Professional Summary

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Grant writer specializing in food security and health equity, with 20+ years across digital media, TV news, and advertising. Experienced across foundation, capacity-building, program, capital improvement/infrastructure, and general/unrestricted grants. I write for organizations feeding and caring for entire households—from food banks to medically tailored meal programs serving seniors and people managing chronic illness to family-nutrition initiatives—bringing a journalist's research discipline and a copywriter's storytelling instincts to every proposal.

Skills

• Grant Writing: Foundation, Capacity-Building, Program, Capital Improvement/Infrastructure, and General/Unrestricted Grants

• Grant Research & Proposal Writing, Nonprofit Development, Funder Relations

• Researching, Multimedia Scripting, News Writing, Copywriting, Storytelling

• Design and Art Direction, Video Editing (Avid, Adobe Premiere)

• Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, etc.

• California Real Estate Sales License (DRE #01757502)

Professional Experience

Founder: John Grabowski Writing Solutions   |   2019 - Present

 Contract Grant Researcher & Writer | 2025 - Present

• Research and write grant proposals for nonprofits in children’s education, health and welfare, and the arts, covering everything from program support to capital and general operating needs.

KidNuz.org—“A Newscast All Their Own”   |   2023 - Present

• Generate news scripts for a weekly, nonpartisan kids’ podcast, working with anchors and educators to make complicated stories clear and engaging and politically balanced and neutral.

Freelance Writer/Content Producer   |   2019 - 2025

Wrote and produced content for nonprofits and businesses, helping clients reach new audiences through smart, engaging copy and campaigns.

 Highlights

• Grew Peninsula Symphony Orchestra’s reach among younger audiences through new venues, sponsors, gala events, and multi-channel campaigns that boosted social engagement from dozens to 1,000+ interactions per post.

<< PERSONAL BREAK >>

• Wrote two novels and compiled a short story collection of my shorter fiction (Millennium Publishers)

• Third novel being readied for Q4 2026 release (Arbiter Press)

• Traveled across Europe
   

KGO-TV, KRON-TV & SF Bay Area Media Outlets   |   2002 - 2009

 News Writer/Producer/Promo Producer

• Wrote and produced fast-turnaround TV news and promos for Bay Area stations, generating story ideas, interviewing sources, and turning out 20–40 stories a shift.

Wolfe/Doyle Advertising (San Francisco, now New York)   |   1999 - 2002

 Lead Copywriter

• Led copywriting and creative strategy for tech, consumer, and media clients, pitching new business and keeping teams moving under tight, often shifting deadlines.

KTVU, KPIX, KRON   |   1995 - 1999

 News Writer

• Wrote anchor copy across every daily broadcast: morning, mid-day, evening, late night and weekend newscasts. Supervised and assisted journalists in the field with information, video, phone interviews, and other material for their reports.

 

 

Education

• Temple University: BA Communications (Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program)

• Temple University: Master's in Journalism Program

• Digital Design Courses: Academy of Art, Skyline College, Cañada College

• CA Dept. of Real Estate—Real Estate Salesperson's License—DRE # 01757502

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