ISFD instructors have over 10 years of successful experience in grant writing and fundraising
development. ISFD instructors are passionate about the work they do and become eagerly
invested in their client’s projects. They have a proven track record of being able to successfully
train organizations how to be on the front line of securing funds for their programs. All instructors
have an extensive level of program development expertise and are accomplished fundraisers and
event planners. This diverse level of experience contributes to making ISFD instructors the top
leaders in the industry.
Mr. John O’Malley
John O’Malley, M.S. is principal of Pasadena, CA-based O’Malley International Associates, a global communications agency specializing in fund development and consulting services for nonprofits, universities, K-12 schools, businesses, government organizations, and individuals. Over the last 27 years, O’Malley International Associates agency has delivered measurable results and practical solutions that advance clients toward their goals.
John regularly conducts proposal writing workshops and scientific writing seminars at academic institutions and non-academic organizations in the U.S. and overseas. His training sessions, for example, have been held at Alaska Pacific University; University of New Mexico; MacEwan University (Edmonton, Canada) McMaster University (Toronto, Canada); University of Alberta (Canada); Boston University; Harvard Medical Center; Carnegie Mellon University; Georgia Institute of Technology; University College London (Britain); Simon Fraser University; Marquette University; Lewis & Clark College; University of Hawaii; Ufuk University (Turkey); Virginia Commonwealth University; Tufts University; San Jose State University; Illinois Institute of Technology; University of British Columbia; University of Utah; Bennett College; University of Houston; and, University of Southern California.
John advises and directs fund development and proposal writing teams at nonprofit groups, colleges, universities, K-12 schools, museums, and research institutes. He also develops and creates communications strategies across multiple media platforms for philanthropic and education organizations in the U.S. and abroad. He successfully enhanced charitable giving programs supported by American Express, Citigroup, Avery Dennison, Morgan Stanley, Magic Johnson Foundation, TZone Foundation, and other organizations.
Before establishing his communications agency, John served as instructor and program planning specialist for more than seven years at the Los Angeles Unified School District, where he developed and customized workforce training/education programs for high-profile organizations, such as General Motors, United Auto Workers, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Walt Disney. In addition, he successfully secured federal and state grants to support education and training programs for the district’s adult education and vocational training division.
He is active in civic and charitable organizations, most notably through membership on the board of directors of the International Institute of Los Angeles, a nonprofit group that has provided social services to immigrant and refugee communities for more than 105 years. He recently served on the President’s Council for the Chinese Garden at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA.
John holds a Master of Science degree from Mount St. Mary’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University.
Mr. Edward Wollmann
Edward Wollmann is Director of Program Research & Development at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, a disability rights and education organization serving Washtenaw, Monroe and Livingston counties. Edward has been developing grant proposals for non-profit
organizations for over 10 years and has been awarded over $9 million in grant funding.
Edward has experience with proposal research and development with federal grant proposals, such as the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grants, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Community Services Block Grant and the
Social Services Block Grant procedures; the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise
Grants, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Development Center
grants, the U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
grants, the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) AmeriCorps*VISTA
program, and the U.S. Dept. of Labor Workforce Investment Act (WIA) grant process.
Edward has program development experience in asset-based community development; coalition
and partnership building; community organizing; community-based housing; community based
participatory research; community-based transportation; disability rights and education; grants
research and development; grants management & administration; Individual Development
Accounts (IDA); micro-enterprise development; micro-lending program management; program
development & evaluation; social enterprise development; special events fundraising; strategic
planning; supportive housing; vocational rehabilitation; volunteer development; workforce
development; workshop facilitation, and youth mentoring.