Cynthia Caughey

Cynthia L. Caughey 

 

Summary of Qualifications

 

♦ Professional nonprofit consultant, coach and grant writer for 25+ years

♦ Raised over $14 Million for my agencies; former Executive Director of an award-winning nonprofit in Los Angeles

♦ Exceptionally motivated and organized self-starter with demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and proven ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments

♦ Owner of Caughey Consulting (nonprofit grant writing); Co-Owner "French Alps & Provence Tours

♦ Nine seasons of experience as Tour Director, Tour Designer, and Tour Guide

♦ Life-long passion for international travel, evidenced in my visits to 34 countries

♦ Cookbook Author: French Comfort Food: Recipes of Savoie and the French Alps

♦ Working knowledge of Italian and French spoken and written languages

♦ Proven ability to work independently and successfully from home offices on two continents for ten years

 

Employment History

 

Co-Owner, French Alps & Provence Tours, France, 2009 - 2018

• I designed this small group tour, developed the website and itinerary, and I handle all of the sales, closings, advertising and marketing of the tours. I am the primary Tour Director. I assist as a tour guide, coordinate the places we visit, do the research, and develop the tour materials, hand-outs and exciting and interesting narration.

• My British partner drives the van, manages some of the logistics and acts as a tour guide. We use his lodge, vehicles and license. We completed our fifth season of tours in 2015 and have a full tour for 2016. I have received exceptional reviews for each tour from all of our guests.

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Entrepreneur, U.S.A. and France, 2008 - present

• Videographer; Blogger; Professional Photographer for Airbnb.com; French Alps E-Cookbook Author; Writer; Webmaster & Publisher; Wine Tasting Demonstrator; Video Portfolio at www.pond5.com/artist/cinziaclc 

Webmaster: www.clcaugheynonprofitservices.com; www.frenchalpsandprovencetours.com; www.france-and-beyond-photoblog.com

 

Owner - Caughey Consulting and Associates, Principal, USA, Italy and France, 5-99 to present

▪ Grant Writer (raised over $14 Million); Program Development; Interim Management; Fundraising Advisor; Capacity-Building Consultant: Services performed for 14+ non-profit organizations in affordable housing, homelessness services; women’s causes; advocacy and community organizing; social services; faith-based youth programs; environment; wildlife rehabilitation and more. 

 

Consultant Assignments were with the following Non-Profit Organizations (not a comprehensive list):

 

♦ Nonprofit Coach and Consultant; Assists nonprofits in fundraising, strategic planning, organizational capacity building;  12-14 to present

♦ Consultant for Shy Wolf Sanctuary (sanctuary, rescue and educational programs for Wolves and other exotic animals); Naples, Florida; Grant Wrting; 1-16 to present

♦ Consultant for Wings for Warriors (veterans nonprofit), Phoenix, Arizona; Foundation and grantor searches, write Letters of Inquiry and Grants; Consult and coach the Executive Director on organizational capacity building and fundraising; 2015-2017

♦ Consultant for Nonprofit Solutions, Fort Myers, Florida; Foundation and grantor searches, write Letters of Inquiry and Grants for clients (includes The Conservancy and Shy Wolf Sanctuary); 10-14 to 7-15

♦ West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation; affordable housing developer; raised over $600,000; 7-07 to 9-13

♦ A Community of Friends; affordable housing developer; raised over $4 Million, including government grants; 10-03 to 6-09

♦ Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing; affordable housing advocacy and education; raised $1.2 Million; 9-06 to 3-10

♦ The Jubilee Consortium; health education and urban ministry consortium of Episcopal Churches; raised over $600,000; 9-04 to 7-09

♦ Hollywood Community Housing Corporation; affordable housing developer; raised over $4 million, including government grants; 12-01 to 8-06 

♦ YWCA of Glendale; social services agency; raised over $1 Million; 4-2000 to 12-01

 

▪ Editor & Administrative Assistant, United Nations (IFAD), full-time/contract; Rome, Italy, 5-99 to 9-99

▪ Business English Teacher, Lloyd Adriatico Insurance Headquarters, Trieste, Italy, 9-98 to 5-99

 

Executive Director, Women’s Care Cottages, Los Angeles, CA, 7-91 to 4-98

Total responsibility for administration and fiscal viability of four facility, five program human service agency including:

▪ Supervised 24 staff and 40 volunteers; agency served over 3,000 formerly homeless women and children annually

▪ Successfully wrote over $5 million in government and foundation grants

▪ Designed and supervised all clientele programs which included a Shelter, Resource Center, Child Care Center, Transitional Housing Apartments, Career Counseling Center; grew agency from one program to five

▪ Public speaking, was interviewed on television shows, films; emcee for many events

▪ Developed and oversaw agency budget of $1.3 million

▪ Designed successful public relations program and wrote annual direct mail campaign letters and newsletters; media and political relations Education

 

• Masters of Arts, Fuller Graduate School/Seminary, California 

• Bachelor of Arts/Liberal Arts degree, Roberts University, Oklahoma 

• Associate Arts degree in Art History & Humanities, Florida State University, received during a year in Florence, Italy

• Certification in Tour Directing 

• Wines of the World class series; avid wine connoisseur, having taken many wine- tasting trips/tours in the major wine-producing regions of France, Italy and also Napa

• Advanced Wine Knowledge Certification; Florida 2012

• Technology knowledge and/or classes attended: Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Word, video editing, Wordpress webmaster, Social Media venues; SKYPE

• Certification in Teaching English as a Second Language, 2012

• Certification in Teaching Business English, 2012

• Webmaster of 8 websites over past 6 years; Social Media expert

 

International American citizen with the legal right to live and work in France & the U.S.A.; I lived and worked in Italy for two years and lived and worked in France for nine years

 

Traveled to 34 countries, primarily in Europe; Native English-speaker with intermediate level Italian and pre-intermediate French language skills