TEMPRA F. BOARD
Office: (530) 342-0583
Cell: (530) 828-3406
Email: tempra@tempraboard.com
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Communication Development
May 2001, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Thesis:
"The Effectiveness of Grant Proposal Guidelines of Colorado Private Foundations:
Text, Reader and Writer"
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, English
May 1996, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Consultant/Director of Grants
Gary Bess Associates, Paradise, California
September 2003 - Present; August 1996 - August 1997
- Research and writing of Federally Qualified Health Center applications on behalf of community
health centers in California
- Writing, editing and submitting of successful grant proposals to private and public sources on behalf
of non-profit health and human service organizations
- Developing original project ideas and proposals based on clients' needs
- Contacting and interviewing potential funders
- Conducting research on private foundations, public grant opportunities, client needs assessments,
community needs and solutions
Consultant
- Northcoast Regional Land Trust, Arcata, California • www.ncrlt.org • May 2002 - November 2007
- Butte Environmental Council • www.becnet.org • October 2003 - July 2007
- Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition • www.envlc.org • June 2004 - present
- Researching, writing, submitting and tracking government and foundation grant proposals
- Newsletter, brochure, and annual report production, design, writing and editing
- Individual donor development, including direct mail
Development Director
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), Garberville, California
www.wildcalifornia.org
May 2002 - August 2004
- Researching, writing, submitting and tracking all foundation grant proposals and relationships
- Membership and individual donor development including database management (with Filemaker
Pro), direct mail, special events, newsletter, annual report
- Development and implementation of annual fundraising plan and timeline
Development Director
Trees, Water & People, Fort Collins, Colorado
www.treeswaterpeople.org
October 1999 - April 2002
- Responsible for all foundation and corporate relations for organization
- Increased foundation grants by 100% in first year
- Management and tracking of grants with Lotus Approach database
- Special event fundraisers and special campaigns
- Hiring and supervision of all paid interns and volunteers
- Media and public relations
- Desktop publishing (produced quarterly newsletter and annual report
Resource Development Specialist
Emily Griffith Center, Golden, Colorado
Residential and experiential education facility for troubled youth
June 1999 to October 1999
- Foundation and corporate grant proposal research, writing and tracking
- Management of donor database
- Planned and implemented special event fundraisers
Consultant
FirstCall, Fort Collins, Colorado
Information and referral center
November 1998 to June 1999
- Development of needs assessment and boiler-plate documents for start-up of organization
- Writing, editing and submitting of proposals to private foundations and corporations in Colorado
- Contacting and interviewing potential funders
Grant Writing Teaching Assistant
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
November 1997 - May 1998
- Assisted in the development and teaching of Grant Proposal Writing as a Genre, a pilot graduate
level English Department course
- Prepared, researched, and delivered lectures on public and private sources of funding support, and
how to research and contact funding sources
- Co-authored a successful grant proposal to the Stryker Short Foundation on behalf of the Bas Bleu
Theatre Company
CURRENT & PAST CLIENTS
Butte Environmental Council (BEC), Chico, CA
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATS), Eureka, CA
Center for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS), Gualala, CA
Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Chico, CA
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, Ely, NV
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), Garberville, CA
Friends of the Eel River, Garberville, CA
Garberville Town Square, Garberville, CA
Gary Bess Associates, Paradise, CA
Golden State Land Conservancy, Ukiah, CA
Carrie Grant Photography, Petrolia, CA
Human Nature, Petrolia, CA
Mattole Valley Community Center, Petrolia, CA
New World Youth Ballet, Arcata, CA
Northcoast Regional Land Trust, Arcata, CA
Northern California Regional Land Trust, Chico, CA
River Partners, Chico, CA
Sanctuary Forest, Whitethorn, CA
Southern Humboldt Community Park, Garberville, CA
SPECIAL SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Acrobat, Filemaker Pro. Successful submission of State and Federal grant applications.
Experience and access to current Foundation Directory and other online databases. Experienced in
desktop publishing (particularly in newsletter, annual report and brochure design), direct mail appeals,
public relations, marketing, and research. Excellent written and oral communication. Organized, detail
and goal oriented.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Board of Directors, Secretary
Butte Environmental Council
November 2005 - August 2007
Editor/Contributing Writer
Sierra Club Poudre Canyon Group, Fort Collins, Colorado
April 1998 - April 2002
Colorado Non-Point Source Water Pollution Council Alternate Member
October 2000 - March 2001
REFERENCES
Gary Bess
President, Gary Bess Associates
Paradise, California
(530) 877-3426
gary@garybess.com
Julie Pokrandt
Development Director
River Partners
Chico, California
(530) 894-5401
jpokrandt@riverpartners.org
Betsy Macfarlan
Executive Director
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition
Ely, Nevada
(775) 289-7974
enlc@sbcglobal.net
