Joe Wrightson

Background

About Joe Wrightson

As a nonprofit Professional for over ten years, I have acquired a wide range of Development and Fundraising experience. I am an earnest team-player, always eager to move a project forward. In 2005, I joined Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, where I am responsible for all aspects of the individual giving campaigns.My duties also include grant and report writing, contributing to the newsletter, soliciting sponsorship ads, and managing data. I follow the impact of economic and public policy developments on charitable, corporate, and individual giving. In the 90s, while managing operations and supervising a production crew for a manufacturing company, I earned a BA in English through evening classes at La Salle University. Intent on putting my writing skills to use, I accepted an offer to write proposals for a capital campaign for The Birth Center, a midwife organization. I then served as Development Coordinator for the Center for Literacy, spearheading donor campaigns, organizing special events, drafting and editing newsletters, and writing grants. During my tenure at CFL, I volunteered to tutor adult learners.