, and researching grantmakers speaks for itself.  Time and time again, her clients tell her that it was because of her success in securing grants that they wanted to contract The Write Source to work on their projects, especially federal grant applications.

As you can see, Diane Gedeon-Martin is The Write Source.  Every page of this website speaks to her accomplishments.  She is the main writer, chief researcher, and workshop presenter.

Making the case for support on paper or online is just like breathing to Diane – it comes naturally.  She knows what grantmakers want and prepares documents with exacting detail, even providing kernels of information the grantmaker didn’t request but that helped her client win the award.  It is this type of focus that helps her design winning responses.

Diane truly loves her work.  She is eager to share her grant-seeking methods with others.  You can learn more about her teaching and conference experience by visiting our Workshop Presenter Bio page.

Her affiliations include the following:

  • Retired adjunct faculty for The Fund Raising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University – 2001 to 2015
  • Faculty for the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance) – 2003 to present
  • Member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – 1994 to present
  • Legacy member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) – 1999 to present
  • Member of the Association of Philanthropic Counsel (APC) – 2019 to present
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for APC – 2020 to present
  • Member of the Nonprofit Consultants Network – 2020 to present
  • Past member of the Board of Directors for Children in Placement, New Haven, CT – 2012 to 2018
  • Past Vice President, Program Committee Co-Chairperson, and Education Committee Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the AFP Connecticut Chapter – 2007 to 2012
  • Past Co-Chairperson of the Grant Seeker’s Network and Education Committee for the AFP Greater Detroit Chapter – 1995 to 2001

Three Sub-Contracted Grants Professionals

These three, part-time writers and researchers remain behind the scenes due to their other careers with nonprofit organizations.  They do not have client contact yet produce exceptional materials for the clients of The Write Source based on the direction they receive from Diane.

How We Work With Clients

Clients of The Write Source have contact only with Diane.  She prepares all foundation, corporate, and government proposals while her two sub-contracted assistants provide backup support such as adopting proposals that she prepared into formats to submit to new grantmakers or researching potential funders for a particular program or project.

Upcoming Workshops & Webinars

Apr
21
Wed
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Learn the basics of preparing successful grant proposals from the comfort of your office! Securing grants for your nonprofit organization requires a sound proposal. This workshop is for those who are new to seeking grants[...]
Apr
27
Tue
10:00 am Advanced Your Grant Writing Skills @ Webinar
Advanced Your Grant Writing Skills @ Webinar
Apr 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to grow as government funding dwindles. Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type[...]
Apr
28
Wed
10:00 am Introduction to Grants and Grant... @ Webinar
Introduction to Grants and Grant... @ Webinar
Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Learn the basics of preparing successful grant proposals from the comfort of your office! Securing grants for your nonprofit organization requires a sound proposal. This workshop is for those who are new to seeking grants[...]
May
4
Tue
10:00 am 21st Century Grant Applications:... @ Webinar
21st Century Grant Applications:... @ Webinar
May 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point! @ Webinar | Brookline | Massachusetts | United States
Online grant applications are here to stay! They are frustrating, exasperating, and daunting. Still, how do you convey your case for support when your need statement and project description sections can only be 2,000 characters[...]
May
5
Wed
9:00 am Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Grants from Foundations & Corporations: Workshop #4 of the AFP Connecticut Chapter’s Principles of Fundraising Series @ Webinar | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support for their new or existing programs, capital campaigns, capacity-building efforts, equipment purchases, research, or special projects but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants from foundations and[...]
May
12
Wed
10:00 am Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
May 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar | Boston | Massachusetts | United States
Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to grow as government funding dwindles. Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type[...]
May
21
Fri
1:00 pm GPA NJ Virtual Conference – 21st... @ Conference Session
GPA NJ Virtual Conference – 21st... @ Conference Session
May 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
GPA NJ Virtual Conference - 21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point! @ Conference Session | Brookline | Massachusetts | United States
Online grant applications are here to stay! They are frustrating, exasperating, and daunting. Still, how do you convey your case for support when your need statement and project description sections can only be 2,000 characters[...]
May
25
Tue
10:00 am Understanding and Competing for ... @ Webinar
Understanding and Competing for ... @ Webinar
May 25 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
The U.S. government awards several trillion in grants to qualified nonprofits and institutions of higher education annually. The odds of winning a federal grant for a specific competition is 1:100. Is your organization ready to[...]
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Recent Grant Successes

mHUB Chicago (IL) received a $1.3 million, three-year Venture Capital grant from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce to scale their Product Development (PD) program. It was one of 52 to receive an award of more than 600 applications submitted for the 2020 Build to Scale grant program.

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless received a $115,889, one-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to scale its technology and create policies to serve 100 patients at three, high-need federally qualified health centers operated by the Community Care Cooperative.

The United Way of Connecticut received the only $1.83 million, three-year contract from the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to develop the Statewide Adult Recovery Call Center for Crises.

Aspire of Chicago (IL) received a $233,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation to integrate and migrate information technology systems from its recent merger with NorthPointe Resources.

Be sure to visit our Grant Award News page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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Want to Learn All About Grants?
We just updated our 2021 Training Calendar with a number of webinars to help you learn the basics of advanced grant-seeking techniques through hosts such as Philanthropy Massachusetts, Grant Professionals Association (GPA), Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, The CT Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance), and more. Visit our Workshops and Webinars page to register!

 

Warm Welcome to Our Newest Clients

The Center for Civic Education, CA

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, CT

New Haven Promise, CT

Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation, NC

MATTER, IL

 

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