Matthew Hirning

• Specialized in grant prospecting, budget preparation, proposal preparation, proposal writing and submission, project management, and maintaining data quality.
• Lead AmeriCorps team in securing over $2,000,000 in AmeriCorps funding, including leading team meetings, proposal preparation and submission, and communication with various state commissions.
• Experience working with regional Executive Directors in California, Maryland, Minnesota, and Nevada, including weekly 1:1 meetings, grant prospecting, funder cultivation, and submitting high-quality grant proposals.
• Currently responsible for submitting multiple grant proposals a month across four regions, including Sacramento, the Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley, and Las Vegas, NV.
• Experience with multiple applications and grant platforms, including Google Suite, Salesforce, Monday.com, Instrumentl, Candid, Grantstation, and Cause IQ.
• Developed compelling grant proposals to secure funding for educational programs.

Specialized in proposal preparation and writing, technical writing, funder outreach and funding strategies

• Wrote Statement of Qualifications for Westervelt Ecological Services, a large national environmental restoration company
• Prepared Funding Strategy for Fresher Futures, a local nonprofit specializing in food insecurity.

• Prepared over 80 grant applications from both public and private funders
• Secured over $700,000 in municipal government funding
• Managed 4 government grants simultaneously, including contract execution, compliance with grant terms, tracking deliverables, and preparing reports
• Managed all aspects of grant process from prospect research, proposal writing, tracking, grant execution, and reporting to project close-out via grant management software
• Coordinated with program managers and organizational leadership team to ensure that all grant proposal elements were being satisfied, including boilerplate grant language, budgets, organizational documents, project deliverables, and measurements of outcomes
• Conducted thorough grant prospect research both internally for organization and externally for clients
• Performed grant consultations for clients including evaluating grant readiness, reviewing boilerplate language and familiarizing them with various grant research platforms.
• Completed in-house Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training

• Secured $10,000 in funding for new computer lab for Teen Center at Stanford Settlement.
• Secured $317,000 in funding for a subsidized employment program at Pivot Sacramento.
• Increased awarded grants by identifying new funding opportunities and cultivating relationships with potential funders.