William A. Bayreuther Grant Writing

Bill Bayreuther, CFRE, provides grant writing and fund raising advisory services to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, state agencies, Tribes, and environmentally responsible businesses in the US and Europe. He helps clients obtain sustainable general operating support and project, organizational capacity building, and capital grants from foundation, corporate, and government sources. He offers no-charge initial consultations and a comprehensive array of services, including institutional funder prospecting; research on specific funders; preparation of letters of inquiry/intent, grant proposals, budgets, financial reports, and interim and final reports; review of client-drafted material; preparation for funder meetings; grants management; assistance with coalition grant seeking; and interim staffing. Bill helps large and small nonprofits meet their unique needs, whether they are looking to submit one grant proposal or require year-round services. His clients benefit from the perspective he has gained over four decades as a consultant, volunteer, and staff member with nonprofit organizations in roles ranging from Administrative Assistant to Board Chair. Proposals Bill has written with clients have yielded grants as high as $30 million for internationally acclaimed river restoration and land conservation projects, climate-smart forestry, museums, advocacy organizations, educational programs, archaeological research, recreational trails, and Maine businesses. He also has experience on the grant-giving side of the equation, as Maine Arts Commission Museum Advisory Panel Chair and an Institute of Museum and Library Services peer reviewer. An MANP Business Supporter Friend, Bill has enjoyed delivering SkillBuilder training to Maine colleagues. He is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and a Maine Philanthropy Center Consulting Associate Member. William A. Bayreuther Grant Writing is registered in New Hampshire as Fund Raising Counsel.