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7202 Giles Road, Ste. 400 MS 200
Ralston, NE 68128
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Proven Expertise

SINCE INCEPTION, THE RUSSELL CENTER, LLC HAS SECURED NEARLY $65 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT CLIENTS.

SERVICES 

  • Grant Writing

    • Federal Grants: NASA, NSF, HUD, USDA, NIH, DOD, DOJ, OVW, SAMHSA, CDC, IRS, DOEd, HHS

    • State & Local Grants

    • Corporate & Family Foundations

    • Workshops

  • Technical & Report Writing

    • Reaccreditations (COA, ACE-MIVER)

    • Strategic Plans

    • Appeal & Query Letters

    • Grant Reports

    • Needs Assessments

    • Feasibility Studies

    • Best Practices Research

    • Policies & Protocols

    • External Evaluations

    • Business Plans

    • Case Statements

PRESENTATIONS

  • Introduction to Grant Writing; Metropolitan Community College Continuing Education Program; Fall 2020

  • Bidders’ Conference:  Heartland Workforce Solutions’ Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act RFPs; 2019

  • Grant Writing:  Principles for Success; presented to Grand Island Community Foundation, 2016.

    Funding to Spread the Work: The Joy of Grant Writing; presented to Healing Beyond Borders 2015 Annual Conference, in Naples, FL

  • Addressing HUD Priorities for a Competitive Proposal; presented to Metropolitan Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH), 2015

  • Grant Writing Palooza; presented for Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM), 2015

  • Increasing Leveraging; presented to Metropolitan Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH), 2014

  • Grant Writing Palooza; presented for Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM), 2013

  • What Do We Do for an EnCORE? Using Performance Measurement to Enhance Compliance, Outcomes, Resources & Evaluation for Stronger Grant Proposals. Presented to MACCH, 2012.

  • Wish Granted: An Overview on Writing Grant Proposals; presented to YMCA of Omaha, 2012.

  • Fact or Fiction: 10 Urban Myths & Golden Rules of Grant Writing; presented to Univ. of Neb-Omaha, 2011.

  • Grant Writing Palooza; presented to Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM), 2011

  • Desperate Grant Writers: Avoiding the Daily Drama of the Nonprofit World; presented to Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, 2010.

  • Blueprint for Winning the Biggest Loser: Successful Strategies from Douglas County’s $5.7 million grant, presented to Univ. of Neb.-Omaha, 2010

  • My Big Fat Federal Grant: Confessions of a Grantaholic, presented to Univ. of Neb.-Omaha, 2009.

  • Strategies for HUD Continuum of Care Submissions, presented to MACCH, 2007

  • Training for HUD Continuum of Care Submissions, presented to MACCH, 2007.

  • Search, Research, and Research Again: Using the Internet to Research Funders, presented to La Vista Community Foundation 2006

  • HUD Goals, Changes, Requirements, presented to MACCH, 2007.

  • Who Gets the $: A View from the Other Side of the Grant Writing Table, presented to La Vista Community Foundation 2005

  • Extreme Make-Over: Grants Edition, panelist presented to Neighborhood Center of Greater Omaha, 2005

  • Writing Grants for La Vista presented to La Vista Community Foundation, 2003 and 2004

  • Elevating Fund-Raising presented to La Vista Community Foundation, 2003

  • Cast Away Fundraising: Raising Money for Smaller Libraries presented to Eastern Library System, 2002

CLIENTS

  • Project Houseworks

  • Metropolitan Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH)

  • NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium

  • University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Heartland Workforce Solutions-Nebraska

  • Mid-America Council

  • Muddy Paws Animal Rescue

  • Midwest African Museum of Art

  • Justice For Our Neighbors-Nebraska

  • Project Achieve

  • Douglas County Health Department

  • Avenue Scholars Foundation

  • Legal Aid of Nebraska

  • University of Neb. Medical Center

  • Metropolitan Community College

  • Activate Omaha / Live Well Omaha / LWO Kids

  • Heartland Family Service

  • Catholic Charities of Omaha

  • YMCA

  • Georgia Tech

  • Albany State University

  • Nebraska AIDS Project

  • Boys Town

  • Project Harmony

  • Special Olympics 2010

  • Women’s Center for Advancement (as YWCA Omaha)

  • Madeline Island Public Library

  • La Vista Public Library

  • La Vista Community Foundation

  • La Vista Chamber of Commerce

  • City of La Vista

  • Papillion-La Vista Schools Foundation

PUBLICATIONS

  • Dad’s & Mom’s Internet Safety Do’s and Don’ts: Internet Safety Advice Written by Dad; Approved by Mom, and Unnoticed by Our Kids. (2nd edition 2015)  edited & published by The Russell Center, LLC

  • Dad’s & Mom’s Disney Do’s and Don’ts:  Disney World Advice Written by Dad, Approved by Mom, and Unnoticed by Our Kids.  (2nd edition, 2013).  edited & published by The Russell Center, LLC.

  • Dad’s & Mom’s Internet Safety Do’s and Don’ts: Internet Safety Advice Written by Dad; Approved by Mom, and Unnoticed by Our Kids. (1st edition 2013)  edited & published by The Russell Center, LLC

  • Dad’s & Mom’s Disney Do’s and Don’ts:  Disney World Advice Written by Dad, Approved by Mom, and Unnoticed by Our Kids.  (1st edition, 2012) edited & published by The Russell Center, LLC.

  • Refining Treatment Strategies:  Laying the Foundation for Successful Meth Treatment, Omaha, NE: 2007 (co-authored with Weber, G., et al.)

  • External Evaluation of NASA Nebraska EPSCoR:  An Examination of Capacity, Competitiveness and Infrastructure from 1996-2006.  UNO Aviation Monograph Series, Omaha, NE: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, 2007.

  • Moving Past the Era of Good Intentions:  Methamphetamine Treatment Study, Omaha, NE: 2006, State of Nebraska Contract No. 12969-04 (co-authored with Robinson, T, et al.)

  • Nebraska NativeGEM (Geospatial Extension Model). UNO Aviation Monograph Series (04-3). Omaha, NE: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR., 2004, (with Bowen, B., et al.)

  • Aerospace Workforce Development: The Nebraska Proposal; and NativeConnections. UNO Aviation Monograph Series (04-4). Omaha, NE: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, 2004, (co-authored with Bowen, B., et al.)

  • NASA Nebraska Space Grant 5 Year Proposal. UNO Aviation Monograph Series (04-5). Omaha, NE: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, 2004.  (with Bowen, B., et al.)

  • Living in the House of 9’s: A Needs Assessment for a New Neighborhood Enhancement Program for La Vista, Nebraska, City of La Vista, 2000

  • “NASA and Ethics:  Training and Practice”, Journal of Air Transportation World Wide, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1997, (co-authored with Bruce, W.)

  • “NASA and Ethics:  An Annotated Bibliography”, UNO Aviation Monograph Series, 1996, (with Bruce, W.)