About Me

Mission

GPDM+'s mission is to use the written word to Inform individuals, corporations, foundations, and government entities about the critical issues of our day -- about neighborhood, local, state, national, or international issues -- to, in turn, Persuade these prospects that the organizations we represent address these issues effectively and are therefore worthy of their support and to Motivate them to actively support these organizations and the causes they espouse.

GPDM+ accomplishes this mission through the grant proposals, direct mail letters, newsletters, news releases, and other written materials we produce.

 

Vision

GPDM+ seeks a world in which animal cruelty, environmental degradation, human rights abuses, poverty, disease, war, discrimination and injustice of all kinds, and community problems of all kinds are relegated, as much as possible, to the past.

 

Values  

* Excellence: We are committed to providing outstanding service to our clients.

* Responsibility: We are accountable to our clients, always acting in accordance with our mission.

* Integrity: We are honest in all our dealings, doing what we say we will do, keeping our commitments to ourselves and those we interact with, and working only with those who hold themselves to the same standards.

* Courage: We act in accordance with our mission despite any risks we may incur.

* Collaboration: We live in an interdependent world.  We know that helping create the world we envision, in the most effective way possible, encourages us and obliges us to work with organizations that share our values.

* Accuracy: We commit ourselves to producing written materials according to the agreements we make with our clients.

* Passion: We execute our mission with vigor. 

 

Staff

Our director has a master’s degree in public administration (MPA) and a BA in political science.  He studied public and nonprofit management in the MPA curriculum.  His thesis dealt with civil asset forfeiture and how law enforcement can properly manage and administer it in a democratic society.  

He hasn't always made a living as a writer, but he's been one in one form or another most of his life, beginning in his youth.  He's delved into creative nonfiction and freelance journalism.  He's written articles, newsletters, and news releases, political pieces, and about China, running, leadership, communication, and people.  A number of years ago he began to see the satisfaction he’d gain by writing for nonprofits.  This is the main focus of his writing today.