Margaret Battistelli

Current

• Editor-in-chief at FundRaising Success Magazine
• Writermonkey at Freelance Writer

Past

• Copy Editor at AOL Time Warner
• Executive Editor at MetroKids Magazine
• Owner/Publisher/Editor-in-Chief at PhillyFeast

• Regional Editor at The Press of Atlantic City
• Lifestyles Editor at South Philadelphia Review

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Education

• Temple University
• Villanova University
• S. Maria Goretti HS

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Websites

• FundRaising Success
• North American Publishing Co.

Margaret Battistelli’s Summary

Editor-in-chief of FundRaising Success magazine

Margaret Battistelli’s Specialties:

Editor, writer, communicatons professional

Margaret Battistelli’s Experience

• Editor-in-chief

  FundRaising Success Magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Editor-in-chief of FundRaising Success magazine, a monthly strategy guide for fundraisers at nonprofit organizations of all sizes around the country.

• Writermonkey

  Freelance Writer

  (Publishing industry)

  May 1984 — Present (25 years 7 months)

  Turning words into sentences (for money, booze, pizza and other remuneration) since 1984. Freelance writer specializing in food, travel, faith-based, spirituality, teens and youth, health and nutrition, nonprofit, community service, humanitarian issues. My work has appeared in Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Weekly, The Irish Edition, Philadelphia Gay News, AOL Digital City, Notfortourists.com, Streetmail.com, etc.

• Copy Editor

  AOL Time Warner

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

  Philly office -- before it closed.

• Executive Editor

  MetroKids Magazine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years )

  Regional parenting magazine

• Owner/Publisher/Editor-in-Chief

  PhillyFeast

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  1993 — 1998 (5 years )

  Totally awesome monthly magazine about food in and around Philadelphia. Yeah, my dream j ob. But it went away because, way back when, I had no business sense whatsoever.

• Regional Editor

  The Press of Atlantic City

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1988 — 1993 (5 years )

• Lifestyles Editor

  South Philadelphia Review

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  1982 — 1988 (6 years )

Margaret Battistelli’s Education

• Temple University

  BA , Communications/Journalism , 1981 — 1984

• Villanova University

  N/A , Pshycology , 1980 — 1981

• S. Maria Goretti HS

  1976 — 1980

Additional Information

Margaret Battistelli’s Websites:

• FundRaising Success
• North American Publishing Co.

Margaret Battistelli’s Interests:

Working with teenagers through Youth Ministry and Venture Scouts. Women's Ministry. Working for the greater good. Food -- shopping for it, cooking it, eating it, writing about it, talking about it, thinking about it, thinking about talking about it. Party planning. Silly stuff. Glitter. Travel and travel writing. Cheese.

Margaret Battistelli’s Groups:

DMA Nonprofit Federation, Association of Fundraising Professionals, DMA, DMFA, Nonprofit Technology Conference

•    Bridge Conference 2008
•    Magazine Editors Network
•    Getting Attention
•    eM+C
•    FundRaising Success Magazine

Margaret Battistelli’s Contact Settings

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