About Linda Vallejo
Linda Vallejo has over thirty years of experience as a development consultant, grantwriter and grantwriting instructor. Over the past fifteen years, she has served as an on-line grantwriting instructor in over 2,000 colleges and universities nationwide, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. She has written and received over $30 million in grant funds from foundation, corporate, government and individual donors for her many clients nationwide.
Presently she serves as a grantwriting instructor for Loyola Marymount University Extension Non-Profit Funding and Development Certificate Program. Recently, she has also served as a development consultant, trainer, and grantwriter for the Compton Community College District, the Assistance League of America, and Pacoima Beautiful, a non-profit environmental education organization. For the past four years she has served as a visiting professor and grantwriting instructor for Otis School of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California.
Ms. Vallejo began her work in the non-profit sector as an artist and art teacher with Self Help Graphics, a non profit arts organization located in Los Angeles, California. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree and is a practicing, professional artist exhibiting her art nationally and internationally. She has been awarded the Quién es Quién in U.S. Commerce National Award, Distinguished Recognition Award from the National Association Chicano Studies, Latinas Making History Award from Comisión Feminil de Los Angeles, and was acknowledged as an Outstanding Young Woman of America.
Resume
LINDA VALLEJO
Linda Vallejo is a seasoned development consultant and grantwriter
with extensive experience in all aspects of development duties, including
donor communications and partnership building, establishment of development
offices and successful development teams, consoidating required financial
records and reports, and writing and submitting complete proposal packages
to individual donors as well as corporate, foundation, and
government funding sources.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1995 - present
A to Z Grantwriting On-Line Instructor in over 2,000 colleges and universities
nationwide, ranked #7 in the nation in student numbers as of December 2011
2006 - present
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Pacoima Beautiful, non-profit environmental
education organization, Pacoima, CA
2008 - present
Grantwriting Instructor, Loyola Marymount University Extension, Non Profit Development
Certificate Program
2008 - present
Grantwriting Instructor, Otis College of Art and Design, Public Practice Community
Graduate Program and Otis Extension Program, Los Angeles, CA
2010 - 2011
Development Consultant and Trainer, Foundation for the Compton Community
College District, El Camino College Compton Center
2010
Grantwriting Instructor, “A to Z Grantwriting Tune-Up” as a part of the
Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s Arts Tune-Up Program
2010
Grantwriting Instructor, “A to Z Grantwriting Pre-Conference Institute” as
part of the National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference
2010
Proposal Reviewer/Referee, WM Keck Foundation, Southern California Program
2010
Grantwriting Instructor, Foundation for the Compton Community College District,
El Camino College Compton Center
2010
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, Catalyst, Inc., Human Services non
profit located in Lancaster, CA
2010
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, Plumas County, CA for a group of non
profit organization, agencies, and institutions
2010-2009
Grantwriting Instructor, Assistance League of America, national conference
presenter
2008
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Center for Global Education at
Loyola Marymount University
2008
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Carney Educational Services, non-profit
after-school program provider
2008
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, California Lawyers for the Arts and
Latino Arts Network hosted by Plaza de la Raza
2008
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, Los Cerritos Community College, Business
Development Center
2006
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, City of Los Angeles Waste Management
Agency
2006
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, Los Rios Community College District,
Sacramento, California
2005
Grantwriting Instructor and Trainer, Nevada State Recreation and Park Society
2002-2005
National Grantwriting Instructor, The Institute for Communication Improvement,
presented in over twenty states nationwide
1999-2004
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Project GRAD Los Angeles, educational
non-profit. Collaborated with executive director to produce $14M US Department
of Education Gear Up Grant
1992-2000
Grantwriting Instructor, The Learning Annex, Los Angeles
1995-1999
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Wildlife on Wheels animal rights/environmental
preservation non-profit
1997-1999
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, LA PASS, Los Angeles Partners Advocating
Student Success, educational non-profit
1994-1997
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, The Achievement Council, Los Angeles,
educational non-profit
1996-1997
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, MSI Community Development, Inc.,
medical services non-profit
1993-1994
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Mar Vista Gardens, Culver City,
low income housing non-profit
1987-1991
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Los Angeles Classical Ballet, performing
arts non-profit
1984-1987
Development Consultant and Grantwriter, Long Beach Civic Light Opera, performing
arts and performing arts education non-profit
1996-1983
Artist in Residence and Development Associate, Self-Help Graphics and Art,
Inc., multicultural visual arts non-profit
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Master of Fine Arts, Cal State University Long Beach, 1978
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Whittier College, 1971
AWARDS AND CREDENTIALS
United Who’s Who in American Executives, 2006
Quien es Quien in U.S. Commerce, National Award, 1994
National Association Chicano Studies, Distinguished Recognition, 1993
Latinas Making History Award, Comision Feminil de Los Angeles, 1991
Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1983
References
-
"Linda Vallejo is a consummate grant writer and development officer. Her skills in putting together a proposal, defining the needs, making the case, and matching the salient points of a proposal with the funding source at hand is excellent. Linda worked with our organization on multiple grants in both the public and private sector. In addition to taking the lead in any situation, Linda was able to work within a collaborative structure...as evident in receiving the largest single GEAR-UP grant within the State of California. She brings to the task a multitude of talents; the ability to analyze the issue, to write clearly and succinctly, to develop the complete proposal package, and to see the project through to its completion and follow-up. She was a major player in the early years of establishing our organization, bringing a resource of knowledge regarding funding agencies and foundations."
Jack Ruebensaal
Project Grad Los Angeles
Professor, Los Angeles Community Colleges -
"I have known and admired Linda Vallejo as an artist for almost twenty-five years. For almost that length of time, I have also admired her as an arts manager, arts fund raiser, and arts activist. Whether serving as a grantwriter for the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in the '80's or raising money for an exhibition of Chicana artists, in 2000, she has always been wildly successful. She not only knows the lay of the Arts Land (a land that, for Linda, extends beyond California to Mexico, Europe and China) but has mastered all the technical language and skills grantwriters needed in order to gain support for their passions, their projects and their clients. Quite simply, she is one of a handful of artists who understands and embraces the Business of Art and more often than not, she is able to translate that understanding into Dollars and Sense."
Judith Luther Wilder, Co-Founder
Center for Cultural Innovation
Los Angeles, California -
"I have worked with Linda Vallejo for over six years and have been impressed by her high quality of work, professionalism, and knowledge of the skill of grantwriting. She has managed complex federal grants with ease and has worked with program staff to translate ideas into exemplary documents. She is thorough and carries out each project until the job is done. I have also observed Linda teach and she has a remarkable way of demystifying the subject matter and drawing out the expertise and experience that each student brings. Linda brings a wealth of information, energy, and commitment to everything that she does."
Ashley De Lucca
Development Director
Project GRAD Los Angeles