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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 funders 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 funders 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 funders want and prepares documents with exacting detail, even providing kernels of information the funder 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 three sub-contracted assistants provide backup support such as adopting proposals that she prepared into the formats of individual grantmakers or researching potential funders for a particular program or project.

2022 Training Calendar

Sep
15
Thu
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Sep 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar | Great Barrington | Massachusetts | United States
From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals,[...]
Oct
18
Tue
10:00 am Beyond Letters of Intent: Approa... @ Webinar
Beyond Letters of Intent: Approa... @ Webinar
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Beyond Letters of Intent: Approaching Funders @ Webinar
You’ve done all your homework and identified several funders that checked all the boxes. Their funding priorities match your project. They fund organizations similar to yours. They award grants in your region. They even grant[...]
Oct
19
Wed
9:00 am Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Oct 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Grants from Foundations & Corporations: Workshop #3 of the AFP Connecticut Chapter’s Principles of Fundraising Series @ Webinar | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Connecticut Chapter is proud to announce: Fall 2022 Principles of Fundraising Certificate Program Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support for their new or existing programs, capital campaigns, capacity-building efforts,[...]
Nov
10
Thu
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar | Great Barrington | Massachusetts | United States
From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals,[...]
Dec
14
Wed
10:00 am Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Dec 14 @ 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[...]
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News from The Write Source

Philanthropy Massachusetts, the voice for philanthropic giving in the state, invited Diane Gedeon-Martin, President of The Write Source, to be among a select committee of 15 that will update and revise the Massachusetts common grant application and report forms.

We are proud to welcome our newest client, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition.

Recent Grant Successes

mHUB (IL) is one of 60 finalists of the $1.0 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Their proposal for 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition (CTEC) received a $500,000 Phase 1 grant.

MATTER (IL) received at $1.3 million, three-year Venture Capital grant from EDA, U.S. Department of Commerce to scale their Venture Acceleration (VA) program.

mHUB Chicago (IL), in partnership with MATTER and 1871 received a $2.78 million grant from the EDA, U.S. Department of Commerce CARES Act initiative to invigorate startups and small businesses through Phase 2 of their Chicago Proactive Response (CPR) COVID-19  project. 

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 Winning Grant Awards page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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