Senior Consultant Consultant Kate C. Busch Experience Kate Busch Gervais, the firm’s principal, has worked with nonprofit organizations for more than 25 years. Currently she is senior program and development officer for the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Kate was formerly executive director of the Alliance of Resident Theatres in New York City, and has been director of new philanthropic services at the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and consultant to Long Wharf Theater, Hill-Stead Museum and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, among others. Strategic planning clients have included Family Services, Inc. (Poughkeepsie, NY), Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford, Covenant to Care for Children and the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. She ran an executive search for CPEP (Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program) and worked with the Capitol Region Partnership to present an event, Census 2000: Trends Shaping Education, Business, Government & Civic Life. Kate has expertise in general management, marketing, development, strategic planning and a special expertise in facilities issues for nonprofit organizations. She has designed facilities research and services for the Cultural Facilities Fund of New York City and the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Project. She has served on the Architecture Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts, and advised Grantmakers in the Arts (NYC), the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG) and other groups. She has lectured and presented locally and nationally on a variety of management topics. Most recently, Kate has served as a presenter for Grantmakers in Health and the Council on Foundations' annual national conferences. Employment Experience 1992 - present STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING -- West Hartford, CT 2004-present UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT -- Meriden, CT SENIOR PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 2001-2004 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER – Hartford, CT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – (HALF-TIME) Implement the organization’s fund development program, including annual fund, major gifts, membership, capital, program, government relations. 1998-2000 CONNECTICUT COUNCIL FOR PHILANTHROPY – Hartford, CT DIRECTOR OF NEW PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES – Recruited to provide strategic and operational focus to Connecticut Giving Project, an effort to permanently increase philanthropic giving statewide. Worked with national leaders in philanthropy and provided services to foundations statewide. Adapted the fundamentals of “Leave A Legacy”, a national program to encourage people to leave bequests to nonprofit organizations in their wills. Effort received substantial publicity with 500 participating organizations and 120 committed professional volunteers. Project received statewide and national awards 1997-1998 SCIENCE CENTER OF CONNECTICUT – West Hartford, CT CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR – Provided leadership and focus to the campaign to build a new science center on the banks of the Connecticut River. Worked with program staff to develop innovative giving opportunities for major donors. 1991-1992 HARTFORD STAGE COMPANY – Hartford, CT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – Responsible for community/government relations, program development and fundraising from corporate, foundation and government sources for annual support and capital campaign. 1985-1991 THE ALLIANCE OF RESIDENT THEATRES/NEW YORK (A.R.T. New York) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (1986-1991) Served as Chief Executive Officer of this nonprofit agency that provides leadership and support services to hundreds of professional New York City theaters with annual budgets ranging from $10,000 to $20 million. Areas of accountability included: strategic planning; needs assessment; program development and evaluation; public and community affairs; advocacy; board development; human resources; marketing and public relations (organizational and industry-wide); and fundraising. Significant achievements in Programmatic; Industry, Organizational areas. The organization received a prestigious Advancement Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and an Arts & Business Council Award for work done during my tenure. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT / MARKETING (1985-1986) DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES (1984-1985) Teaching/Training/Presentations • University of Hartford – Adjunct faculty. Designed and taught 14-session, “Fundraising” • Teikyo Post University, Waterbury, CT – Co-designed and taught 4-session, “Grantwriting” • Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation – Designed and presented workshop, “Build an Effective Organization by Engaging an Effective Board” Lenox, MA; Hudson NY; Salisbury CT. Presented again, Stockbridge MA, recent and upcoming • New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, “Promoting Philanthropy” • National Committee on Planned Giving, “Leave a Legacy Media Relations” • Nonprofit Coordinating Committee (NYC) “Board Roles: Governance vs. Management” • City University of New York Research Panel, Keynote “Real Estate for the Arts” • League of Resident Theaters, national conference, “Capital Campaigns” Writing/Publishing (representative sample) • Brochures on Planned/Major Giving – Charitable Trusts, Donor-Advised Funds • Wrote/Produced PowerPoint presentation with audio track, for Hartford Foundation, “Here to Help: Here to Stay” won PRSA Gold Mercury Award • Extensive speechwriting as part of strategic campaigns • Extensive grantwriting as part of fund development campaigns. Proposal for Hartford Stage to Lila Wallace-Readers’ Digest Fund awarded $1.5 million. Proposal for YWCA to CT State received significant funding and a letter of congratulations for an excellent proposal • Sixty-page Vision Statement for Science Center of Connecticut • Published Theatre Times, the trade newspaper for Off Broadway. Wrote on education, union contracts, policy issues. Grantmaking Experience (representative sample) • Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, 2004-present. Program Officer for a portfolio of grants including business organizations, community organizations and health-care provider organizations. Work with Board Program Committee and other staff to draft grant applications, requests for proposals, evaluation mechanisms, and analysis. *Greater Hartford Arts Council, Grantmaking Panel "C", 2003, United Technologies Innovations Grantmaking Panel, 1999 • NY State Council on the Arts: Architecture Planning & Design Panel 1988, 1989, 1990 • New Jersey State Council on the Arts: Theater Panel, FY 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994