Rashaan Foster, MABC.
Educator
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A twenty-year impactful educator with positions such as an English Teacher, Guidance Counselor, and Administrator.
Coach
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Twenty-five years of coaching experience, a two-time, back-to-back 2013-2014/2014-2015 Florida Christian Conference State Championship High School Girls Basketball coach, and over 25 Youth/AAU championships.
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104-25 Overall Record as a Head Coach 80.62% (Winning Percentage).
Senior Grant Writer/Grant Enhancement Specialist
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Over $350,000,000.00 in funded grants for his clients, which primarily consist of school districts, private schools, churches, and smaller-budget nonprofits.
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Wrote and managed $245,000,000.00 in ESSER I (CARES), ESSER II (CARES), and ESSER III (ARP) grants for a prominent Florida School District.
President, Foster Grants and Giving Inc. (Nonprofit)
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Foster Grants and Giving Inc. implements programming comprised of two areas that make an immediate and daily impact on vulnerable populations in our community.
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The two programs, Fostering High-Quality Education for All and Fostering Hope for All, were created to impact homeless students, their families, and underprivileged and lower socioeconomic students in the Central Florida area.
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Foster Grants and Giving Inc. has been writing grants, conducting grant source research, fundraising, and acquiring in-kind product donations since 2015.
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We specialize in getting grant funding for private schools, charter schools, churches, and small nonprofits, which is why our motto is "Helping the Helpers."
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Our company also works closely with school districts to write Federal Entitlement (Formula)/Competitive Grants.
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As our client's funding success ballooned to astronomical levels, our services expanded to grant project management, consulting, post-award compliance, program evaluation, foundation/corporate grant reviewer services, and program design/implementation.
Education
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United States Department of Education – Being an Effective Peer Reviewer Course Certification
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University of Central Florida – Nonprofit Management Certification
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University of Central Florida – Nonprofit Marketing Certification
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NonprofitWebAdvisor – Program Evaluation (Defining and Measuring Outcomes for Ongoing Improvement) Certification
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NonprofitWebAdvisor – Nonprofit Program Design and Implementation Certification
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University of Central Florida – Advanced Grant Proposal Writing Certification
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University of Central Florida – Fundamentals of Supervision Management Certification
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Technical Writer HQ – Grant Writing Certification
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ROI Institute – Program/Project Evaluation Certified
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ROI Institute – Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology Master Course
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University of Central Florida – Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials Certification
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University of Central Florida – Nonprofit Management Certification
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University of Central Florida – Grant Writing Certification
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Andersonville Theological Seminary – Master of Ministry in Biblical Counseling (Magna Cum Laude)
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Ashworth College – Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education (Cum Laude)
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Valencia College – Small Business Management Specialization Associates Degree
Memberships
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Grant Professionals Association
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American Grant Writers Association
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Delta Epsilon Tau Honor Society
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Florida Association of Basketball Coaches
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Florida Grant Developers Network K-12
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National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
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National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators (NAFEPA)
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Florida Association of State Federal Educational Program Administrators (FASFEPA)
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East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC)
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Central Florida Foundation
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Candid/GuideStar (Platinum Seal of Transparency)