“Your workshop was very enjoyable and it prepared us well to embark into grant writing with confidence. There was never a dull moment. Thank you for providing this training Vivian.“
Jana Suthahar, Research & Planning Associate
Child Abuse Prevention Council Placer County
“I am a VISTA member in the First 5 Service Corps, I had the pleasure of attending Vivian's grant writing training last October. Her presentation was very thorough and her binder was amazing. A fellow VISTA in another program was working on a grant and had no idea where to start, I had told her about Vivian's training and more importantly the Grant Writing Guide she so painstakingly put together for us. My friend, with no previous training, successfully wrote a grant for $10,000.00 for her program and now she can't wait to take Vivian's class. If the binder can help that much, imagine how much more enriching the class is! Thank you again!!“
Valerie Howlett
VISTA member
“Vivian is like a breath of fresh air. Instructors have tried to teach us the art of grant writing. Vivian is an anointed teacher gifted by God for the divine purpose of extending understanding to non profits who make a difference. She takes you behind the veil and reveals a whole new world. We are excited about our grant writing opportunities and the ability to be funded. She is very open with realistic strategies, goals, and objectives. Consider yourself blessed and highly favored to be her student.“
Rev. Joyce Randall,
Executive Director
Los Angeles Council of Churches
“I received a lot of positive response from both board and staff to your presentation. I was impressed - you were so clear and covered the key issues very well!! Thanks!“
Brenda Wiewel, LCSW, Executive Director
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
“I wanted to thank you once again for teaching at the Center. Your evaluations were great, so I know those who attended were able to benefit from our class. It’s folks like yourself who help make the Center successful.“
Chad Elwell, Education & Training Manager
Center for Nonprofit Management, Los Angeles
"l
had to email you to tell you
how great the values are that
you just wrote up for us! I
am amazed at how, in just one
session, you were able to hear
what values BHS staff finds
to be very important... and
even after that wonderful exercise
you facilitated, virtually
the same values came up. Wow!
As I said before, you are excellent
in your ability to take a neutral
stand, hear everyone's voices
at the table, expertly reel
us back in when needed, and
lend your experience and expertise
to guide us toward our mission,
values and vision statements.
You are also an outstanding
writer, as the values statements
you wrote exactly capture who
BHS is and what we stand for.
Thank you so much for sharing
those with us, and lending
your extensive knowledge and
skills to our process. I look
forward to working with you
again."
Debbie
Levan,
Director of
Senior Services
BHS, Inc.
"Thank
you so much for doing such
a fine job in getting
all this done. Your calmness
and direction in the process
was very encouraging. Although
I was unable to attend the
last session, the results reflect
my own beliefs. Once again,
thank you. I will highly recommend
your services if the opportunity
comes along."
Teresa Martinelli Lee, Food
Service Manager
BHS, Inc /American Recovery
Center
“Vivian
has the ability to help
your organization revive
itself and get you on
target with your mission
or goal.
My organization benefited
greatly from her training.
I would like to recommend
her to your nonprofit
organization.”
Dr.
Ida Greene, Founder & Executive
Director
Our
Place Center of Self-Esteem
“Vivian's
training is accessible to
those with little or no experience
in nonprofit management at
the same time that it enhances
the knowledge of those with
a long history with nonprofits.
Participants walk away with
concrete suggestions for
real world solutions to meet
agency needs.”
Marilyn
Montenegro, LCSW, Board Member
A New Way of Life
“We
were very pleased with Vivian's
assistance with submitting a
specific grant proposal,
which was funded, for Centro
Shalom, our outreach to
low-income Latinos.”
Rev.
Ginny Wagener, Executive Director
South Coast Interfaith Council
“Vivian’s
method of communication is
mindful of the timeline our
nonprofit is experiencing.
Her final product is a comprehensive
presentation of our agency’s
accomplishments. Our agency
looks forward to continuing
to work with Vivian.”
Bert
Saavedra, Executive Director
Pico-Union
Westlake Cluster Network
“Vivian's
presentation techniques relating
to nonprofits should be an
example for teachers. She
has a way of presenting material
that elicits attention, thought
and participation by participants.
She has managed to keep our
organization together through
board development/training
sessions, strategic planning
sessions, and "pushing
us on" in terms of committee
functions, marketing and
budgeting.”
Stuart
Nieman, Board President
California
Pools of Hope, Inc.
“Detailed
oriented. Timely. Professional.
Caring. Visionary. Multi-level.
One-stop shop. Inclusive.”
Patricia
Dixon, Executive Director
California
Pools of Hope, Inc.
“Vivian
Linderman deserves our praise
for her devotion to the NonProfit
World. Her unique combinations
of skills (creative writing,
grant writing, editing, strategizing,
and networking) make her
a valuable member of our
community. At our Temple,
we benefited from her expertise
in a very hands-on manner
when she served as the chair
of our Strategic Planning
Committee. Her ability to
work with a wide-variety
of people also had a huge
impact on the success of
the enterprise. Anyone interested
in professionalizing their
organization would do well
to engage her. She shares
your passion for the importance
of nonprofits and she continues
to upgrade her skills to
remain a valuable source
of wisdom and sage advice.”
Rabbi
Len Muroff
Temple Beth Zion-Sinai
“Vivian
Linderman took our nonprofit
organization, the Beacon
House, through an entire
cycle of a comprehensive
individual fundraising campaign
called Raising More Money.
She acted, essentially, as
the organization’s
development director for
a period of almost a year,
planning and managing all
phases of the campaign. We
had no development director
or development staff except
for someone to administer
our database, so Vivian handled
virtually all administrative,
operational, and broad level “strategic” tasks.
Vivian
did an outstanding job. We
raised several times more
money on the campaign’s
major fundraising event than
we had ever raised on any
event in the past. Perhaps
more importantly, Vivian
planned and oversaw the creation
of an annual individual fundraising
strategy, personally implementing
most aspects of it. Her foresight
and especially her attention
to detail brought in desperately
needed funds and led to a
significant increase in a
donor base of active, committed
individuals. It is not hyperbole
to give her the main credit
for an effective individual
fundraising foundation that
is successfully operating
and expanding more than two
years after her consulting
efforts for us ended.”
Mike
Fry, Board Member
Beacon House
Association of San Pedro
“Thank you for developing and facilitating a great learning experience
for the VISTA members! Your grant research and writing training really hit the target and you provided so many resources! I look
forward to working with you again.“
Kristi Piatkowski, AmeriCorps/VISTA Program Manager
CONNECT: Partnership for Nonprofit Solutions
