We have contracted with a professional fundraiser and grant writer to offer hands-on, individualized assistance to our members.  This pilot program is designed to expand the funding landscape for libraries and cultural organizations in our region.  Members can submit Service Requests for specific projects or general initiatives that need outside funding.  Brit Campese, our contracted Grant Writer, will meet with members one-on-one to discuss various fundraising strategies and consult through the resource mobilization and grant writing processes.

 

Eligibility: Full and Affiliate members of CLRC in good standing.

 

Process: 

  1. Member submits a Service Request.  
  2. Requests will be reviewed by CLRC staff and prioritized by member need and potential impact.
  3. If we approve your request, we’ll put you in contact with Brit Campese, our contracted Grant Writer.
  4. Brit will work with you directly to strategize and assist in the fundraising and grants process (can include help finding grants and determining eligibility). You will be approved for a specified number of hours to work with Brit (no more than 30 hours).
  5. We’ll stay in touch throughout the process and follow up as necessary.

 

Additional Tools: CLRC members are eligible to request access to Candid Foundation Directory.

We will accept Service Requests on a rolling basis.   Upon receiving the request, we will do our best to respond within 2-3 weeks. Questions? Email Ryan Perry, CLRC Executive Director, at rperry@clrc.org.

This service is made possible through special funding from the Empire State Library Network (ESLN).

Brit Campese

Grant Writing Consultant

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Brit Campese (she/her) has been working in the nonprofit sector for more than 20 years and combines her education in women’s studies and nonprofit management to provide holistic support to change-makers and artists. As a white, cis woman who was raised in rural Western New York, she considers herself both an ally and an accomplice in the struggles for racial justice.

Through Vision Driven Consulting (VDC), Brit has provided consulting and training services to hundreds of individuals and organizations across the United States. VDC offers support to grassroots, community-led groups and large, national organizations – always utilizing a sliding scale fee structure to ensure accessibility. In a given week, Brit can be found working with various partners across different cultural communities, providing deeply personalized support. She is also a Co-Founder & Co-Lead of Securing the Roots (STR), a fellowship program designed to expand the fundraising capacity for community-based organizations (particularly those led by BIPOC and gender-oppressed leaders) with budgets up to $1 million.

Brit is dedicated to love, social justice, and collective liberation, and works hard every day to help build skills and secure resources with individuals and communities that are doing the most visionary work. She recently moved from West Philadelphia (Lenaii Lenape land) to Ithaca, NY (Haudenosaunee and Cayuga land).