Rachel Van Voorhis, Grant Writing Consultant

After many years as the proposal writer for an architectural firm specializing in the expansion and adaptive reuse of historic municipal buildings, Rachel was looking for a change. She learned about TND through a chance conversation with TND’s Director of Resource Development Nancy Turner (a high school classmate), and started at TND in June of 2013 as a volunteer grant writer. That relationship soon developed further. In October of 2013, TND retained Rachel as a part-time grant writer from her home in southeastern Massachusetts. She was inspired by TND’s comprehensive approach to neighborhood revitalization and loved learning and writing about the organization’s affordable housing, community engagement and financial capability efforts. Grantwirting for TND is consistently challenging and satisfying and she is honored to play a part in its important work. She graduated from Yale with a B.A. in American Studies and Brown with a M.A. in American Civilization and live at the base of Cape Cod with her husband and four children.