I grew up in Colorado and am proud to once again call it home. I have decades of experience in the nonprofit and government sectors and I am a GPCI-certified freelance grant writer. I specialize in helping nonprofit leaders identify and clarify their organization's unique impact and how to use storytelling as a tool to open doors to funding and build community awareness and support. Since moving to Fort Collins in 2010, I have helped local nonprofits raise more than $15,7M to address needs in our community.

Maggie Dennis (M.A., G.P.C.) 

Professional Experience

StoryForge, Owner, 2010-Present Volunteer, Eligibility Review Committee, Grant Professionals Certification Institute, 2021-2022 Volunteer, Mentor, Grant Professionals Association, 2019-Present
Chair, Cultural Resources Board, City of Fort Collins, 2012-2015
Volunteer, Senior Center Accreditation Purpose & Planning Committee, 2015
Volunteer, Creative District Governance Sub-Committee, City of Fort Collins, 2014-2015
Historian, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, 1999-2009
Senior Museum Preparator, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1990–1994

Education, Professional Development, and Memberships

G.P.C., Certified by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (2014-Present)

Member, Grant Professionals Association (2012-Present)

M.A. in History, University of Delaware, Newark DE

B.A. in Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder CO

I carry professional liability insurance.