Alissa Baker

Background

About Alissa Baker

As a seasoned grant management professional with 10 years of experience, I am currently responsible for overseeing the organization’s restricted grant funding portfolio, managing approximately 70 grants annually with a total value of $7M. These funds come from a wide range of sources, including foundations, corporations, government entities, and individual donors. I convene cross-functional monthly meetings to review these grants to ensure compliance of spending and activity.In addition to grant management, I play a pivotal role in overseeing our grants team’s calendar, which includes tracking more than 200 proposal and reporting deadlines each year. I collaborate closely with colleagues across departments to ensure that all grant proposals and reports are developed with a strategic, cross-functional approach.I manage my own portfolio of funders resulting in $1.5M in operating funding annually.I am proficient in using NetSuite and DonorPerfect, which allows me to efficiently manage our processes and track financial data.I oversee the Grant Specialist.