Beth Hannon Penny is an experienced executive with a passion for strengthening communities. She holds a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and is a Certified Grant Writer® with American Grant Writers Association. Beth’s core skills include professional development plans, strategic planning, project/program development and administration as well as fundraising through grant writing. Over the last 18 years, she has served in professional roles across the United States and served as a board member for an international NGO for five years. Beth is a subject area expert in professional development, management coaching, K-12 and higher education, youth development, workforce development and social services. She also supports research projects in higher education and evaluation services for programs serving K-12 education. Approach - Why should you work with me? I will not take risks with our relationship. My goal is to provide tools, coaching, strategic planning, support and an ongoing communication plan that will help you achieve the goals you want. As a result, I know that communities will be strengthened and that change will be sustainable over time. My faith lets me know that your success will lead to the success of others. Ready to get started? Email me at beth@horizonsprogramservices.com

Project and program development services including: *Systems analysis and operations planning, data management, and internal communication for real-time decision making. *Program development for new projects or areas of program service delivery. *Planning for program administration (pre-launch) including training, program tools and management plans. *Equity//Inclusion//Diversity strategies. *Program Administration – Let me provide temporary management assistance while you get your program up and running or to provide interim management assistance as you work to hire or replace program staff. *Communication and partnership systems for external stakeholder engagement. *Data collection, program evaluation planning and using data to drive decision making. *Performance reporting. *Training (virtual, in-person) and coaching plans for staff. *Advising staff new to federal grants administration & how to work with a Technical Advisor. Grant writing services including: *Researching prospective funding opportunities for annual grant calendars. *Launching a grants process with a nonprofit that doesn’t already have one. *Creating/modifying templates for nonprofits with in-house staff or capacity (Letters of Interest, Typical grant narrative sections). *Writing proposals for small, medium and large funding requests, including federal and research grants. *Managing existing grant cycles. *Training staff in grant research, writing, and submissions. *Reviewing or editing services for already developed proposals.