Donald Griesmann

Current

• Virtual Nonprofit Volunteer, Author: Articles, Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog and at Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities

Past

• Executive Director at Cape-Atlantic Legal Services (Atlantic City)
• Executive Director at Northeast Ohio Legal Services (Youngstown)
• Director of Litigation at Central Kentucky Legal Services (Lexington)

• Assistant Attorney General at Government of American Samoa
• Executive Director at Legal Sevices of Northern California (Sacramento)

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Education

• Rutgers University School of Law - Camden
• Philadelphia Episcopal Divinity School
• Gettysburg College

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Recommended

44 people have recommended Donald

Connections

370 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• Nonprofit Grant Opportunities
• Nonprofit Business Planning
• My Blog

Donald Griesmann’s Summary

My current virtual volunteering includes writing articles for nonprofit and nongovernmental leaders on a variety of subjects:

Don Griesmann’s Nonprofit Blog - http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/

Nonprofit Incorporating - Business Plan -
http://www.tess.org/misc/080123NP_Biz_Plan.pdf

How Do We Find Local Support for Our Program - http://www.idealist.org/npofaq/0/1574.html

Grant Writing Tools Web Sites - http://www.idealist.org/npofaq/19/64.html

U.S. Federal Grants Web Sites (Being updated) - http://www.idealist.org/npofaq/19/63.html

The Best E-Newsletters for Grants and Nonprofit Leaders -
http://www.idealist.org/npofaq/19/62.html

Insurance Questions for Nonprofits -
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faq/144-221/40-8

What Must We, What Can We Disclose to the Public, Staff, Board and Clients? -
http://www.nonprofits.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?category-id=1&item=1505&sid=40057025-157-xBkAU

Donald Griesmann’s Specialties:

Nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, researching grant opportunities, writing a weekly E-Newsletter and articles about grants and nonprofit management

Donald Griesmann’s Experience

• Virtual Nonprofit Volunteer, Author: Articles, Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog and

  Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  I write a weekly E-Newsletter about 50-60 grant opportunities for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations. I have partnered with CharityChannel for over four years. This is a volunteer activity for me although CharityChannel charges a small annual fee for this and many other benefits. It is my understanding the E-Newsletter reaches about 10,000 people worldwide weekly.
  
  The material I prepare includes weekly international grant opportunities.
  
  Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities
  
  http://charitychannel.com/ see left column
  
  My personal mission is serving nonprofit, community and faith-based organizations over the Internet. This mission includes writing articles, some of which are listed elsewhere, writing book reviews for leading nonprofit web sites, CharityChannel and Idealist.Org, participating in a variety of listservs with leaders and newcomers to the nonprofit world.

• Executive Director

  Cape-Atlantic Legal Services (Atlantic City)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry)

  September 1998 — June 2000 (1 year 10 months)

  Full responsibility for the management of this two-county non-profit law firm, including but not limited to administration, funding, personnel, equal opportunity employment, training, policy development, monitoring and evaluation, and community and case work.

• Executive Director

  Northeast Ohio Legal Services (Youngstown)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry)

  1990 — 1998 (8 years )

  Responsible for the management of this non-profit law firm serving four counties with an annual budget exceeding $1.8 million. Responsibilities included funding, personnel (17 attorneys, staff of 32), priorities, administration, affirmative action, training, monitoring, evaluation and community work.

• Director of Litigation

  Central Kentucky Legal Services (Lexington)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry)

  1987 — 1990 (3 years )

  Overall responsibility for the litigation and significant activities on behalf of clients. Supervised work on all cases and caseload management. Handled caseload and co-counsel with other staff. Provided in-house training for advocates. Worked with homeless clients locally and statewide in direct advocacy.

• Assistant Attorney General

  Government of American Samoa

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

  1983 — 1987 (4 years )

  Represented consumers' interests in court, before the legislature, and in negotiations. Handled civil and criminal trials for the Attorney General. Prepared government contracts and legal opinions and assisted in immigration and import issues. Developed case management system

• Executive Director

  Legal Sevices of Northern California (Sacramento)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry)

  1976 — 1983 (7 years )

  Basic responsibility was the management of a non-profit legal services program for the low-income community of seventeen counties in Northern California with a staff of 40 and five offices. Managed the growth from two counties to seventeen and increased the budget from $300, 000 to almost $2 million yearly.

Donald Griesmann’s Education

• Rutgers University School of Law - Camden

  J.D. , Law , 1970 — 1973

  Activities and Societies:

  During the last two years at Rutgers I worked at Camden Regional Legal Services writing grant applications. I also taught a class at Rutgers University - Camden for undergraduates about researching and writing grant applications as an Adjunct Professor.

• Philadelphia Episcopal Divinity School

  M.Th. , Theology , 1954 — 1957

  Worked as an Episcopal Priest in Plainfield NJ (1957-1959) and Camden NJ (1959 - 1970) after Seminary. While in Camden I founded the Camden Episcopal Community Center which provided recreation, sports, tutoring, a Freedom School, a survival school (urban ecology) for children; classes for unwed pregnant high school students forced out of school; a day-care center; summer camp experience; community meeting rooms; free food, clothing and furniture distribution; Alcoholics Anonymous; senior citizen activities. The community now operates the center

• Gettysburg College

  1950 — 1954

Additional Information

Donald Griesmann’s Websites:

• Nonprofit Grant Opportunities
• Nonprofit Business Planning
• My Blog

Donald Griesmann’s Interests:

My interests include nonprofits, grants, federal announcements of funds availability, articles, data, trainings and conferences and other information that I believe will be of interest to nonprofit organizations (community and faith based) and leaders, educators and government officials. Issues include poverty, women, people of color, HIV/AIDS, persons who are homeless, domestic violence and rape, health, environment, advocacy, employment, technology, children and youth, elderly, ex-offenders, prisons, migrant workers, immigration, IRS changes, human resources, management and more.

Donald Griesmann’s Groups:

New Jersey State Bar

•    Happiness Foundation
•    Non Profit Professionals
•    Nonprofit Governance Group
•    Non-Profit and Charity Network
•    Time Bank Activist Network
•    Nonprofit & Civil Society Network
•    Nonprofit Professionals Forum
•    Bridgestar: an initiative of the Bridgespan Group
•    BoardSource
•    Foundation Network - MojaLink
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    End Genocide
•    End Poverty
•    Useful Tools for Non-Profit Groups
•    AUMAZO, INCORPORATED
•    Fans of Digsby
•    Non Profit & Philanthropic Job Board
•    PM4NGOs
•    ARNOVA
•    Start-Up Non-Profits
•    Senior Adults for Greater Education (S.A.G.E.)
•    NICENetwork
•    Nonprofits and Recovery Act Information Sharing
•    Peace & Human Rights - Non Profit Network
•    International & Foreign Affairs - Non Profit Network
•    Sustainability - Non Profit Network
•    Social & Human Services - Non Profit Network
•    Grassroots & Community Organizing - Non Profit Network
•    CharityChannel

Donald Griesmann’s Honors:

2000 - Agency Director of the Year, United Way of Atlantic County NJ

1996 - Community and Social Service Professional Man of the Year, YWCA, Youngstown OH

1992-1993 - Leadership Youngstown OH

Donald Griesmann’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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• reference requests
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