Rachel Dacus Resource Development

Specialties

Seasoned Grant Writer and Fundraising Consultant

Serving Nonprofit Organizations

in the San Francisco Bay Area and the East Bay

I’ve raised grants and advised on fundraising for clients in many fields — healthcare, disabilities, education, human services, youth programs, medical research, homelessness, food banks, and the arts.

Grant Writing Services

An experienced grant writer, I’ve raised millions of dollars in grants from private, community, and corporate foundations, as well as from government agencies. Throughout my thirty years of work in development, I’ve gained familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area grant-​makers. I know how to approach them and that experience will give your nonprofit a strategic advantage over the competition. I will identify your best prospects and make your case for winning support.

Fundraising Consultation

My thirty years of experience in fundraising can help you increase donations and win new donors. I can help you plan and execute your direct mail and online donor campaigns, with timely and compelling mailings and e-​mailings, newsletters, brochures, and reports.

I work on an hourly basis. Call me today for an estimate on your next fundraising project!

History

Established in 1985.

For more than 30 years I’ve worked as a grant writer, fundraising and communications consultant, and direct mail copy-​writer. My nonprofit clients include hospitals, universities, colleges, disabilities organizations, youth groups, and a wide variety of other causes. Using my grounding in basics learned at the esteemed The Fund Raising School (now part of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University), I’ve raised tens of millions of dollars for my clients.

I’ve written and edited grant proposals, letters of interest, web content, social media pages and blogs, annual reports, case statements, brochures, strategic plans, press releases, and event programs.

I’ve raised funds for capital campaigns, research, special projects, capacity-​building projects, and to establish new organizations. My experience also includes grants, direct mail, volunteer training, major gift development, and donor database.

Meet the Business Owner

Rachel D.

Business Owner

For more than 30 years I’ve worked as a grant writer, fundraising and communications consultant, and direct mail copy-​writer. My nonprofit clients include hospitals, universities, colleges, disabilities organizations, youth groups, and a wide variety of other causes. Using my grounding in basics learned at the esteemed The Fund Raising School (now part of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University), I’ve raised tens of millions of dollars for my clients. I’ve also worked as a communications officer, financial manager, and in the distant past, a dancer.