Havaca Ganguly

Serve as the principal point of contact for all grant inquiries/requests and grantee communications.
Partner with the Board of Trustees to develop and execute all foundation policies, procedures and operations.
Prepare executive reports and materials for the Board of Directors.
Support grantees to ensure grants are being applied as authorized.

With over fifteen years of experience working as in business development/philanthropy and in 23+ countries Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Africa, including three years overseas, I understand the expectations donors, nonprofit managers and staff living overseas. Specifically, my work has focused on business development, partner and donor negotiations, communications, budget, grant management, capacity building for business development and cost proposals, and staff management responsibilities… Show more

With over fifteen years of experience working as in business development/philanthropy and in 23+ countries Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Africa, including three years overseas, I understand the expectations donors, nonprofit managers and staff living overseas. Specifically, my work has focused on business development, partner and donor negotiations, communications, budget, grant management, capacity building for business development and cost proposals, and staff management responsibilities. I have a proven track record in increasing grant revenue for both large and small organizations and have also worked on the donor side at a major US-based foundation. I have a Masters in Public Administration and am fluent in Spanish.


Areas of expertise:
* Proposal management and writing
* Business development (USDA, USAID, DOL, DOS, EU, Global Fund, Foundations, Corporations)
* Grants management
* Strategic communications
* Sector Expertise: Agriculture, Emergency Operations, Malaria, Food Security, Education Show less

● Directly managed, mentored, and motivated unit staff.
● Developed key relationships with public, corporate, and international NGO partners.
● Supported development of the agency’s business plan, departmental budgets, risk management, and funding acquisition capacity building tools.
● Developed and led aggressive growth forecasting and positioning activities.
● Monitored and improved the effectiveness of the business development unit and processes.
● Managed proposal process for… Show more

● Directly managed, mentored, and motivated unit staff.
● Developed key relationships with public, corporate, and international NGO partners.
● Supported development of the agency’s business plan, departmental budgets, risk management, and funding acquisition capacity building tools.
● Developed and led aggressive growth forecasting and positioning activities.
● Monitored and improved the effectiveness of the business development unit and processes.
● Managed proposal process for emergency response for emergency response, resilience, and agriculture projects. Show less

• Created presentations and grants which led to $3.5 million in funding for programs.
• Increased grants portfolio from two (2) to 18 grants, a result of strength in project management skills.
• Designed logic models and evaluation metrics which sustained project funding for education grants and strategies.