About Concrete Rose
Concrete Rose supports nonprofits by providing development services and strategy. Whatever your mission, I know that your work is hard enough as it is; that's why my mission is to provide you with security and peace of mind by helping you acquire the financial and other resources you need to be effective and successful. My suite of services includes:
Grant writing - I have extensive experience in writing grants of all sizes for foundation, corporate, government, and individual funders; this includes LOIs, proposals, and reports.
Professional writing - As a published author with experience writing documents ranging from policy briefs to social media posts, I am excited to turn your work and ideas into prose that will engage and inspire.
Training - Whether you are brand new to fundraising or have been in the game for awhile, I can provide training to you and your staff regarding the basics of fundraising, from setting goals to planning fundraisers and everything in between.
Grant administration - As a nonprofit, you know that receiving a grant is only the first step; I can work with you to make sure you are tracking and hitting your metrics and complying with all grant requirements, including reporting and reapplying.
Donor strategy - Whether you're preparing for a meeting or planning a fundraiser, I will help you determine the best way to engage donors.
Prospect research - from creating lists of new prospects to assessing whether a certain funder is a good fit, I can provide research into potential (or current!) funders to determine funding history, appropriate ask amounts, possible connection points, etc.
And more! - contact me and I will work with you to identify the services you need to meet your organizational goals.
What's in a name?
Concrete Rose derives its name from Tupac's autobiographical poem, The Rose That Grew from Concrete. Nonprofits are like roses in the concrete—fighting against the odds to improve their communities. My goal is to help you blossom and thrive.
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack
in the concrete
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned to walk
without having feet
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams
it learned to breathe fresh air
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared!
- Tupac Shakur
About the Founder
Katie Hanna has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade. She has experience working with organizations across the country, of all sizes, focus areas, and stages of growth. She has managed multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns for well-established organizations and helped brand new nonprofits acquire their first major funding. She also co-authored the book Human Behavior in Extreme Situations: Implications for K–12 Education in the Twenty-First Century with Dr. Robert H. Koff in 2015.
Katie graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011with bachelor's degrees in English and Psychology and a minor in creative writing, and she received her MSW from The Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis in 2015.