Michelle G. Morales, MSW

1363 11th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122 707.373.3574 (mobile) [email protected] EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley Masters in Social Welfare, Management & Planning concentration University of California, Santa Barbara B.A., Sociology

Aug 2005 - May 2007 Sept 1998 - June 2002

WORK EXPERIENCE Independent Contractor K.O.S. Consulting Aug 2008 present § Provide program evaluation and grantwriting assistance to nonprofit organizations. § Plan and coordinate entire project design and start-up, including instrument development. § Implement all data collection and analysis at all phases of project. § Analyze all data collected and develop recommendations for client organizations in report-format. § Provide general project management. § Develop and submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) and grant proposals for funding to institutional donors. § Past and current clients include: Global Fund for Women, Asian Anti-Trafficking Collective, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Women’s Funding Network, Mills College, and Dancing Star Films. Associate Consultant Apr 2008 - Aug 2008 LaFrance Associates, LLC § Managed all day-to-day work of the project team and provided oversight over work. § Coordinated project design and start-up, particularly in defining the project scope. § Managed client relationships. § Developed data collection instruments including surveys, focus group protocols, and key informant interviewprotocols. § Analyzed data collected and prepared reports on data analysis findings. § Developed recommendations for client organizations based on project results. Strategic Planning Coordinator May 2007 - Apr 2008 Global Fund for Women § Managed projects and provide research assistance to strategic planning consultant. § Took minutes during strategic planning meetings, staff and Board retreats, and other relevant activities. § Developed reports and analyses of strategic planning meetings and other related meetings and events, and grantmaking processes. § Managed organization’s online strategic planning tool and facilitated discussion board. § Facilitated and managed strategic planning activities of the Evaluation and Strategic Planning working groups. § Provided ongoing input into the development of a comprehensive evaluation strategy drawn from multiple evaluation methodologies. Development Officer, Grantwriter Sept 2007 - Apr 2008 Global Fund for Women § Developed grant reports and proposals for funding to institutional donors. § Participated in relevant development team meetings. § Conducted research on potential sources of funding for Global Fund’s various grantmaking initiatives. § Successfully secured nearly $16 million in funding from various institutional donors. Graduate Student Researcher Health Research for Action, UC Berkeley Aug 2006 - Jan 2007 § Collected and conducted analysis on relevant secondary qualitative and quantitative data to assess health needs and statuses of Santa Clara County residents, particularly those of immigrant populations and youth. § Presented findings to major community foundation in order to help determine funding priorities. Technical Assistance Trainer Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team Dec 2004 -June 2005 § Provided HIV programming technical assistance to collaborative partners and peer organizations. § Managed Community Development Project as contracted by Office of Minority Health. § Wrote mid-year evaluation report to Office of Minority Health on status of the Community Development Project. § Coordinated intra-agency in-services and staff trainings.

OTHER SKILLS Foreign Languages: basic written and spoken Spanish; basic spoken Tagalog Computer Skills: SPSS, Windows, Mac OS, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Applications, Internet Applications