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“Marissa has been a huge asset to CLO. We would not be where we are today without her!”

- MEGAN GILLIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CITY LYRIC OPERA
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Manhattan Grant Writers has been supporting City Lyric Opera since 2021. CLO is a small nonprofit opera company based in Brooklyn, NY, with programming throughout New York City and Nassau County. 

 

Working with CLO, we have primarily provided full-service development and fundraising services, including managing their entire grant and development calendar, coordinating applications, and ensuring proper grant reporting and project management. When we started working with CLO, we began developing their entire development plan, working with existing connections and creating plans for new donor relations to foster additional growth and success. Despite the pandemic, they doubled their operating budget after hiring a grant writer after just six months. This past year, we tripled their operating budget, attracting new funders and receiving increased award amounts from previous funders, ensuring sustainability.

 

Our long-term relationship with CLO has allowed us to work with them as the organization has grown and programming has shifted. We’ve successfully ensured their funding is secure while making internal changes and continuing to support local NYC artists and audiences.

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Opera Saratoga sought a grant consultant to assist their development team and General Director with post-pandemic funding. With our help, they have gotten new foundation support to rebuild connections in their local capital region community. Opera Saratoga can now build out future seasons with their secured funding. 

Please note: We take confidentiality agreements very seriously and do not disclose our previous clients unless they have permitted us to! Please contact us if you have any questions about our former clients. We are happy to give you a list of previously awarded grants for our clients and information about the types of clients we have worked with. Thank you for your understanding!

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